Music - Michael Jackson's final words in public... This Is It. These three little words are brought back to life with a brand new song, album and film, all titled 'This Is It'.
'This Is It' was orginally written with Paul Anka in 1983 for a planned duet that never happened, but since Michael Jackson's death, a version of Michael singing with a piano accompaniment was found within a box of tapes. Michael's brothers have since added backing vocals, as well as strings and a finger-click percussion.
The new song features on the credits for the movie 'This Is It', released worldwide today. The film has already broken box office records as one of the fastest selling ever. The movie was premiered worldwide simultaneously last night, and attended by stars including JLS, Mel B, Westlife, Taio Cruz and Peter Andre in London. In the US, the Jackson brothers attended alongside Will Smith, Paris Hilton, Paula Abdul, Jennifer Lopez, and Katy Perry who took pal Adam Lambert along to the LA premiere. The concert/documentary features unseen rehearsal footage recorded just days before Michael died.
Close friend Elizabeth Taylor wrote on her Twitter: "It is the single most brilliant piece of filmmaking I have ever seen. I wept from pure joy at his God-given gift. There will never, ever be the likes of him again."
The album 'This Is It' is also released this week, as a 2-CD collector's edition, and features the music that inspired the movie Michael Jackson's This Is It. The package includes a 36-page, commemorative booklet featuring exclusive photos of Michael from his last rehearsal along with an 11"x17" (approx. 28cm x 43cm) movie poster. There is a Deluxe Four Vinyl LP (180g) set, which contains the original album masters of some of Michael's biggest hits, previously unreleased versions of classic tracks plus two versions of the never-released "This Is It".
And if that isn't enough for you, the Michael Jackson Exhibition also launches today in London. For the first time, Michael Jackson's estate has opened the doors to his extraordinary personal belongings to celebrate his life.
The exhibition will celebrate Jackson's rise to fame in Motown through his record-breaking solo career and end with the spectacular shows he had planned for The O2 arena before his untimely death.
Michael Jackson's estate has opened up extensive archives from his homes, Neverland Ranch, concert collections and video vault to present more than 250 items including awards, clothing and a wide range of personal belongings. These include an original Jackson 5 contract, personally-commissioned portraits, the largest publicly displayed collection of his iconic concert and video costumes, his personal Rolls Royce and the famous sequined glove.
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