Directed by:
Byron HaskinScreenplay:
Barré LyndonCinematography:
George BarnesComposer:
Leith StevensCast:
Gene Barry, Ann Robinson, Les Tremayne, Robert Cornthwaite, Sandro Giglio, Lewis Martin, Jack Kruschen, Ralph Dumke, Carolyn Jones, Cedric Hardwicke (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
A mysterious, meteorlike object has landed in a small California town. All clocks have stopped. A fleet of glowing green UFOs hovers menacingly over the entire globe. The Martian invasion of Earth has begun, and it seems that nothing—neither military might nor the scientific know-how of nuclear physicist Dr. Clayton Forrester (Gene Barry)—can stop it. In the expert hands of genre specialists George Pal and Byron Haskin, H. G. Wells’s end-of-civilization classic receives a chilling Cold War–era update, complete with hallucinatory Technicolor and visionary, Oscar-winning special effects. Emblazoned with iconographic images of 1950s science fiction, The War of the Worlds is both an influential triumph of visual imagination and a still-disquieting document of the wonder and terror of the atomic age. (Criterion)
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The War of the Worlds / When the Worlds Collide
Music from the Motion Picture
Label: La-La Land Records
Year: 2023
Country: USA
Format: CD
Length: 01:18:06
Notes: Limited edition.
1. | THE WAR OF THE WORLDS: Main Title / Introduction | Leith Stevens | 03:16 |
2. | The Thing | Leith Stevens | 01:25 |
3. | Radioactive | Leith Stevens | 02:04 |
4. | It's Moving | Leith Stevens | 01:53 |
5. | Heat Ray Dispenser / Get The Military | Leith Stevens | 01:48 |
6. | Attempted Communication | Leith Stevens | 03:12 |
7. | Southwest Of Corona | Leith Stevens | 01:26 |
8. | The Scanning Eye | Leith Stevens | 02:44 |
9. | Clayton And Sylvia Arrive With Eye | Leith Stevens | 01:17 |
10. | Evacuation | Leith Stevens | 03:02 |
11. | Deserted | Leith Stevens | 00:32 |
12. | Martian Man Dies | Leith Stevens | 01:20 |
13. | Conclusion And End Title | Leith Stevens | 01:05 |
14. | WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE: Main Title / Foreword | Leith Stevens | 02:32 |
15. | The Black Box | Leith Stevens | 01:14 |
16. | Uncertainty | Leith Stevens | 01:34 |
17. | Bellus, Zyra And The D.A. / There Is No Error | Leith Stevens | 02:14 |
18. | U.N. Headquarters / Nasty Headlines | Leith Stevens | 01:14 |
19. | Project Recruiting / Project Indoctrination / Project Categories | Leith Stevens | 06:34 |
20. | Martial Law / Evacuation Montage | Leith Stevens | 01:37 |
21. | Securing The Rocket | Leith Stevens | 00:53 |
22. | A Savage Outburst / Save The Ship | Leith Stevens | 03:08 |
23. | A Revengeful Night / Bellus Approaches / Doomsday Drawing | Leith Stevens | 02:38 |
24. | Calendar Montage | Leith Stevens | 02:53 |
25. | Tony's Generosity | Leith Stevens | 02:58 |
26. | Ecstasy And Despair | Leith Stevens | 01:00 |
27. | Zero Hour | Leith Stevens | 01:40 |
28. | The Take Off | Leith Stevens | 01:54 |
29. | The Flight | Leith Stevens | 02:34 |
30. | The New World | Leith Stevens | 03:53 |
31. | “WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE” BONUS TRACKS: "High On The List (Source)" - James Van Heusen | 02:00 | |
32. | "Café Fox Trot" (Source, Arr. Nelson Riddle) | 01:17 | |
33. | The New World (Alternate) | Leith Stevens | 02:47 |
34. | Main Title (Rudimentary Stereo) | Leith Stevens | 01:18 |
35. | “THE WAR OF THE WORLDS” BONUS TRACKS: Main Title (Orchestra Only) | Leith Stevens | 01:13 |
36. | End Title (Orchestra Only) | Leith Stevens | 01:05 |
37. | Prologue And Main Title (Film Version) | Leith Stevens | 01:48 |
38. | Heat Ray Dispenser Sound Effect | 01:04 |
The War of the Worlds
Original Film Soundtrack
Label: Classic Soundtrack Collector
Year: 2014
Country: USA
Format: digital
Length: 23:44
1. | War Of The Worlds Main Title | Leith Stevens | 01:18 |
2. | Who Would Have Believed | Leith Stevens | 02:47 |
3. | The First Meteor | Leith Stevens | 01:24 |
4. | The Meteor Crater | Leith Stevens | 01:53 |
5. | Martian Heat Ray | Leith Stevens | 03:02 |
6. | Heat Ray Aftermath | Leith Stevens | 01:13 |
7. | The Morning After The Attack | Leith Stevens | 03:12 |
8. | Escape From The Farmhouse | Leith Stevens | 02:44 |
9. | Martian Blood | Leith Stevens | 01:24 |
10. | Exodus From Los Angeles | Leith Stevens | 03:01 |
11. | Martian Machine Hatch Opening | Leith Stevens | 00:42 |
12. | God In His Wisdom / Finale | Leith Stevens | 01:04 |
The War of the Worlds
Original Sound Track 1953
Label: Classic Soundtrack Collector
Year: 2014
Country: USA
Format: digital
Length: 23:44
1. | Main Title | Leith Stevens | 01:18 |
2. | Who Would Have Believed | Leith Stevens | 02:47 |
3. | The First Meteor | Leith Stevens | 01:24 |
4. | The Meteor Crater | Leith Stevens | 01:53 |
5. | Martian Heat Ray | Leith Stevens | 03:02 |
6. | Heat Ray Aftermath | Leith Stevens | 01:13 |
7. | The Morning After The Attack | Leith Stevens | 03:12 |
8. | Escape From The Farm House | Leith Stevens | 02:44 |
9. | Martian Blood | Leith Stevens | 01:24 |
10. | Exodus From Los Angeles | Leith Stevens | 03:01 |
11. | Martian Machine Hatch Opening | Leith Stevens | 00:42 |
12. | God In His Wisdom / Finale | Leith Stevens | 01:04 |
The War of the Worlds
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Label: Doxy Cinematic
Year: 2014
Country: Italy
Format: LP
Notes: Music and sound restored by Roberto Zamori at Film Music Art Studio.
