It's got a great booklet with different pics from Michael's short films and tours.
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Posted 21 November 2011 - 06:55 PM
I got the 2CD version on Saturday, I like it It's got a great booklet with different pics from Michael's short films and tours.
It's got a great booklet with different pics from Michael's short films and tours.
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Posted 21 November 2011 - 07:23 PM
I downloaded some tracks from iTunes and I like the spoken segments
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Posted 21 November 2011 - 07:24 PM
I am half through the album and I have to say that I like it too .gif)
I may buy it
I may buy it
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Posted 23 November 2011 - 07:13 PM
Michael Jackson: Press kit for 'The Immortal World Tour' released
The new Cirque du Soleil show -- Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour, is a huge success, and fans around the world have been waiting for the opportunity to see the show performed live. There is no doubt that everything associated with the star, particularly his music remains as popular as ever, and the new Cirque du Soleil show demonstrates the star's musical genius. According to a new report, Kevin Autunes is seen talking about Michael Jackson's vocals.
As PopCrush reports, Kevin Autunes, a musical director said of the Cirque du Soleil soundtrack and Michael Jackson's vocals on 'Man in the Mirror': "When he’s singing you can hear him stomping and I know…they built this wooden platform for Michael to perform on. He wasn’t just coming to lay a vocal down. He would come and perform in the studio and you hear it. You hear it in the texture of his voice and he’d stomp and he’d have the headphones and you'd hear it all. And that stuff stayed on the records — if you listen closely to the records, it’s there."
The Cirque du Soleil's soundtrack was released, and the electronic press kit has been released, and Kevin Autunes and others can be seen discussing the show, Michael Jackson, and more.
Source: Examiner
The new Cirque du Soleil show -- Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour, is a huge success, and fans around the world have been waiting for the opportunity to see the show performed live. There is no doubt that everything associated with the star, particularly his music remains as popular as ever, and the new Cirque du Soleil show demonstrates the star's musical genius. According to a new report, Kevin Autunes is seen talking about Michael Jackson's vocals.
As PopCrush reports, Kevin Autunes, a musical director said of the Cirque du Soleil soundtrack and Michael Jackson's vocals on 'Man in the Mirror': "When he’s singing you can hear him stomping and I know…they built this wooden platform for Michael to perform on. He wasn’t just coming to lay a vocal down. He would come and perform in the studio and you hear it. You hear it in the texture of his voice and he’d stomp and he’d have the headphones and you'd hear it all. And that stuff stayed on the records — if you listen closely to the records, it’s there."
The Cirque du Soleil's soundtrack was released, and the electronic press kit has been released, and Kevin Autunes and others can be seen discussing the show, Michael Jackson, and more.
Source: Examiner
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Posted 29 March 2012 - 06:43 PM
Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour’ hits New York
As theatrical as the King of Pop’s performances were, pairing his music and dance moves with Cirque du Soleil makes for an even more over-the-top show.
“Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour” arrives Friday for three shows at the Prudential Center in Newark before heading to Madison Square Garden and Nassau Coliseum.
More than 65 performing artists, including acrobats, musicians and dancers, bring the late pop star’s songbook to life on a colorful fantasy set. Cirque boasts that it’s the biggest arena show touring North America right now, with 35 trucks, eight buses and more than 215 people.
“Michael Jackson always wanted to work with Cirque du Soleil,” says Tara Young, artistic director for the tour. “When he was alive, he had many, many thoughts of actually collaborating with Cirque.”
The arts and entertainment company partnered with Jackson’s estate after his death in 2009 to produce a show that would pay tribute to him.
“When he passed, it was actually almost something that was obviously going to happen,” Young said.
Young has been on board since the tour kicked off Oct. 2 in Montreal. The show has been scaled back a little because of some technical glitches.
“Everybody reached really high for this show for what they wanted to do,” Young said. “We had to get rid of some things, but it’s honestly due to moving so fast. We had 40 trucks.
“So you’re loading at 4 a.m., and then you have 15,000 people showing up at 7 p.m.,” she adds. “There are only so many hours in the day to unload those trucks and set up a show. And then you have to leave two days later sometimes, and travel 17 hours to the next city.”
