Editing The Pilgrim's Progress (section)

== Dramatizations, music, and film ==
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* In 1850, a moving panorama of ''Pilgrim's Progress'', known as the ''Bunyan Tableuax'' or the ''Grand Moving Panorama of Pilgrim's Progress'' was painted by Joseph Kyle and [[Edward Harrison May]] and displayed in New York; an early copy of this panorama survives and is at the [[Saco Museum]] in Maine.
* The novel was made into a film, ''Pilgrim's Progress'', in 1912.
* In 1950 an hour-long animated version was made by Baptista Films. This version was edited down to 35&nbsp;minutes and re-released with new music in 1978. As of 2007 the original version is difficult to find, but the 1978 version has been released on both VHS and DVD.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.avgeeks.com/bhess/christian_film_history.html#_ftn2 |title=A Brief History of Christian Film: 1918–2002 |publisher=Avgeeks.com |access-date=2012-10-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090603135856/http://avgeeks.com/bhess/christian_film_history.html#_ftn2 |archive-date=3 June 2009}}</ref>
* In 1951 the first performance of the opera ''The Pilgrim's Progress'', composed by [[Ralph Vaughan Williams]], was presented at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
* In 1978, another film version was made by [[Ken Anderson (filmmaker)|Ken Anderson]], in which [[Liam Neeson]], in his film debut, played the role of the Evangelist<ref>{{cite web |title=Conversations of Faith with Liam Neeson |url=https://www.movieguide.org/news-articles/conversations-faith-liam-neeson.html |website=Movieguide.org |access-date=21 December 2018|date=21 January 2017 }}</ref> and also appeared as the crucified Christ.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pilgrims Progress (1979) Review |url=https://dove.org/review/9502-pilgrims-progress-1979/ |website=Dove.org |access-date=21 December 2018}}</ref> Maurice O'Callaghan played Appolyon and Worldly Wiseman,<ref name="astralresearch.org">{{cite web |url=http://www.astralresearch.org/mysticalmovieguide/mmlist.pl?exact=Pilgrim:27s%20Progress&year=1979&findwhere=allsyn&index=1 |title=The Mystical Movie Guide |publisher=Astralresearch.org |access-date=2012-10-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425133301/http://www.astralresearch.org/mysticalmovieguide/mmlist.pl?exact=Pilgrim:27s%20Progress&year=1979&findwhere=allsyn&index=1 |archive-date=25 April 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and Peter Thomas played The Pilgrim/Christian.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0359836/ |title=Pilgrim's Progress |publisher=[[IMDb]]}}</ref><ref name="astralresearch.org" /> A sequel, ''Christiana'', followed later.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0359075/ |title=Christiana |publisher=[[IMDb]]}}</ref>
* In 1978 a musical based loosely on Bunyan's characters and the story was written by Nick Taylor and Alex Learmont. The musical [originally titled ''Pilgrim''] was produced for the Natal Performing Arts Council under the title ''"Christian!"'' or ''Follow the Man with the Big Bass Drum in the Holy Glory Band'', and ran to capacity houses for the 1979/80 summer season in Durban's Old Alhambra Theatre. The show moved to Johannesburg in March 1980 and ran for a further three months at His Majesty's Theatre. After a substantial re-write ''Christian!'' was again mounted at the new Playhouse in Durban for the 1984 Christmas season. The musical has been performed many times since by schools and amateur theatrical groups in South Africa. After 30&nbsp;years the show is again attracting attention both locally and abroad and the score and libretto are being updated and made more flexible for large and small productions.<ref>Nick Taylor [singer/songwriter] & Alex Learmont [film maker and lyricist]</ref>
* In 1985 [[Yorkshire Television]] produced a 129-minute nine-part serial presentation of ''The Pilgrim's Progress'' with animated stills by Alan Parry and narrated by [[Paul Copley]] entitled ''Dangerous Journey''.
* In 1988, [[Glenn Danzig]] and [[Danzig (band)]] released their controversial music video from their song "[[Mother (Danzig song)|Mother]]" which included the quote "Then I saw there was a way to Hell from the gates of Heaven" in the beginning of the music video from ''The Pilgrim's Progress''.
* In 1989, Orion's Gate, a producer of Biblical / Spiritual audio dramas produced ''The Pilgrim's Progress'' as a six-hour audio dramatization.<ref name="Orionsgate.org">{{cite web |url=http://www.orionsgate.org |title=Orion's Gate |website=Orionsgate.org |date=2007-11-06 |access-date=2012-10-28}}</ref> This production was followed several years later by ''Christiana: Pilgrim's Progress, Part&nbsp;II'', another 8&nbsp;hour audio dramatization.
* In 1989, [[The Ocean Blue]] released ''[[The Ocean Blue (album)|The Ocean Blue]]'' which includes the song "Vanity Fair" which includes lyrics that reference ''The Pilgrim's Progress''.
* In 1993, the popular Christian radio drama, ''[[Adventures in Odyssey]]'' (produced by [[Focus on the Family]]), featured a two-part story, titled "Pilgrim's Progress: Revisited". This two-parter was written and directed by [[Phil Lollar]].
* The 1993 video game ''[[Doom (1993 video game)|Doom]]'' features a map called "Slough of Despair" (E3M2: episode&nbsp;3, map&nbsp;2).
