This page includes Jeff Wayne's Musical Version: The War of the Worlds, Live on stage's : cover picture, songs / tracks list, members/musicians and line-up, different releases details, free MP3 . [4] Wayne thought Hayward was the right singer for "Forever Autumn" and sent him a demo with the invitation to participate, but Hayward was unconvinced. returns to arenas throughout the UK in 2022, and were thrilled to announce two of our new cast members! [5] He later said that a musical adaptation of other books were possible, and recalled being impressed by 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne, The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham, and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds is a studio double album by American-born British musician, composer, and record producer Jeff Wayne, released on 9 June 1978 by CBS Records. In the first epilogue, the Journalist reports that the Martians were defeated by Earth's bacteriato which they had no resistanceand that, as humanity recovered from the invasion, he was reunited with Carrie. The Life Begins Again tour is named after an existing song within the Musical Version, a song about life returning to normal following the Martians' failure to foresee Earth's bacteria. returns to arenas throughout the UK in 2022. . Jeff Wayne came out and cranked up the 'Black Smoke Band' - featuring the original guitar and bass players - and the ULLAdubULLA string orchestra, and then our journey began. [4] The album was one of the first recorded on 48-track, which was achieved by Maglink, a prototype system that allowed the synchronisation of two 24-track Studer A80 machines with a SMPTE timecode reserved on two of the available 48 tracks. But, he says, the question remains: is Earth now safe, or are the Martians learning from their failures and preparing for a second invasion? NEW FOR 2022: The . Kevin Clifton said: "I am unbelievably excited to be joining the cast of Jeff Wayne's The War of The Worlds. The album was released in November 2012 by Sony Music Entertainment,[32] and peaked at No. Wayne's adaptation has spawned multiple versions including video games, DVDs, and live stage shows. [3] Wayne agreed to give CBS another month to decide, after which its UK division gave it the green-light for release.[5]. Test footage of some Martian machines was released, but the film itself never materialised. A "virtual" Richard Burton (a large bust of the Journalist onto which was projected an image of a young Burton with a super-imposed actor's mouth and jaw lip synched to the original Burton recordings) performed as The Journalist. This latest touring performance of Jeff Wayne's bestselling War of the Worlds sci-fi rock symphony has been dubbed the New Generation, a somewhat specious rebranding which amounts to a new cast. The live version of Jeff Wayne's 1978 bestselling album was brought to the stage in 2006 for a tour of the UK. Disc 1 contains the live show and Disc 2 contains extras and a documentary of the making of the live show. Menu. The musical live tour has, in the past, seen performances from the likes of a virtual Richard Burton, Jennifer Ellison, Rhydian Roberts, Jason Donovan, Liz McClarnon, Ricky Wilson, Liam Neeson, Marti Pellow and more. April 7 - Newcastle Utilita Arena. The Performance: [8], The album was recorded at Advision from 18 May 1976 to 30 June 1977. The Journalist knocks him unconscious to silence his ravings, but the Martians are already alerted. He resolves to escape London by boat and later catches sight of Carrie aboard a steamer, but the gangplank is raised before he can join her. The idea came to nothing, and it took Wayne until 2006 to stage a concert tour of the album.[10]. The haunting rock from the 10-piece Black Smoke Band and the stirring strings from the fabulous 36-piece ULLAdubULLA Strings are at the heart of this production. 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Other guest artists who appeared were the "People's Tenor" Russell Watson as Parson Nathaniel, Alexis James as The Artilleryman, and Tara Blaise as Beth. My Musical Version since 2006 has sold out Arenas worldwide and in 2012 we re-imagined the 1978 double album with a modern twist. The 8-piece Black Smoke . [4] However, Wayne went on to read Wells's book "three or four times" and saw the 1953 film adaption, and decided it was the most suitable for a musical adaptation. The two-night stint at Bournemouth sees Jeff leading the ULLAdubULLA symphonic strings and the 8-piece Black Smoke Band in a mash-up of classical and rock music styles synergised with a. Show more 2 hours Last on. [23] Tickets went on sale 22 November 2013. It features both all new footage as well as footage seen on the CGI 100-foot wide screen used during the live