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Post by TonyR on Oct 10, 2017 20:47:42 GMT
Unheard Michael Jackson songs finally set for release - Tito Jackson spills all - Daily Star apple.news/AwqlllL7hOZ6kBUPXho3DOwDespite his shock death in 2009 – just weeks ahead of his This Is It concert – the Beat It singer has continued to sell millions of records worldwide. Last month Michael Jackson's Scream album was released – a compilation record without a single new song. But fear not MJ fans - brand new, unheard Jacko music is on its way. Chatting to Daily Star Online at the BMI Awards in London, his brother Tito explained: “I think Scream’s really a good thing. “I’ve heard some of Michael’s music...Oh yeah it will be coming” Tito Jackson “Michael is still with us and his music is living on... that’s the way I look at it.” The 63-year-old continued: “He was a tremendous talent so he has plenty of things in the can to set forth to the public, so if they love it and they love Michael it can’t hurt any one.” Confirming a future release, Tito added: “Oh yeah it will be coming. “I’ve heard some of Michael’s music but not a lot. “It’s good. Everything Michael does is good. “He is a different type of talent so I take my hat off to my brother.” But that’s not all, the veteran performer revealed there’s a whole load of Jackson 5 music locked away in a vault. However, due to writing and recording credits the music may never see the light of day. “There is a lot of young Jackson 5 music waiting as well,” Tito added. “Unfortunately a lot of it is ASCAP because we didn’t write yet in the Motown days.
“It was really just the Motown writers who did it for us and I think were signed to ASCAP.
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Post by dancingmjsdream on Oct 10, 2017 21:10:49 GMT
I thought Branca said there won't be any new music in the next few years?
I hope there will be some new unheard songs released someday (I can do without remixes)
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Post by SoCav on Oct 10, 2017 21:16:55 GMT
I thought Branca said there won't be any new music in the next few years? Yeah. It doesn't sound like Tito knows anything about a specific release. Maybe he heard some unreleased songs and just assumed they'll be released at some point?
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Post by dancingmjsdream on Oct 10, 2017 21:20:41 GMT
I thought Branca said there won't be any new music in the next few years? Yeah. It doesn't sound like Tito knows anything about a specific release. Maybe he heard some unreleased songs and just assumed they'll be released at some point? I hope so, I wanna hear them too!!! There are some songs MJ mentioned in the 93 deposition and I really want to know if he ever recorded and worked on them...
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Post by TonyR on Oct 10, 2017 21:33:10 GMT
Some more exciting stuff here...
This week MJWN were given the opportunity to see a couple of new projects that the Michael Jackson Estate have been working on. In addition to this, we also had the chance to chat with John Branca, the co-executor of Michael’s Estate, Karen Langford and others that have been involved in these latest projects. During the two days that we were in New York, Mr. Branca spoke about a range of topics that included unreleased music, concert releases, his vision for the future and even Neverland. He also answered a number of questions that were put to him by the team in New York.
‘Blood On The Dance Floor’ 2017 Our first sneak preview took place in a small screening room at the new Sony Music building. We were shown ‘Blood on the Dance Floor 2017’ – A new version of the original music video. The video footage included some of what we’ve already seen in the 1997 release but also included new dancing featuring the fantastic talents of the Cirque Du Soleil cast. It’s a great modern interpretation of this Michael classic which was initially due to be released earlier last week. However, in light of the awful incident in Las Vegas, it was decided to postpone the release out of respect.
‘Thriller 3D’ Next we were shown something that we all have been very excited to see ever since it was announced – ‘Thriller 3D.’ Whilst it was great to see Michael’s classic masterpiece brought even more to life using modern technology and on a big screen, the real treat came with the fact that it has been brilliantly remastered. It makes you feel like you’re watching the short film for the very first time! I couldn’t quite believe that after all of these years and seeing it, and obviously there’s been a lot, I actually started to squirm during the werewolf transformation scene. I was also able to really watch the dancers and see tiny details that I had never seen before. This is going to be such a treat for all Michael’s fans and the public alike.
