Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds: The New Generation [DVD]

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In the first epilogue, the Journalist reports that the Martians were defeated by Earth's bacteria—to which they had no resistance—and that, as humanity recovered from the invasion, he was reunited with Carrie. The character of the curate, who is not given a name in the novel, is changed to Parson Nathaniel, who is introduced in the second act instead of prior to the Thunder Child sequence.

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. It was announced that The War of the Worlds was to make its theatrical debut in a "re-imagined" West End production at the Dominion Theatre in London's West End, produced by Wayne and Bill Kenwright. Wayne lived close to Primrose Hill at the time of writing, which is where the Martians come to their demise in the novel.This helped bring the actual heart of the story to life in a way that always seemed secondary to the music when one is listening to an album.

Casting Announced For Jeff Wayne's Musical Phenomenon The War Of The Worlds With Liam Neeson In 3D Hologram". G. Wells' characters in more detail, as well as develop the love story between the story's main character, George Herbert (the Journalist), and his fiancée Carrie.As previously, the music format is predominantly progressive rock and string orchestra, but with synthesizers playing a more prominent role. After Dean produced some designs, Wayne felt the work did not quite fit for what he had in mind, and proceeded to look elsewhere. Guys, I purchased my copy at my local Tesco's in Liverpool, guess that makes it a Region 2 as Im in the UK.

In 2006, fans of the album were finally able to see the music bought to life in a grandiose arena spectacular.Wayne has these early recordings on his original multitrack tapes, but has no interest in releasing them.