Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds is a 1978 concept album by Jeff Wayne, retelling the story of The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells. It was immensely popular around the world, selling millions of records (and still doing so today) and spawned multiple versions of the album, a computer game, a DVD, and a 30th anniversary live tour. Including Alexis James, Rhydian from The X Factor, Jason Donovan, and Jennifer Ellison in the cast. There's also a large amount of merchandise available at its website.