Themes From War of the Worlds

~ Release by The Big Movie Orchestra (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
# Title Rating Length
1 The Eve of the War
4:16
2 Horsell Common and the Heat Ray
5:33
3 The Artilleryman and the Fighting Machine
5:40
4 Forever Autumn
4:09
5 Thunder Child
5:49
6 The Red Weed
6:57
7 The Spirit of Man
4:08
8 Brave New World
5:32
9 Dead London
7:26
10 Epilogue
3:48
11 Prologue
1:33
12 The Ferry
1:34
13 Reaching the Country
1:44
14 The Intersection
1:55
15 Ray and Rachel
2:56
16 Refugee Status
2:12
17 The Separation of the Family
2:04
18 Return to Boston
1:39
19 Escape From the Basket
1:31
20 The Reunion/Epilogue
2:22

Credits

CD 1

composer:
Jeff Wayne (musician) (tracks 1–5, 7–9)
John Williams (soundtrack composer & conductor) (tracks 11–20, 20)
librettist:
Doreen Wayne (track 1)
lyricist:
Jeff Wayne (musician) (track 1)
Gary Osborne (tracks 4–5, 8)
Paul Vigrass (track 4)
cover recording of:
Epilogue (War of the Worlds) (track 20)
Escape From the Basket (War of the Worlds) (track 19)
Prologue (War of the Worlds) (track 11)
Ray and Rachel (War of the Worlds) (track 15)
Reaching the Country (War of the Worlds) (track 13)
Refugee Status (War of the Worlds) (track 16)
The Ferry Scene (War of the Worlds) (track 12)
The Intersection Scene (War of the Worlds) (track 14)
The Return to Boston (War of the Worlds) (track 18)
The Reunion (War of the Worlds) (track 20)
The Separation of the Family (War of the Worlds) (track 17)
instrumental cover recording of:
Brave New World (track 8)
Dead London (track 9)
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)
The Spirit of Man (track 7)
Thunder Child (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)
The War of the Worlds: Book 2, Chapter 8: Dead London (track 9)
later translated versions:
El Hijo del Trueno (track 5)
El artillero y la máquina de guerra (track 3)
El párroco Nathaniel / El espíritu del Hombre (track 7)
El rayo de fuego en la plaza Horsell (track 2)
La víspera de la guerra (track 1)
Londres desolado (track 9)
Mundo nuevo y desafiante (track 8)
Otoño para siempre (track 4)
part of:
War of the Worlds (2005 film score) (tracks 11–20, 20)
Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of “The War of the Worlds” (tracks 1–5, 7–9)
parts:
Trap (Excerpt From Eve of the War) (track 1)

Release

ASIN: UK: B000CS3534 [info]