SOS Magazine - DVD interview

Sound on Sound magazine had a free DVD which included a 37 minute interview with Jeff about the recording of the world of the worlds

The interview was split into 5 flv's files with a html menu.

The magazine article can be read here

Classic Rock 2 - London Symphony Orchestra

Interesting little one.

First released in 1978, and on various different Cd's during the late 80's early 90's.

Track 1

Eve of the war 4:07
Arranged by Anne Dudley
Conducted by Jeff Wayne (the reason why its on)

But also look at the rhythm section, some familiar WOW related names. Must have been an easy gig.

The rest of the music from the game - Martian

Each disc has its own introduction to the game.

The martian introduction reminds me of the live DVD in structure and content, and it lasts 6:14 (and contains the immortal line "The problem is of course the humans").

Once the introduction is finished, it leads into a title section which is the same as on the human section.

There are different victory (46 seconds) and defeat sequences (49 seconds).

The rest of the music from the game - Human

Each disc has its own introduction to the game.

The human disc uses Nigel Hawthorne as a general (?) who interacts with Richard Burton dialogue to set the scene for the game. Various different war of the world related music is used in the background. The introduction lasts 4:53.

There is then a title sequence based on the eve of the war introduction and lasts 1:28.

There are sequences for victory (49 seconds) and defeat (41 seconds), both using Burton and Hawthorne dialogue

The music from the game

Human game disc

When you place the game disc into an audo CD drive, track 1 is the game.

The rest is

02 Dead London (Stephen Murphy Instrumental) 5:10
03 Spirit Of Man (Max Mondo Instrumental) 5:02
04 Brave New World (Max Mondo Instrumental) 5:11
05 Eve Of War (Max Mondo Human Instrumental) 4:47

These are all instrumentals, some of the versions on the remix albums have added vocals.

The martian disc has different music

02 Red Weed (Stephen Murphy Instrumental) 5:25
03 Horsell Common And Heat Ray (Max Mondo Instrumental) 5:11
04 Eve Of War (Max Mondo Martian Instrumental) 4:57
05 Thunder Child (Max Mondo Instrumental) 5:11

Below are the 3 pages from the game booklet, showing the music credits (I've notice I'm missing some of the music)

catherine zeta jones

4 track single from Spartacus

third track is the Liebrand remix of Eve of the War

new files promo

4 track promo for 1995 and 1996 remasters
catalogue no "X FILE CD"

tracks

eve of the war radio edit 3:52
forever autumn radio edit 3:45
Spirit of man (dubulladub) 4:11
Dark autumn dub 8:45

CDX32356 Highlights CD 1997

Highlights CD with 2 Bonus Tracks

Eve of the war remix 89
Forever Autumn Remix 96

CDZ96000 1996

1996 re-issue

4 bonus tracks - 2 different ones to the 1995 issue **

Spirit of Man (Dubulladub)
Forever Autumn - remix 96 **
Forever Autumn (Dark autumn dub)
Eve of the war Πr²h mix

CDX96000 1995

1995 Issue with 4 bonus tracks

Spirit of dub (duulladub)
Dark Autumn Dub
Forever autumn Remix 95
Epilogue Part 2 / Eve of the war remix 95

Spanish Language CD 2005

Spanish language version from 2005, in plastic CD case rather than version issued in UK and Germany

German Language CD 2005

German Language remastered CD from 2005

German Language CD 1995

German Language version

Issued in 1995 with four bonus remixes (as per the UK 1995 issue)

Spirit of Man 2007

Spirit of Man 2007

On remastered highlights CD and as a download mp3

Play here

Eve of the war - Middleton mixes promo 2

3 track promo

Tom Middleton's Cosmos Radio Re-Edit 3:23
Tom Middleton's Cosmos Mix 7:03
Original Album Edit 5:06

Edit available here

Eve of the war - Middleton mixes promo 1

2 track promo

Tom Middleton's cosmos mix 7:01
Tom Middleton's cosmos dub 8:06

Jeff Wayne Eve of the War D-Bop mixes 2005

Assumed this was a none official release until I found it as a track on a CD given away with Uncut

Uncut magazine - front cover CD

Track 5 - D Bop Vocal Mix 6:53

Two track pressing CD

D-Bop Vocal Mix 6:53
D-Bop dub mix 7:15

War of the Worlds 2009 release

Two bonus MOV's or download mp3s

Spirit of Man - 2009 (Noll and Ellison) 4:17
Eve of the war / Forever Autumn Medley 5:01

Boths tracks (legally, but with ads) playable from

http://www.we7.com/#/album/Jeff-Wayne/The-War-Of-The-Worlds-2009-30th-Anniversary

"jeff wayne" wild time "eve of the war"

Eve of the War - Wild

Time Album version - 6:11

Single version 3:33

Promo single also includes video

Album includes second Jeff Wayne track "String Fever"

http://www.wildmusic.co.uk/music.html

Playable at

http://www.we7.com/#/song/Wild-Jeff-Wayne-Gaetan-Schurrer/The-Eve-of-the-War

"Jeff Wayne" "Pre show mix" "war of the worlds"

http://www.thewaroftheworlds.com/radio2008.html

editted version 3:04

http://www.thewaroftheworlds.com/features/video-3.aspx

full version (?) 7:55

Jeff Wayne "war of the worlds" "blend of the worlds"

"Blend of the worlds"

Official release on USB pen - 4:03

Two versions from WOTW radio (http://www.thewaroftheworlds.com/radio2008.html)

version 1 - 1:42
version 2 - 2:40

"Blend of the worlds" 2010 - toys in the attic

http://www.thewaroftheworlds.com/radio2008.html
http://www.thewaroftheworlds.com/news/newsstory.aspx?id=149

running time 3:53


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