So the show was streamlined. “In honesty, I don’t miss the things that have gone away because it really is about Michael and his life and his music,” Young says. “The show is tighter and the rhythm is far better than when we started.”
The show has the vibe of a rock concert, and producers have hired choreographers Jackson worked with.
“When you see the show, you actually feel like you are seeing a Michael Jackson concert,” said Young. “But then you have a strap artist in the air, hanging on by his mouth. So Cirque has brought in these artists who have broken world records. And dancing to Michael Jackson music in the air is really something.
“We also have dancers on the ground, of course, doing his iconic choreography,” she adds. “For example, ‘Smooth Criminal’ is very similar to seeing the music video. And ‘Thriller’ has many of the same steps because it was done by the same people that did the video.”
Young believes audience members will be blown away by the acrobatics. “I don’t want to give specifics because I want people to be drawn in,” Young says. “But there’s a group from Japan that are doing something onstage that’s never been seen before here.”
Brooklyn-born dancer Leo Moctezuma, 31, performs in the show. He dances to songs like “Smooth Criminal” and “Dangerous.”
“Aside from being featured dancer in the show, I’m filling in for one of the Fanatics characters,” he says. “They’re five big Michael fans. We start the show off in different costumes that are Michael-inspired.
“I have a red ‘Thriller’ jacket and glittery gold socks underneath my pants,” he adds. “And I have a big WWF belt that’s gold. I’m in all the huge production numbers that involve dancing.”
Moctezuma also performs an “aerial tango” to the Jacksons’ song “This Place Hotel.”
“So the girls harness, and there’s wrist loops, so we hang from our wrists and do different moves in the air partnering with the girls,” he explains. “That’s one of my favorite parts of the show.”
But the heart of the show is Jackson’s voice, according to Michael Phillips, a 38-year-old saxophonist. His favorite moment is one in which a young Jackson appears on the big screen singing the Jackson 5’s “I’ll Be There.”
“It’s a subtle moment,” Phillips says. “It doesn’t have any pyrotechnics. The keyboard player starts playing ‘I’ll Be There,’ and then all of a sudden the old-school Michael with the afro is on screen singing extremely passionately. Everybody’s just in awe.
“You can hear a pin drop, because people are remembering that this was just a little kid who was extremely talented who had the opportunity to share his music with the whole world,” he adds. “It’s one of the most innocent and gut-wrenching moments of the show.”
The performance bounces back and forth between the pop star’s soul songs and dance numbers.
“We go through different moods — so we party, and then all of a sudden we’re down in a reflective type of vibe,” Phillips says.
Originally from Westchester, and now living in Portland, Ore., Phillips has toured with Prince and Stevie Wonder. This is the sax player’s first Cirque production, and he also plays the EWI (electronic wind instrument) onstage.
He and the rest of the band are elevated from the main stage, looking down at the other performers. They play along to everything, from the Jacksons’ “Can You Feel It” to “ABC” by the Jackson 5.
“No matter how much good music you pick, there’s always going to be some good music missing because of Michael’s extensive body of work,” Phillips points out. “You just can’t play everything.”
You should know
“Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour” plays at the Prudential Center in Newark, Friday to Sunday; Madison Square Garden, April 3-5; and Nassau Colisseum in Long Island, April 7-8. For ticket info, visit cirquedusoleil.com.
Source: http://www.nydailyne...3#ixzz1qX5dH8tB
As theatrical as the King of Pop’s performances were, pairing his music and dance moves with Cirque du Soleil makes for an even more over-the-top show.
“Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour” arrives Friday for three shows at the Prudential Center in Newark before heading to Madison Square Garden and Nassau Coliseum.
More than 65 performing artists, including acrobats, musicians and dancers, bring the late pop star’s songbook to life on a colorful fantasy set. Cirque boasts that it’s the biggest arena show touring North America right now, with 35 trucks, eight buses and more than 215 people.
“Michael Jackson always wanted to work with Cirque du Soleil,” says Tara Young, artistic director for the tour. “When he was alive, he had many, many thoughts of actually collaborating with Cirque.”
The arts and entertainment company partnered with Jackson’s estate after his death in 2009 to produce a show that would pay tribute to him.
“When he passed, it was actually almost something that was obviously going to happen,” Young said.
