Jeffry "Jeff" Wayne, born 1 July 1943 in Forest Hills, Queens, New York, is a musician best known for Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds, his musical version of H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds. Wayne wrote approximately 3,000 advertising jingles in the 1970s which appeared on television in the United Kingdom, notably a Gordon's Gin commercial which was covered by The Human League. Wayne also composed numerous well-known television themes, including Good Morning Britain (TV-am), ITV's The Big Match and The World of Sport, BBC's 60 Minutes, and for 24 years, the UK's first news radio station, LBC. Wayne wrote feature film and documentary film scores and was musical director for various artists. Wayne published a book called The Book of Tennis and created, produced and scored eight thirty-minute episodes of The Book of Tennis Chronicles that was distributed by Fox Sports in approximately twenty countries, and was broadcast in the US on The Tennis Channel between 2005 and 2008.
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The War Of The Worlds - why a New Generation?
BBC 6 Music's Linda Serck looks at why Jeff Wayne has introduced a New Generation version of his War Of The Worlds.
Biography
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Links
- Wikipedia article on Jeff Wayne
- IMDb at imdb.com/name/nm0915582
- Last.fm page on Jeff Wayne
- Discogs at discogs.com/artist/Jeff Wayne
- MusicBrainz entry on Jeff Wayne
Personal Relationships
- Child of Jerry Wayne
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BBC Reviews
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Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds – The New Generation 2012
Reviewed by Adrian Edwards
This new recording, with a new cast, packs a hefty wallop.