* In the 1990s Kurt and Keith Landaas, composed, directed and performed a compelling stage two-act modern rock opera adaptation of ''Pilgrims Progress''. It involved five principal characters and a cast choral of about 20&nbsp;members. It was performed in the Lambs theatre in NYC in 1994 and other tri-state venues. A studio recording was also produced and distributed.
* In 1994, ''The Pilgrim's Progress'' and the imprisonment of John Bunyan were the subject of the musical ''Celestial City''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newlifefinearts.org/celestialcity |title=Celestial City |publisher=New Life Fine Arts |date=2012-10-07 |access-date=2012-10-28 |archive-date=3 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120903164818/http://newlifefinearts.org/celestialcity |url-status=dead }}</ref> by David MacAdam, with John Curtis, and an album was released in 1997.
* In 2003 the game ''Heaven Bound'' was released by Emerald Studios. The 3D adventure-style game, based on the novel, was only released for the PC.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ceganmo.com/2008/07/heaven-bound.html#_ftn2 |title=Heaven Bound {{pipe}} Video Game Information, Trailers, Screenshots |publisher=CEGAnMo.com |access-date=2012-10-28}}</ref>
* ''[[Five Nights at Freddy's]]'' developer [[Scott Cawthon]] directed and narrated a 2005 [[computer animation]] version of the book, and also produced a video game adaptation.
* In 2008, a film version by Danny Carrales, ''[[Pilgrim's Progress: Journey to Heaven]]'', was produced. It received one nomination for best feature length independent film and one nomination for best music score at the 2009 [[San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival]].
* British music band [[Kula Shaker]] released an album called ''[[Pilgrim's Progress (album)|Pilgrim's Progress]]'' on 28&nbsp;June 2010.
* In 2003 Michael W. Smith wrote a song, called "Signs", which he says on his ''A 20&nbsp;Year Celebration'' live DVD to be inspired by ''The Pilgrim's Progress''.
* Season&nbsp;7, episode&nbsp;16 of ''[[Family Guy]]'' (17&nbsp;May 2009) is a parody of ''The Pilgrim's Progress'' called "[[Peter's Progress]]".
* In 2010, FishFlix.com released ''A Pilgrim's Progress – The Story of John Bunyan'', a DVD documentary about Bunyan's life narrated by Derick Bingham, filmed on location in England.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fishflix.com/products/pilgrims-progress-a-journey-to-heaven-dvd-christian-movies|title=Pilgrim's Progress: A Journey to Heaven|website=FishFlix.com Faith and Family Movies}}</ref>
* In 2010, writer / director Andrew Wiest directed ''The Adventures of Chris Fable'' (aka ''The Wylds'') bringing John Bunyan's novel ''The Pilgrim's Progress'' to life on the screen with this family friendly fantasy adventure about a young runaway on a quest to find his long lost father. The movie was released on video and streaming in 2012.
* In 2013, Puritan Productions<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.puritanproductions.org/|title=Puritan Productions|website=www.puritanproductions.org}}</ref> company announced the premiere of its dramatization with ballet & chorus accompaniment in [[Fort Worth, Texas]] at the W.E. Scott Theatre<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fwcac.com/?calendar%2F2844 |title=Fort Worth Community Arts Center |access-date=3 October 2013 |archive-date=5 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005013053/http://www.fwcac.com/?calendar%2F2844 |url-status=dead }}</ref> on 18–19&nbsp;October 2013. Subsequent productions by the same company in Garland, Texas at the Granville Arts Center on 24–26&nbsp;October 2014, and in Austin, Texas, accompanied by ballet & chorus, at Park Hills Baptist Church on 4–5&nbsp;November 2016.
* In 2014, a [[Kickstarter]]-supported novel called ''The Narrow Road'' was published. It is based on ''The Pilgrim's Progress'', and was written by Erik Yeager and illustrated by Dave dela&nbsp;Gardelle.
* The 2015 [[Terrence Malick]] film ''[[Knight of Cups (film)|Knight of Cups]]'' was inspired by ''The Pilgrim's Progress''.
* In March&nbsp;2015, director Darren Wilson announced a [[Kickstarter]] campaign to produce a full-length feature film based on ''The Pilgrims Progress'' called ''Heaven Quest: A Pilgrim's Progress Movie''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wpfilm/heavenquest-a-pilgrims-progress-movie?ref=quest.wpfilm.com |title=HeavenQuest: A Pilgrim's Progress Movie |work=Kickstarter}}</ref>
* The [[Neal Morse]] Band released their 2nd&nbsp;album titled ''[[The Similitude of a Dream]]'' on 11&nbsp;November 2016, a 2&nbsp;CD concept album based on the book ''The Pilgrim's Progress''. On 25 January 2019, a follow-up 2&nbsp;CD album, [[The Great Adventure (The Neal Morse Band album)|The Great Adventure]], was released to continue re-telling the story from the perspective of Christian's son.
* In 2019 a computer-animated film adaptation titled ''[[The Pilgrim's Progress (film)|The Pilgrim's Progress]]'' was released and featured the voice of [[John Rhys-Davies]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Howard|first=Courtney|title=Film Review: 'The Pilgrim's Progress'|date=17 April 2019|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/reviews/the-pilgrims-progress-review-1203191406/|access-date=29 February 2020}}</ref>
* The allegory was adapted into a dramatic, serialized podcast, ''High and Silver Presents: The Pilgrim's Progress'', in 2022.
*The album ''[[Odyssey to the West]]'' by [[progressive metal]] [[deathcore]] band Slice the Cake is loosely inspired by The Pilgrim's Progress, and includes a track named after the novel.