Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of the Worlds: The New Generation

~ Release by Jeff Wayne (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
# Title Rating Length
1 The Eve of the War
4 10:13
2 Horsell Common and the Heat Ray
3 12:14
3 The Artilleryman and the Fighting Machine
3 12:05
4 Forever Autumn
3 7:53
5 Thunder Child
5 6:13
▼ CD 2
# Title Rating Length
1 The Red Weed, Part 1
2 6:57
2 The Spirit of Man
3 12:06
3 The Red Weed, Part 2
2 5:19
4 The Artilleryman Returns
2 3:20
5 Brave New World
2 12:14
6 Dead London, Part 1
3 5:26
7 Dead London, Part 2
3 3:47
8 Epilogue, Part 1
3 3:21
9 Epilogue, Part 2 (NASA)
2 1:57

Credits

CD 1

composer:
Jeff Wayne (musician) (tracks 1–5)
librettist:
Doreen Wayne (track 1)
lyricist:
Jeff Wayne (musician) (track 1)
Gary Osborne (tracks 4–5)
Paul Vigrass (track 4)
spoken vocals:
Liam Neeson (tracks 1–5)
Ricky Wilson (Kaiser Chiefs) (track 3)
vocals:
Gary Barlow (tracks 1, 4)
Alex Clare (track 5)
is based on:
The War of the Worlds: Book 1, Chapter 17: The Thunder Child (track 5)
The War of the Worlds: Book 1, Chapter 1: The Eve of the War (track 1)
The War of the Worlds: Book 1, Chapter 3: On Horsell Common (track 2)
The War of the Worlds: Book 1, Chapter 4: The Cylinder Opens (track 2)
The War of the Worlds: Book 1, Chapter 5: The Heat-Ray (track 2)
later translated versions:
El Hijo del Trueno (track 5)
El artillero y la máquina de guerra (track 3)
El rayo de fuego en la plaza Horsell (track 2)
La víspera de la guerra (track 1)
Otoño para siempre (track 4)
part of:
Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of “The War of the Worlds” (tracks 1–5)
parts:
Trap (Excerpt From Eve of the War) (track 1)
recording of:
Forever Autumn (track 4)
Horsell Common and the Heat Ray (track 2)
The Artilleryman and the Fighting Machine (track 3)
The Eve of the War (track 1)
Thunder Child (track 5)

CD 2

composer:
Jeff Wayne (musician) (tracks 1–3, 5–7)
lyricist:
Gary Osborne (track 5)
performer:
Ricky Wilson (Kaiser Chiefs) (track 5)
spoken vocals:
Ricky Wilson (Kaiser Chiefs) (track 4)
Lewis MacLeod (track 9)
Liam Neeson (tracks 1–8)
Jerry Wayne (track 9)
vocals:
Maverick Sabre (tracks 2–3)
Joss Stone (track 2)
is based on:
The War of the Worlds: Book 2, Chapter 8: Dead London (tracks 6–7)
later translated versions:
El párroco Nathaniel / El espíritu del Hombre (track 2)
Londres desolado (tracks 6–7)
Mundo nuevo y desafiante (track 5)
part of:
Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of “The War of the Worlds” (tracks 1–3, 5–7)
partial recording of:
Dead London (tracks 6–7)
The Red Weed (tracks 1, 3)
parts:
The Red Weed, Part 1 (tracks 1, 3)
The Red Weed, Part 2 (tracks 1, 3)
recording of:
Brave New World (track 5)
The Spirit of Man (track 2)

Release

ASIN: UK: B009CAAGCG [info]