Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds is a 1978 concept album by Jeff Wayne, retelling the story of The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells. Its format is progressive rock and string orchestra, using narration and leitmotifs to carry the story via rhyming melodic lyrics that express the feelings of the various characters. The two-disc album remains a bestseller, having sold millions of records around the world.
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Various - Jeff Wayne's Musical Version Of The War Of The Worlds
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Artist...............: Various, See Wikipedia for more info
Album................: Jeff Wayne's Musical Version Of The War Of The Worlds
Genre................: Progressive Rock
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 2009
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Tracklisting
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1. (00:09:08) Various - The Eve Of The War
2. (00:11:36) Various - Horsell Common And The Heat Ray
3. (00:10:36) Various - The Artilleryman And The Fighting Machine
4. (00:07:42) Various - Forever Autumn
5. (00:06:07) Various - Thunder Child
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1. (00:05:53) various - The Red Weed (Part 1)
2. (00:11:38) various - The Spirit Of Man
3. (00:05:25) various - The Red Weed (Part 2)
4. (00:01:27) various - The Artilleryman Returns
5. (00:12:15) various - Brave New World
6. (00:08:35) various - Dead London
7. (00:02:31) various - Epilogue (Part 1)
8. (00:01:50) various - Epilogue (Part 2) NASA
9. (00:04:17) various - The Spirit Of Man 2009
10. (00:05:02) various - The Eve Of The War & Forever Autumn Medley
Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds was created by composer Jeff Wayne, which he based on the 1898 novel by H. G. Wells. It features Academy Award nominated actor Richard Burton, Justin Hayward (of The Moody Blues), Chris Thompson (of Manfred Mann), Phil Lynott (of Thin Lizzy), Julie Covington (of Evita), and David Essex (Evita). Wayne conducts what would come to be known as the Black Smoke Band and the ULLAdubULLA string orchestra.
"Forever Autumn", "The Eve of the War", "Thunder Child", and "The Spirit of Man" are the most recognised individual songs on the album. "Forever Autumn" was a UK Top 5 single, sung by Justin Hayward. The album itself spent 290 weeks in the UK album charts. It was in the top 10 in 22 countries and reached #1 in 11 countries.
Most of the lyrics on the album were written by former Elton John lyricist Gary Osborne.
The album was one of the first recorded on 48 tracks, using two synchronised 24 track Studer 80s at Advision Studios in London. It was engineered by Geoff Young, who was instrumental in bringing the recordings together with only a 16 track desk. His skill in this regard was later recognised by George Michael, who worked with him to record "Last Christmas" and "Careless Whisper" using the same studio and equipment.
The repetition of "Ulla!", the cry made by the Martians, and certain musical refrains throughout the musical act as leitmotifs.
The official album comes with several paintings by Peter Goodfellow, Geoff Taylor and Michael Trim that help to illustrate the story from beginning to end.
