 The setting of the film and the subsequent 1990s musical version are  different from the original version recorded by The Who and the 1972  version recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra. In the original  version, the setting is just after World War I and Tommys mothers  lover is murdered. In the film version, the setting is just after  World War II and Tommys father is murdered. In the musical version,  the setting is just after World War II and Tommys mothers lover is  murdered.