The plan is to release ‘Thriller 3D’ at IMAX’s around the world as a special preview when you go and watch a big Halloween themed movie. Unfortunately, as there haven’t been any suitable movie releases planned for this Halloween, the Estate have decided to hold the release back until next Halloween. After these screenings we headed upstairs to the roof of the building, for a cocktail party which was hosted by the Estate. This is where we got the chance to ask questions and were told about forthcoming projects.
‘Ghosts’ More news that will delight every fan is that the Estate are hoping to remaster and release ‘Ghosts’ in 3D next year too. This is a project that hasn’t been started yet, therefore they would rather not commit to saying exactly what it will be like or when it will be released. However, it is great to hear that they are planning great things for this 1996 Michael masterpiece and shows the Estate are listening to what the fans want – Whilst at the same time trying to introduce Michael to a new audience.
Unreleased Songs On the topic of unreleased material, Mr. Branca explained that he doesn’t believe there’s enough high quality recorded music for a whole album. We all know that Michael recorded a lot over his lifetime, but music that’s been completed and reaches the same quality as previous releases, are few and far between. Even the music Michael recorded with will.i.am didn’t include vocals. However, a recording of Sly and the Family Stone’s song ‘Hot Fun In The Summertime’ (which Michael bought the rights to) does exist. Mr. Branca explained that Michael has recorded multiple harmonies for the chorus of this song, but unfortunately not any of the verses. So, they may look into getting a popular singer to make this a duet at some point in the future.
The Estate are also keen to give us, the fans, what we want. New music for example. However, they are very conscious that it’s hard to please everyone and appreciate that some fans find it difficult to accept new music. They do receive a lot of feedback from the fan community and Mr. Branca said they respect the passion and love the fans have for helping set Michael’s legacy. He spoke of expanding Michael’s fan base with releases like ‘Scream’ that are aimed at attracting a new audience; an audience who may not be too familiar with Michael Jackson and get them excited about his work.
Tours Mr. Branca told us that Michael’s ‘HIStory’ tour (1996-1997) was really the only tour filmed that is suitable for high definition, surround sound, multi camera angles etc… He foresees that the tour could possibly be released when they come to commemorate that album or during an anniversary. He did add that ‘HIStory’ is his favorite album but doubts it would ever be a theatrical release, meaning it would probably go straight to DVD/Netflix. Neverland
Regarding Michael’s former home Neverland Valley Ranch – The Estate would have loved the opportunity to open Neverland to the public, but reiterated what we’ve been told before. Zoning laws in California would not allow the amount of traffic along the single long road that leads up to the gates of the ranch. Mr. Branca spoke about his hope that they could have at least done something on a much smaller scale, whereby they furnished Neverland with its original belongings and allowed the property to be hired for special private events. However, at the end of the day the rights of the ranch do not fall into their hands and the private investors wish to sell. In spite of this Mr. Branca said that they are looking into the possibility of opening up Hayvenhurst, where Michael spent many years living and recorded the demos for ‘Billie Jean’ and others for the ‘Thriller’ album.
