I'm not going to lie, I absolutely love Jeff Waynes' War of the Worlds. I grew up listening to it, making up dances and running around belting out the lyrics when I was but a child. I was even taken to see the (amazing) stage show in 2016 for V Day – it was the best day. Fan girl raving over.
Although the original album artwork is so iconic, I wanted to see if I could do an alternate version that would garner interest from those who may not have listened to the original album, but also appeal to the ardent fans.
I wanted to create something that was more conceptual than the original cover, and the description of the red weed always stuck out for me when listening to the album. There is something so unearthly and ominous about it that it felt the right direction to take.
My notion was that the album would be released in conjunction with the West End theatrical show. The marketing and theatre brochure utilising the red weed imagery but adding gravitas by using iconic lines from the show.