shows. [16][5] After reviewing the album for thirty days, CBS praised its strong story, songs, guest artists, and uniqueness, but doubted if people were willing to listen to a double album of continuous material, and believed its chance of success would suffer with Wayne, an American, producing an adaptation of an English novel. A 1995 edition of the album featured additional remixes of some tracks and additional conceptual art. Wells. There are two people in this world, those who get Jeff . The tour finally began in the UK and Ireland in April 2006, and featured Wayne conducting the 48-piece ULLAdubULLA Strings and 10-piece Black Smoke Band. One of the most trailblazing tours of all time, Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of 'The War of The Worlds' - Alive on Stage! Dead London 12. "[25] Music Week commented that the album is "superb" and predicted it will become "one of the biggest sellers. ULLA! Giant bridge from the lip of the stage out over the audience. To purchase one, please visit our e-store here. As previously, the music format is predominantly progressive rock and string orchestra, but with synthesizers playing a more prominent role. It won two Ivor Novello Awards, including one for Wayne and main lyricist Gary Osborne for Best Instrumental or Popular Orchestral Work. Based on HG Wells' dark Victorian tale, the production remains a favourite to millions around the world, exciting audiences of all ages. Epilogue (Part 1) 13. 2021 marks the 15th anniversary of the original 2006 staging: a tour in March/April 2021. 23 December 2020. Strictly Come Dancing's Kevin Clifton, Blue's Duncan James, Steps' Claire Richards, Stage & Screen's Anna-Marie Wayne, Inglorious' Nathan James AND The Moody Blues' Justin Hayward. In early 2018, Jeff Wayne announced that The War of The Worlds would be touring again with a special limited two month UK Tour celebrating the album's 40th anniversary. Also from the original recording were Spedding playing lead guitar and Flowers on bass guitar. I won two Ivor Novello Awards, my double album went Top 10 in 22 countries and No.1 in 11 of them. The black smoke, or black powder, is a fictitious poisonous gas in H. G. Wells' 1898 science fiction novel The War of the Worlds, used by the Martians to eliminate groups of humans, especially artillery crews, and conveyed by shells fired from a gun-like "black tube" carried by the Tripods' whip-like tentacles. ", "Liam Neeson joins War of the Worlds musical as hologram", "Neeson 'Intimidated' By War of the Worlds", "Gary Barlow sings on new War of the Worlds album", "Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds The New Generation: Alive On Stage (2012)", "Jeff Wayne's War of The Worlds - Alan Titchmarsh Show - 27.10.12", "Jeff Wayne - Forever Autumn ft. Gary Barlow", "Q&A Damian Collier, Producer for Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds", "Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds The New Generation - New Double Album Released By Sony Music", "Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds The New Generation Alive on Stage! ft of space, the 2-hour experience combines music from the album, immersive theatre, virtual reality, 5-D effects, holograms, and other technological features to put visitors in at the scene of the Martian invasion across 24 scenes. I love the long pieces like the "Horsell Common and the Heat Ray" but the more popular and well know "Forever Autumn" got the most reaction from the audience- it's a shame that the falling leaves from the ceiling did not reach us Marti Pellow (lead singer of the Scottish pop group Wet Wet Wet) is the Sung Thoughts of the Journalist. Liam Neeson's narration and holography was once again used in the show. Steve Lamacq presents The War of the Worlds recorded live at London's 02 Arena, featuring Jeff Wayne conducting The Black Smoke Band and The ULLAdubULLA Strings. [13], Initially Wayne had Carlos Santana record guitar riffs and hooks to interpret the Martian's heat-ray, but his involvement ended after one day when Santana's manager spotted an issue in the contract and certain requests could not be met. [4] The Who frontman Roger Daltrey was to also make an appearance. Forever Autumn 5. * Sales figures based on certification alone.^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. On 28 September 2021, the full cast was announced, including Duncan James as Parson Nathaniel, Nathan James again playing his role of The Voice of Humanity, Anna-Marie Wayne as Carrie; the Journalist's Fianc, and, from the original 1978 album, Justin Hayward as The Sung Thoughts of the Journalist. Staging: a tour in March/April 2021 in 2012 we re-imagined the 1978 double album went Top 10 in countries! 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