Final Thoughts I’d like to take a moment to reflect on how I think the Estate are doing and my ‘takeaway’ of their objectives. Personally, I think since June 25th, 2009 they’ve done an exceptional job. What they strive to do is continue Michael’s legacy, constantly introduce him to new audiences and appease his fan base. Those three goals make a hard juggling act. Some fans have been disappointed with previously unheard music being released and others have been disappointed with compilations. However, this just goes to show that you can’t please everyone, yet they are trying their best to appeal to the existing fans whilst introducing him to a new generation. Their real successes have been in projects such as Cirque Du Soleil and the Spike Lee documentaries – A happy middle ground for old and new fans alike – Re-imagining Michaels work and giving us an insight into his life and career. I believe the forthcoming animation special ‘Michael Jackson’s Halloween’ will also fall into this category. With the release of ‘Scream,’ there comes a new chapter for the Estate. This is the most strategic release they’ve done, as they try and pair the season of Halloween with Michael Jackson. Each Halloween ‘Thriller’ has continued to hit the charts. Using that as a starting point, they want Michael to be connected to Halloween for a long time to come. Their hope is that the ‘Scream’ album will re-immerge every year, that the new animation ‘Michael Jackson’s Halloween’ will be on TV every October and more seasonal releases will come out year after year, starting with ‘Thriller 3D’ and the potential for ‘Ghosts.’ It’s a very clever idea, getting the public to start associating Halloween with Michael Jackson and creating longevity for decades to come. It also couples with Michael’s love for Halloween and all things scary. ‘Thriller,’ ‘Ghosts,’ ‘Is It Scary,’ ‘Threatened’ etc… This was obviously a subject Michael had a love affair with that the Estate are now continuing. Matt Blank on behalf of MJWN
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Post by dancingmjsdream on Oct 10, 2017 21:52:29 GMT
‘Ghosts’ "More news that will delight every fan is that the Estate are hoping to remaster and release ‘Ghosts’ in 3D next year too. This is a project that hasn’t been started yet, therefore they would rather not commit to saying exactly what it will be like or when it will be released. However, it is great to hear that they are planning great things for this 1996 Michael masterpiece and shows the Estate are listening to what the fans want – Whilst at the same time trying to introduce Michael to a new audience." YES
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Post by SoCav on Oct 10, 2017 22:01:49 GMT
‘Ghosts’ "More news that will delight every fan is that the Estate are hoping to remaster and release ‘Ghosts’ in 3D next year too. This is a project that hasn’t been started yet, therefore they would rather not commit to saying exactly what it will be like or when it will be released. However, it is great to hear that they are planning great things for this 1996 Michael masterpiece and shows the Estate are listening to what the fans want – Whilst at the same time trying to introduce Michael to a new audience." YES Yeah, remastering more of Michael's short films is something they should definitely do. It'll be costly (more for some than others), but making them available in the highest quality possible is an important way to make sure they will be enjoyed in the future.
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Post by HIStoric on Oct 11, 2017 6:09:31 GMT
Yeah I'm going to trust the man who actually runs MJ's Estate over the brother who has jackshit to do with MJ's releases. Also thanks for posting that huge post Tony! It's great to hear Branca not only discuss future releases, but also go into detail about topics we are already aware of (such as releasable songs, details on particular songs etc). Sad that they're waiting for a halloween movie to chuck Thriller 3D onto. How often are there big Halloween movies anymore anyway? Just do a deal with Disney and chuck on front of the new Star Wars movie, you'll have hundreds and hundreds of millions of people see it
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Post by respect77 on Oct 11, 2017 10:36:33 GMT
The Daily Star is not a credible source at all. Most of the time they just make up stuff.
HIStory tour is a bad idea. I wish they would drop it already. It's controversial even in the fandom. It would be another project where they would ignore artistic considerations. Don't Estate people read fan boards that they are still pushing this?
I'd be happy about Ghosts. Would be high time to give it a proper release.
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Post by TonyR on Oct 11, 2017 11:14:34 GMT
The Daily Star is not a credible source at all. Most of the time they just make up stuff. HIStory tour is a bad idea. I wish they would drop it already. It's controversial even in the fandom. It would be another project where they would ignore artistic considerations. Don't Estate people read fan boards that they are still pushing this? I'd be happy about Ghosts. Would be high time to give it a proper release. I know.
The Daily Star is only for the first post which I'd take with a mountain of salt. The 3rd post was just from MJNW
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2017 11:41:52 GMT
The Daily Star is not a credible source at all. Most of the time they just make up stuff. HIStory tour is a bad idea. I wish they would drop it already. It's controversial even in the fandom. It would be another project where they would ignore artistic considerations. Don't Estate people read fan boards that they are still pushing this? I'd be happy about Ghosts. Would be high time to give it a proper release. I know.
