
6 September 1978 · 49 YEARS
Jeff Wayne's Musical Version Of The War Of The Worlds
Jeff Wayne
Richard Burton provides the narration for this adaptation of the famous invasion story. The work creates a cinematic experience by merging prose with varied musical arrangements.
Keyboards and sharp guitar lines combine to generate a futuristic tension characteristic of the era. The record presents a theatrical quality, using stacked textures to construct an atmosphere of approaching catastrophe and vast proportions.