Michael Jackson 3D Tribute.
Posted in Music Stories on January 21st, 2010 by admin – Be the first to commentSo news came out today that Michael Jackson will have a never before seen rendition of Earth Song will be broadcast alongside tributes by Celine Dion, Smokey Robinson, Jennifer Hudson and Usher. The version he recorded was set to be used for his “This Is It” tour before he suddenly passed away.
The producer of the Grammies Ken Ehrlich said:
“To try and imitate him, to try and represent him, it just didn’t feel to me like it was something we should do,” explained Grammy producer Ken Ehrlich. “You just don’t ever necessarily want to see anybody but Michael doing [songs like] Beat It or Billie Jean. This felt to us like it was really a way of representing him. It’s like a tip of the hat.”
With the collaboration of artists set to perform while the video is playing, it should be a good event NOT to miss. I’m sure it’s going to be talked about heavily as it’s been trending on Twitter for quite sometime now. Here’s a little bit about the song “Earth Song:”
Earth Song originally appeared on Jackson’s 1995 album HIStory. It is an orchestral ballad, bombastic and eco-friendly, and Jackson planned to make it a highlight of his London residency. “The song was so important to him,” Ehrlich said. Jackson shot a new, 3D music video to accompany the song, but didn’t get the chance to screen it before an audience. Although an excerpt of the footage appears in the posthumous Jackson documentary, This Is It, the Grammy broadcast on 31 January will mark the video’s full debut.
Jackson himself does not appear in the clip. “[The video] starts out with some beautiful images of the world and our environment, and Michael’s child-like love for animals, birds and dolphins,” Ehrlich said. “It introduces a little girl, a beautiful little girl who at one point in the film basically goes to sleep, and when she wakes up – she’s in a forest and it’s very pastoral – and when she wakes up, all of a sudden it’s all changed and it’s bad. The environment is being affected and trees are being cut down.”
To fully appreciate the Earth Song footage, viewers will have to wear 3D glasses. These will be distributed to the Staples Center’s audience and through Target shops in the US.
Sounds like it could be entertaining. It’s also going to be a good tribute to the King of Pop, because even if he was a little crazy, Michael had heaps and heaps of musical talent.
Michael Jackson - This Is It