The Daily Star is only for the first post which I'd take with a mountain of salt. The 3rd post was just from MJNW
Now we know where Tony gets his horoscopes from
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Post by russtcb on Oct 11, 2017 11:50:30 GMT
The Daily Star is not a credible source at all. Most of the time they just make up stuff. HIStory tour is a bad idea. I wish they would drop it already. It's controversial even in the fandom. It would be another project where they would ignore artistic considerations. Don't Estate people read fan boards that they are still pushing this? I'd be happy about Ghosts. Would be high time to give it a proper release. I know.
The Daily Star is only for the first post which I'd take with a mountain of salt. The 3rd post was just from MJNW
I don't think I've seen any of the HIStory Tour footage. Why would it be a bad idea?
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Post by TonyR on Oct 11, 2017 12:02:40 GMT
I know.
The Daily Star is only for the first post which I'd take with a mountain of salt. The 3rd post was just from MJNW
I don't think I've seen any of the HIStory Tour footage. Why would it be a bad idea? Here we go...! We haven't had a good HWT argument for a while.
Of all the live shows MJ did, History tour (despite having a pretty good setlist) was awful.
95% lip synced including lip syncing to vocals he recorded 25 years earlier. Same old, same old in areas.
Terrible spaceship opening that went on for ages.
Luke warm in many areas e.g. lacklustre shuffling around & lip syncing to BOTDF.
Over the top dramatics, tank on stage during Earth Song.
Every 7 years I try & watch it to convince myself it's not that bad. But it is.
I say this as someone who saw it live in person twice also so not just going off footage.
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Post by dancingmjsdream on Oct 11, 2017 12:26:12 GMT
I don't think I've seen any of the HIStory Tour footage. Why would it be a bad idea? Here we go...! We haven't had a good HWT argument for a while.
Of all the live shows MJ did, History tour (despite having a pretty good setlist) was awful.
95% lip synced including lip syncing to vocals he recorded 25 years earlier. Same old, same old in areas.
Terrible spaceship opening that went on for ages.
Luke warm in many areas e.g. lacklustre shuffling around & lip syncing to BOTDF.
Over the top dramatics, tank on stage during Earth Song.
Every 7 years I try & watch it to convince myself it's not that bad. But it is.
I say this as someone who saw it live in person twice also so not just going off footage.
Yeah I think the lip sync was just embarrassing at times. I think this is the biggest issue. I don't expect MJ to be totally energetic with flawless vocals, his dancing was very impressive considering he was already fourty. But man couldn't he rerecord some stuff,it it so painfully obvious. But I really like the dancebreaks on Billie Jean. And I don't care for the lip sync on TDCAU I'm sure it was electrifying. BTW Tony why every 7 years?
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Post by TonyR on Oct 11, 2017 14:38:08 GMT
Here we go...! We haven't had a good HWT argument for a while.
Of all the live shows MJ did, History tour (despite having a pretty good setlist) was awful.
95% lip synced including lip syncing to vocals he recorded 25 years earlier. Same old, same old in areas.
Terrible spaceship opening that went on for ages.
Luke warm in many areas e.g. lacklustre shuffling around & lip syncing to BOTDF.
Over the top dramatics, tank on stage during Earth Song.
Every 7 years I try & watch it to convince myself it's not that bad. But it is.
I say this as someone who saw it live in person twice also so not just going off footage.
Yeah I think the lip sync was just embarrassing at times. I think this is the biggest issue. I don't expect MJ to be totally energetic with flawless vocals, his dancing was very impressive considering he was already fourty. But man couldn't he rerecord some stuff,it it so painfully obvious. But I really like the dancebreaks on Billie Jean. And I don't care for the lip sync on TDCAU I'm sure it was electrifying. BTW Tony why every 7 years? Every seven years every cell in the body has regenerated so you're effectively a different person. Hence I may enjoy it more.
But none of my previous regenerations have enjoyed it so far.
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