Rockfords Rock Opera – Review

Rockfords Rock Opera is an amazing Ecological Story set to music which incorporates pop, rock and classical.

The story revolves around a boy Moog and his dog Rockford who live in Battersea, North London.

When Rockford accidentally gets a Cocklebur Ick stuck to him (whilst going to the loo) he finds himself being transported to the Island of Infinity. A mysterious island that is home to the very last animal and plant from all extinct species. Finding that Rockford has disappeared Moog searches for him and finds himself transported to to the island when he discovers a moth in a strange boat. The two of them set off on a magical adventure with the aid of some new friends to try and prevent the extinction of the human race and deliver a very important message back home to everyone!

Rockfords Rock Opera was primarily aimed at 6-12 year olds and the CD (I was sent one to listen to) is definitely a little old in places for young children. Part 1 is a little slow to get going as it sets the scene and introduces you to all the key players in the story. Part 2 gains pace though and is full of adventure and thrills which continues through Parts 3 & 4.

The App (we were given free access to all  4 parts) delivers the story with a totally different feel and gives children a great visual aid to help the story along. It uses a mixture of still pictures and animation to guide you through and is thoughtfully divided into chapters which makes it a great bedtime treat as well as making it very easy to navigate through.

My girls really enjoyed it and although prefer to watch it on my iPad are more than content to listen to it in the car. Infact having the CD and the App is a good combination as the App images have given them a better understanding of the story.

You can find Rockfords Rock Opera …

On The Web
 The first hour of the story is available free as a stream or downloads, you can then buy the whole story on CD, as downloads or streamed as an animated picture book and read-along: http://www.rockfordsrockopera.com/home

On iPhone/iPod Touch and iPad
Visit the Apple App Store where Part One of the story is available as a free App (Parts 2, 3 and 4 are available as paid for Apps): http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/id345554761?mt=8

On Adroid Phones And Tablets
Visit Google Play where Part One of the story is available as a free Android App (Parts 2, 3 and 4 are available as paid for Apps): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.uk.sweetapple.RROPart1

Rockfords Rock Opera was first launched n 2009 as an audio book combining pictures animation and song. It has since gone on to become a top selling moil and tablet App for both Apple and Android, a live stage show, video game and a feature film in production.

I’m looking forward to the next chapter which I her is currently being worked on.

If you like this then you may like another musical story I reviewed called The Land of Sometimes.