Editing The Pilgrim's Progress (section)

=== Dramatic and musical settings ===
The book was the basis of a condensed radio adaptation, originally presented in 1942 and starring [[John Gielgud]], which included, as background music, several excerpts from [[Ralph Vaughan Williams]]' orchestral works.{{citation needed|date=November 2016}}

The book was the basis of [[The Pilgrim's Progress (opera)|''The Pilgrim's Progress'' (opera)]] by Vaughan Williams, premiered in 1951.

The radio version was newly recorded by [[Hyperion Records]] in 1990, in a performance conducted by Matthew Best. It again starred Gielgud, and featured [[Richard Pasco]] and [[Ursula Howells]].{{citation needed|date=November 2016}}

English composer [[Ernest Austin]] set the whole story as a huge [[programme music|narrative]] [[tone poem]] for solo [[pipe organ|organ]], with optional 6-part [[choir]] and [[narrator]], lasting approximately {{frac|2|1|2}} hours.{{when|date=April 2014}}{{citation needed|date=April 2014}}

Under the name ''[[The Similitude of a Dream]]'', the progressive rock band of [[Neal Morse]] released a concept album based on ''The Pilgrim's Progress'' in November 2016. A sequel, entitled [[The Great Adventure (The Neal Morse Band album)|The Great Adventure]], focusing on Christian's son Joseph, was released in January 2019. Both albums received critical acclaim.