![]() ![]() Additional productions celebrating Jackson’s unparalleled impact include the 2009 film, This Is It, Michael Jackson ONE by Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas and MJ The Musical on Broadway. The latest Optimum Productions and Sony Music Entertainment documentary, produced by Company Name, joins “Bad 25” and “Michael Jackson’s Journey from Motown to Off the Wall” as the third documentary film with a focus on a Jackson album. ![]() ![]() Since its debut, Thriller has sold over 100 million albums worldwide, and was the first album to be certified triple diamond by the RIAA. And Michael captured a record eight Grammy Awards that same night, including for “E.T. It went on to capture a record 12 Grammy® nominations and a record-setting eight wins, including Album of the Year. Thriller was the second studio album by Jackson as a solo artist on Epic Records. “He was MTV’s Jackie Robinson,” said cultural critic Touré Once the wall came crashing down, MTV’s ratings soared and a door was opened for a generation of African American artists. When a fledgling MTV, which was programming white rock artists almost exclusively, refused to play the video for “Billie Jean” Epic persisted. On “The Girl Is Mine,” a black man and a white man bantered about the same girl. “Beat It” was a new kind of pop-rock hybrid and demolished the longstanding segregation between black and white music with Eddie Van Halen’s incendiary guitar. ![]() The music on Thriller is so dynamic and singular that it defied any definition of rock, pop or soul that had gone before. It’s been a privilege to explore this extraordinary album and revisit its magic.” “The album, and the short films they inspired, created a new template for marrying music and image. “The release of Thriller redefined Michael Jackson, taking him from teen star to adult superstar, who composed memorable songs, sang beautifully and reached the highest level of on-stage performance,” said Nelson George. “Billie Jean” remains the most streamed Michael Jackson song and “Thriller” is the only music video that has been inducted onto the elite National Film Registry of the Library of Congress.įeaturing never-before-seen footage and candid interviews, the as yet untitled documentary chronicles thepoint in Jackson’s career that launched the singer into mega-stardom and created a pop culture phenomenon that is woven through the culture and continues to influence the worlds of music, television, dance, fashion and more to this day. Directed by acclaimed journalist, music historian, and filmmaker Nelson George, the film which is currently in production takes fans back in time to the making of the record-breaking album and release of revolutionary short films that redefined the music video format and captivated audiences globally. New York, New York – October 4, 2022 – To commemorate the 40-year anniversary of Michael Jackson’s revolutionary Thriller album, the Estate of Michael Jackson and Sony Music Entertainment are celebrating the artistic vision that anchored the biggest selling album of all time with a new official documentary. Afghanistan, Africa, Albania, American Samoa, Andorra, Anguilla, Asia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Bermuda, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Central America and Caribbean, Chad, Comoros, Cook Islands, Croatia, Republic of, Cuba, Republic of, Cyprus, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Djibouti, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Fiji, French Polynesia, Gambia, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Guam, Guernsey, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Jersey, Kiribati, Korea, North, Latvia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mayotte, Mexico, Micronesia, Middle East, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Nauru, Nepal, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Niue, Norway, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Reunion, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, San Marino, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South America, Southeast Asia, Spain, Sudan, Suriname, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Swaziland, Syria, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Tuvalu, Ukraine, Vanuatu, Vatican City State, Venezuela, Virgin Islands (U.S.Nelson George Directs Documentary for The Estate of Michael Jackson and Sony Music Entertainment ![]()
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