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Jeffrey "Jeff" Wayne (born July 1, 1943, in Forest Hills, Queens, New York) is an American composer with a penchant for tennis and [[Rock Opera
Wayne kept a fairly low profile in the decade after ''The War of the Worlds'', but continued to be active in composing and producing. He produced the music for the movie McVicar, created several TV themes, and composed the overture for Kevin Peek and Rick Wakeman's ''Beyond the Planets'' in 1984.
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In 1992, Wayne released his second [[Rock Opera]], ''Spartacus'', based on the life of [[Spartacus|the gladiator of the same name]]. It is less well known than ''War Of The Worlds''; while it had an [[All-Star Cast]], Gary Osborne writing the lyrics, and a great story, it didn't recapture the [[Ear Worm]] tunes or novel orchestration of ''War of the Worlds''.
Despite ''Spartacus'' being something of a disappointment, Wayne is still getting significant mileage out of his first work: in 1998 Rage Software produced ''[[Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds
The tours are still ongoing, with [[Hey, It's That Guy!|Rhydian from X Factor]] playing Parson Nethanial.
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▲* Now has its own page, [[Jeff Waynes Musical Version of the War of The Worlds|here]]
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* [[Affably Evil]]: Isoricus, in a very jazzy [[Villain Song]]
* [[Book Ends]]
* [[The Cameo]]: Chris Thompson (who sang ''Thunderchild'' in WOTW) reappears as Oenamaus. Unfortunately his song was cut from the final version, and as a result his character gets about 3 lines before having [[Dropped a Bridge
* [[Crowning Music of Awesome]]: While generally not as good as WOTW, it has its moments.
* [[Dark Reprise]]: Of ''The Eagle And The Hawk'' at the end of ''The Last Battle''
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* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: Catherine Zeta Jones as Palene, and Anthony Hopkins as Crassus.
* [[Hope Spot]]: ''Two Souls With A Single Dream''
* [[Large Ham]]: Anthony Hopkins as Crassus. And it is
* [[Most Definitely Not a Villain]]: ''Trust Me'' is full of double-edged lines.
* [[Romantic Plot Tumor]]: WOTW included one love song, and it was [[Tear Jerker|poignant]]. ''Spartacus'' has two before the story even really gets going. [[It Gets Better]] after that, but it's still annoying.
* [[Rousing Speech]]
* [[Spiritual Successor]]: To WOTW.
* [[The Bad Guy Wins]] / [[Doomed
* [[Worthy Opponent]]: Crassus considers Spartacus to be this.
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