A reenactment of War of the Worlds preamble with "old style radio" effects of a vintage AM broadcast with reception, atmospheric, electrical and skip distortion. Voicing in the style of early Orson Welles using " Thomas Gray and the WayBack Machine" as a vehicle to move from the present to a past event.

As the demo plays the sound field moves from the present to the past and more "vintage time" effects become apparent.

Voicing and effects and production by Thom Wilkins

Preamble excerpted from the script of the original War of the
Worlds Radio Play Broadcast on CBS October 30, 1938

War of the Worlds (wow) Preamble Reenactment

From Today to the Past: Old Radio Version

Going back in time with the WayBack Machine


1 min 41 sec. 3.3mb
High Quality Audio [..mp3 192kbps 16bit Stereo]

Original/ Reenactment Mash-up


1 min 22 sec. 1.88MB
High Quality Audio [..mp3 192kbps 16bit Stereo]

 


War of the Worlds - Preamble
Produced by xybermedia.com

   

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