1. | SIDE A: The War Of The Worlds | Leith Stevens | |
2. | SIDE B: The War Of The Worlds | Leith Stevens |
The War of the Worlds
Intrada Special Collection
Label: Intrada
Year: 2012
Country: USA
Format: CD
Length: 02:21:30
1. | THE WAR OF THE WORLDS: Main Title | Leith Stevens | 01:11 |
2. | The Thing / It’s Moving | Leith Stevens | 03:12 |
3. | Heat Ray Dispenser / Get The Military | Leith Stevens | 01:45 |
4. | Attempted Communication | Leith Stevens | 03:09 |
5. | The Scanning Eye | Leith Stevens | 02:41 |
6. | Evacuation | Leith Stevens | 03:00 |
7. | End Title | Leith Stevens | 01:03 |
8. | WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE: Main Title / Foreword | Leith Stevens | 02:35 |
9. | The Black Box | Leith Stevens | 01:11 |
10. | Uncertainty | Leith Stevens | 01:33 |
11. | Bellus, Zyra And The D.A. | Leith Stevens | 01:59 |
12. | U.N. Headquarters / Nasty Headlines | Leith Stevens | 01:11 |
13. | Project Recruiting / Project Indoctrination | Leith Stevens | 04:28 |
14. | Martial Law / Evacuation Montage | Leith Stevens | 01:34 |
15. | Securing The Rocket | Leith Stevens | 00:51 |
16. | A Savage Outburst / Save The Ship | Leith Stevens | 02:54 |
17. | A Revengeful Night / Bellus Approaches / Doomsday Drawing | Leith Stevens | 02:32 |
18. | Calendar Montage | Leith Stevens | 02:52 |
19. | Tony’s Generosity | Leith Stevens | 02:56 |
20. | Ecstasy And Despair | Leith Stevens | 00:58 |
21. | Zero Hour | Leith Stevens | 01:35 |
22. | The Take Off | Leith Stevens | 01:52 |
23. | The Flight | Leith Stevens | 02:23 |
24. | The New World | Leith Stevens | 03:49 |
25. | WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE - THE EXTRAS: 10AA Unknown | Leith Stevens | 00:22 |
26. | High On The List | Leith Stevens | 01:58 |
27. | Café Fox Trot | Leith Stevens | 01:14 |
28. | Main Title | Leith Stevens | 01:16 |
29. | THE WAR OF THE WORLDS - THE EXTRAS: Main Title | Leith Stevens | 01:13 |
30. | Prologue And Main Title | Leith Stevens | 01:45 |
31. | Heat Ray Dispenser Sound Effect | Leith Stevens | 02:58 |
War of the Worlds (Kampf der Welten) + When Worlds Collide (Der Jungste Tag)
The Original Soundtracks
Label: Tsunami
Year: 1996
Country: Germany
Format: CD
Length: 40:02
1. | THE WAR OF THE WORLDS: Main Title (Film Version) | Leith Stevens | 01:10 |
2. | The Meteor | Leith Stevens | 01:23 |
3. | Interlude | Leith Stevens | 01:52 |
4. | The Martian Heat-Ray | Leith Stevens | 03:01 |
5. | Heat-Ray Aftermath | Leith Stevens | 01:12 |
6. | The Morning After The Attack | Leith Stevens | 03:11 |
7. | Escape From The Farm House | Leith Stevens | 02:43 |
8. | Exodus From Los Angeles / Finale | Leith Stevens | 04:04 |
9. | WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE: Prelude-Headlines | Leith Stevens | 02:09 |
10. | The Building Of The Ship Begins | Leith Stevens | 02:49 |
11. | The Building Cont.... | Leith Stevens | 01:10 |
12. | "Work Faster" | Leith Stevens | 00:51 |
13. | "Save The Ship!" | Leith Stevens | 02:26 |
14. | The Eve Of Destruction | Leith Stevens | 01:09 |
15. | Finale | Leith Stevens | 09:42 |
16. | THE WAR OF THE WORLDS: "War Of The World" (Alternate Version) | Leith Stevens | 01:10 |
The War of the Worlds / When Worlds Collide
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Label: Quasi Records
Year: 1994
Country: USA
Format: LP
1. | SIDE A: The War Of The Worlds | Leith Stevens | |
2. | SIDE B: When Worlds Colide | Leith Stevens |