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Jeffry Wayne (born 1 July 1943) is an American-British composer, musician and lyricist. In 1978, he released Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds, his musical adaptation of H. G. Wells' science-fiction novel The War of the Worlds.
May 26, 2021 · So it’s a real mixture and the show is giant. You mentioned there the show shifting and changing over the years. But there’s obviously a few big new additions to it this time that have been sort of advertised everywhere.
Sep 26, 2020 · Jeff Wayne originally discovered The War Of The Worlds as a kid after reading HG Wells’ The Time Machine and seeing the 1953 movie version of TWOTW. His subsequent interest in adapting it into a musical work was piqued by the story’s analogous social comment.
The type of people were very real and it also impressed me that no matter what country you might be reading the book in, and subsequently hearing my double album, you could relate to a place and type of people, in your country.
Jun 11, 2009 · So, who better to ask when the Martians are due to arrive at Heathrow Airport then Jeff Wayne himself, the man behind the musical version of The War Of The Worlds, now available live on stage!
May 23, 2021 · Jeff Wayne created a monster with his best selling musical version of The War Of The Worlds. We caught up with Jeff to talk about the forthcoming 2022 tour.
Mar 20, 2024 · Wayne, who is now 80 years of age, is speaking to us from his studio just outside London, with an array of instruments lined up behind him. Many of which even featured on ‘The Eve Of The War’, an eclectic track that takes real influences from disco, but subverts expectations, managing to truly capture the otherworldly sound design of a ...
