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"Thriller" is a disco-funk song. [6] It was written by the English songwriter Rod Temperton, who had previously written "Rock with You" and "Off the Wall" for Jackson's 1979 album Off the Wall. [7] Temperton wanted to write something theatrical to suit Jackson's love of film. [8] He improvised with bass and drum patterns until he developed the ...
Michael Jackson's Thriller is the music video for the song "Thriller" by the American singer Michael Jackson, released on December 2, 1983. It was directed by John Landis, written by Jackson and Landis, and stars Jackson and Ola Ray. It references numerous horror films and has Jackson dancing with a horde of zombies.
The song was performed by Heatwave for the movie Escape To Athena soundtrack and served as the movie's closing theme. In 1982, Temperton wrote the music to Someone in the Dark, recorded by Michael Jackson, and produced by Quincy Jones, for the movie E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, with lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman.
'Thriller' was written by Rod Temperton, the man behind Jackson’s solo breakthrough — and a disco classic ... Jackson's 'Thriller' Video for Upcoming Movie. 4. An early version of the song was ...
"P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" is a song by American singer, songwriter and dancer Michael Jackson, released as the sixth single from his sixth album, Thriller (1982). The song was written by James Ingram and Quincy Jones. "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" was released on September 19, 1983.
"Billie Jean" and Thriller topped both the singles and album charts in the same week. This occurred on both sides of the Atlantic simultaneously, a feat very few acts have ever achieved. The song was the third best-selling single of 1983 in the US and ninth in the UK. [30] "Billie Jean" also reached number one in Canada, Switzerland and Belgium ...
The theme song from the popular vampire movie, “The Lost Boys,” is dark, menacing and just right for when you come across a gang of bloodsucking vampires. 'Tales From the Crypt' by Danny Elfman
The song would ultimately replace the track "Carousel", which had been already recorded for Thriller. [9] "Human Nature" was released as a single on July 4, 1983. Like the four Thriller singles before it, the song became a top 10 hit in the US, reaching number seven on the Billboard Hot 100.