Name: Michael Jackson's This Is It by Michael Jackson
Brand: Michael Jackson
SKU: 884977399295
Price: 9.9 USD
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She's Out of My Life (Demo)

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Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' (Demo)

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Beat It (Demo)

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Planet Earth (Poem)

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An important thing to remember when considering the soundtrack to This Is It: this entire film and CD project was never supposed to happen. This Is It was designed as a comeback tour, not a movie, with the rehearsals taped not for exhibition, but rather instruction, possibly some video bonus down the line. Of course, Michael Jackson's tragic passing created considerable demand for those final rehearsals (no need to get into the financial need, as well), so they were packaged as the This Is It film, released almost five months after his death, with a soundtrack as an accompaniment. Since there were no real live recordings made, at least not any to fill a big-budget blockbuster like this, the soundtrack consists of almost nothing but the hits repackaged one more time, with the title track -- an '80s leftover, co-written by Paul Anka and released under the name "I Never Heard" by Safire -- added as an enticement in two separate versions, the second being orchestral with an opening straight out of Sgt. Pepper's. The song does feel like a demo, right down to how it fades out mid-chorus, but there's no denying the thrill of hearing an unheard vocal track of Michael at his prime, no matter how mediocre the song may be. Whether this makes this worth purchasing is another question entirely. There's a second disc containing demos of "She's Out of My Life" (just Michael and an acoustic, quite nice) "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" (full demo, with identical rhythm and guitar lines, close to the final version but lacking its horns), and "Beat It" (a true writer's sketch, all vocals and harmonies, no lyrics or instruments, kind of awesome) plus a "poem" of "Planet Earth."

Michael Jackson's This Is It

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Volume 1

Volume 2

Volume 1

1. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'

2. Jam (Remastered Version)

3. They Don't Care About Us (Remastered Version)

4. Human Nature

5. Smooth Criminal (Remastered Radio Edit)

6. The Way You Make Me Feel (Remastered Version)

7. Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) (Remastered Single Version)

8. I Just Can't Stop Loving You (Remastered)

9. Thriller

10. Beat It (Single Version)

11. Black or White (Remastered Version)

12. Earth Song (Remastered Version)

13. Billie Jean

14. Man in the Mirror (Remastered Version)

15. This Is It

16. This Is It (Orchestra Version)

Volume 2

1. She's Out of My Life (Demo)

2. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' (Demo)

3. Beat It (Demo)

4. Planet Earth (Poem)

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