Young has been on board since the tour kicked off Oct. 2 in Montreal. The show has been scaled back a little because of some technical glitches.
“Everybody reached really high for this show for what they wanted to do,” Young said. “We had to get rid of some things, but it’s honestly due to moving so fast. We had 40 trucks.
“So you’re loading at 4 a.m., and then you have 15,000 people showing up at 7 p.m.,” she adds. “There are only so many hours in the day to unload those trucks and set up a show. And then you have to leave two days later sometimes, and travel 17 hours to the next city.”
So the show was streamlined. “In honesty, I don’t miss the things that have gone away because it really is about Michael and his life and his music,” Young says. “The show is tighter and the rhythm is far better than when we started.”
The show has the vibe of a rock concert, and producers have hired choreographers Jackson worked with.
“When you see the show, you actually feel like you are seeing a Michael Jackson concert,” said Young. “But then you have a strap artist in the air, hanging on by his mouth. So Cirque has brought in these artists who have broken world records. And dancing to Michael Jackson music in the air is really something.
“We also have dancers on the ground, of course, doing his iconic choreography,” she adds. “For example, ‘Smooth Criminal’ is very similar to seeing the music video. And ‘Thriller’ has many of the same steps because it was done by the same people that did the video.”
Young believes audience members will be blown away by the acrobatics. “I don’t want to give specifics because I want people to be drawn in,” Young says. “But there’s a group from Japan that are doing something onstage that’s never been seen before here.”
Brooklyn-born dancer Leo Moctezuma, 31, performs in the show. He dances to songs like “Smooth Criminal” and “Dangerous.”
“Aside from being featured dancer in the show, I’m filling in for one of the Fanatics characters,” he says. “They’re five big Michael fans. We start the show off in different costumes that are Michael-inspired.
“I have a red ‘Thriller’ jacket and glittery gold socks underneath my pants,” he adds. “And I have a big WWF belt that’s gold. I’m in all the huge production numbers that involve dancing.”
Moctezuma also performs an “aerial tango” to the Jacksons’ song “This Place Hotel.”
“So the girls harness, and there’s wrist loops, so we hang from our wrists and do different moves in the air partnering with the girls,” he explains. “That’s one of my favorite parts of the show.”
But the heart of the show is Jackson’s voice, according to Michael Phillips, a 38-year-old saxophonist. His favorite moment is one in which a young Jackson appears on the big screen singing the Jackson 5’s “I’ll Be There.”
“It’s a subtle moment,” Phillips says. “It doesn’t have any pyrotechnics. The keyboard player starts playing ‘I’ll Be There,’ and then all of a sudden the old-school Michael with the afro is on screen singing extremely passionately. Everybody’s just in awe.
“You can hear a pin drop, because people are remembering that this was just a little kid who was extremely talented who had the opportunity to share his music with the whole world,” he adds. “It’s one of the most innocent and gut-wrenching moments of the show.”
The performance bounces back and forth between the pop star’s soul songs and dance numbers.
“We go through different moods — so we party, and then all of a sudden we’re down in a reflective type of vibe,” Phillips says.
Originally from Westchester, and now living in Portland, Ore., Phillips has toured with Prince and Stevie Wonder. This is the sax player’s first Cirque production, and he also plays the EWI (electronic wind instrument) onstage.
He and the rest of the band are elevated from the main stage, looking down at the other performers. They play along to everything, from the Jacksons’ “Can You Feel It” to “ABC” by the Jackson 5.
“No matter how much good music you pick, there’s always going to be some good music missing because of Michael’s extensive body of work,” Phillips points out. “You just can’t play everything.”
You should know
“Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour” plays at the Prudential Center in Newark, Friday to Sunday; Madison Square Garden, April 3-5; and Nassau Colisseum in Long Island, April 7-8. For ticket info, visit cirquedusoleil.com.
Source: http://www.nydailyne...3#ixzz1qX5dH8tB
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Posted 29 March 2012 - 06:46 PM
A fan who I know seen the show in LA and she said that they don't have the Giving Tree in the show now it got broken during a show there 
she also said that because of the amount of equipment that they have to bring that this may be the reason why they cant come to every city in Europe.
she also said that because of the amount of equipment that they have to bring that this may be the reason why they cant come to every city in Europe.
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