Artists have a history of continuing to release amazing work even after they’ve left the confines of this earthly realm. Considering how revolutionary he was while still alive, there’s no reason to have suspected Michael Jackson to buck the trend. While we’re still waiting for word on a slew of projects we reported on back in July (including a Cirque du Soleil show. The trailer for the video game was released last month. Was anyone else hoping for a Wii version of Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker?), Rolling Stone has provided the first complete details on Michael Jackson’s Vision.
The three-DVD package will include every one of Jackon’s more than 40 music videos in their entirety. That means full versions of the game-changing “Thriller”, the Martin Scorsese-directed “Bad”, and even rare gems like the collaboration with SFX guru Stan Winston, “Ghosts”. What’s more, videos from his days with The Jacksons and his “Say Say Say” duet with Paul McCartney will be yours to view at will. The never-before-released “One More Chance” and the Spike Lee-directed alternative prison version of “They Don’t Care About Us” will also be part of the set.
Due out on, go figure, November 22nd (I think we can now confirm this story), Vision will be available as a limited edition box set that includes a 60-page hardcover book filled with images from Jackson’s personal annals. Grab yourself the package on pre-order from the Michael Jackson website. It may have been the title of his concert film, but fans might be saying that, in actuality, this is it.
Michael Jackson’s Vision Tracklist:
Disc 1
Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough (Directed by Nick Saxton)
Rock With You (Directed by Bruce Gowers)
She’s Out of My Life (Directed by Bruce Gowers)
Billie Jean (Directed by Steve Barron)
Beat It (Directed by Bob Giraldi)
Thriller (Directed by John Landis)
Bad (Directed by Martin Scorsese)
The Way You Make Me Feel (Directed by Joe Pytka)
Man In the Mirror (Directed by Don Wilson)
Dirty Diana (Directed Joe Pytka)
Smooth Criminal (Directed by Colin Chilvers)
Another Part of Me (Directed by Patrick T. Kelly)
Speed Demon (Directed by Will Vinton)
Come Together (Directed by Jerry Kramer & Colin Chilvers)
Leave Me Alone (Directed Jim Blashfield and Paul Diener)
Liberian Girl (Directed by Jim Yukich)
Disc 2
Black or White (Directed by John Landis)
Remember The Time (Directed by John Singleton)
In the Closet (Directed by Herb Ritts)
Jam (Directed by David Nelson)
Heal The World (Directed by Joe Pytka)
Give In To Me (Directed by Andy Morahan)
Who Is It (Directed by David Fincher)
Will You Be There (Directed by Vincent Paterson)
Gone Too Soon (Directed by Bill DiCicco)
Scream (Directed by Mark Romanek)
Childhood (Directed by Nicholas Brandt)
You Are Not Alone (Directed by Wayne Isham)
Earth Song (Directed by Nicholas Brandt)
They Don’t Care About Us (Directed by Spike Lee)
Stranger In Moskow (Directed by Nicholas Brandt)
Blood On The Dancefloor (Directed by Michael Jackson & Vincent Patterson)
Ghosts (Directed by Stan Winston)
You Rock My World (Directed by Paul Hunter)
Cry (Directed by Nick Brandt)
Disc 3 (Bonus Features)
Blame It On the Boogie – The Jacksons
Enjoy Yourself – The Jacksons
Can You Feel It – The Jacksons
Say Say Say – Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson (Directed by Bob Giraldi)
They Don’t Care About Us” – Prison version (Directed by Spike Lee)
Why? – 3T featuring Michael Jackson
One More Chance – previously unreleased