Michael Jackson's Vision is a deluxe DVD video album by American recording artist Michael Jackson. It was released on November 22, 2010 by Epic Records, Legacy Recordings, and Jackson's own label, MJJ Productions. It includes three DVDs, featuring 4.5 hours of content of 42 music videos with newly restored color and remastered audio. Jackson referred to each of these productions as a "short film" and not a music video. This is the first time that all of Jackson's videos have been released on DVD.[1] According to a statement by the producers, the video recognizes Jackson's "pioneering short films that transformed the entertainment industry with timeless, pop culture classics".
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| Released | November 22, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 1976–2003 | |||
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| Length | 4:33:10 | |||
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| Director | Various | |||
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Disc one features videos from the albums Off the Wall, Thriller and Bad and disc two features videos from the albums Dangerous, HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I, Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix and Invincible. The third disc, which is a bonus disc, features seven videos. Michael Jackson's Vision includes the full-length versions of the John Landis-directed "Thriller" and "Black or White" as well as the classic "Bad" directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese. Also included in the boxed set are Jackson's collaborations with other noted film directors such as John Singleton, Spike Lee and David Fincher as well as "Ghosts", his rarely seen collaboration with special effects legend Stan Winston. Michael Jackson's Vision is available in a limited edition boxed set featuring a 60-page glossy hard-bound book that includes behind-the-scenes photos from Jackson's videos, which includes information for each video including: songwriter, album, director, production date, location and photography.[2]
Ten music videos previously unavailable on DVD including "One More Chance" are included.[1] It was also released on the iTunes Store and has iTunes LP features. The videos "Smooth Criminal", "Speed Demon", "Come Together", and "Leave Me Alone" come from Jackson's 1988 film Moonwalker. The "Smooth Criminal" segment is actually over 40 minutes long but only the 10-minute song and dance scene is featured. The video "Another Part of Me" is from Jackson's Bad World Tour and "Will You Be There" is from the Dangerous World Tour.
The "HIStory" video and the complete version of "Ghosts" are the only short film that is not included in this box set. The original music video of "Blood on the Dance Floor" is replaced with the Refugee Camp mix for unknown reasons. The videos for the Jacksons' songs "Torture" and "Body" are also not included, because Michael did not appear in any of them, despite having a verse in each of them. Also not included is the music video for the Jacksons' "2300 Jackson Street".
On February 15, 2011, Michael Jackson's Vision was certified 5× Platinum by RIAA for the sales of over 0.5 million units in the United States.[3] On December 31, 2010, it was also certified Diamond in France (for the sales of over 60 000 units)[4] and 2× Platinum in Australia.[5] On May 29, 2011, it was also certified Gold in New Zealand.[6] It has been also certified Gold in Austria[7] and Platinum in Poland.[8]
Reception over the video and audio quality of the box set has been mixed. As the videos are played in 16:9, videos with a 4:3 aspect ratio are pillarboxed and as a result, the resolution is lower than some previous DVDs. Also, the audio is mixed in PCM stereo instead of 5.1 Surround as in many previous DVDs.
Michael Jackson's Vision is the second Jackson DVD to feature animation intros to all of the videos (the other being HIStory on Film, Volume II). For discs one and two, before each video begins, a short introduction, which features a short animated clip of the video, is shown revealing the title. The bonus disc just reveals the title and a clip is not shown.
| No. | Title | Director(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" | Nick Saxton | 4:12 |
| 2. | "Rock with You" | Bruce Gowers | 3:22 |
| 3. | "She's Out of My Life" | Gowers | 3:35 |
| 4. | "Billie Jean" | Steve Barron | 4:54 |
| 5. | "Beat It" | Bob Giraldi | 4:57 |
| 6. | "Thriller" | John Landis | 13:42 |
| 7. | "Bad" | Martin Scorsese | 18:05 |
| 8. | "The Way You Make Me Feel" | Joe Pytka | 9:24 |
| 9. | "Man in the Mirror" | Donald Wilson | 5:03 |
| 10. | "Dirty Diana" | Pytka | 5:05 |
| 11. | "Smooth Criminal" | Colin Chilvers | 9:27 |
| 12. | "Another Part of Me" | Patrick T. Kelly | 4:45 |
| 13. | "Speed Demon" | Will Vinton | 10:08 |
| 14. | "Come Together" |
| 5:40 |
| 15. | "Leave Me Alone" |
| 4:36 |
| 16. | "Liberian Girl" | Jim Yukich | 5:34 |
| Total length: | 112:29 | ||
| No. | Title | Director(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Black or White" | Landis | 11:01 |
| 2. | "Remember the Time" | John Singleton | 9:16 |
| 3. | "In the Closet" | Herb Ritts | 6:05 |
| 4. | "Jam" | David Nelson | 7:59 |
| 5. | "Heal the World" | Pytka | 7:32 |
| 6. | "Give In to Me" | Andy Morahan | 5:29 |
| 7. | "Who Is It" | David Fincher | 6:34 |
| 8. | "Will You Be There" | Vincent Paterson | 5:55 |
| 9. | "Gone Too Soon" | Bill DiCicco | 3:38 |
| 10. | "Scream" (with Janet Jackson) | Mark Romanek | 4:47 |
| 11. | "Childhood" | Nicholas Brandt | 4:29 |
| 12. | "You Are Not Alone" | Wayne Isham | 5:34 |
| 13. | "Earth Song" | Brandt | 6:44 |
| 14. | "They Don't Care About Us" (Brazil version) | Spike Lee | 7:08 |
| 15. | "Stranger in Moscow" | Brandt | 5:33 |
| 16. | "Blood on the Dance Floor" (Refugee Camp mix) |
| 5:27 |
| 17. | "Ghosts" | Stan Winston | 3:58 |
| 18. | "You Rock My World" | Paul Hunter | 13:30 |
| 19. | "Cry" | Brandt | 4:57 |
| Total length: | 125:36 | ||
| No. | Title | Director(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Blame It on the Boogie" (The Jacksons) | 3:32 | |
| 2. | "Enjoy Yourself" (The Jacksons) | 3:31 | |
| 3. | "Can You Feel It" (The Jacksons) |
| 9:37 |
| 4. | "Say Say Say" (with Paul McCartney) | Giraldi | 4:57 |
| 5. | "They Don't Care About Us" (prison version) | Spike Lee | 4:52 |
| 6. | "Why?" (3T featuring Michael Jackson) | 4:33 | |
| 7. | "One More Chance" | Brandt | 4:03 |
| Total length: | 35:05 | ||
Some music videos have been changed and are different from their previous commercial releases.
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[19] | 2× Platinum | 30,000^ |
| Austria (IFPI Austria)[20] | Gold | 5,000* |
| France (SNEP)[21] | Diamond | 60,000* |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[22] | Gold | 2,500^ |
| Poland (ZPAV)[23] | Platinum | 10,000* |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[24] | Gold | 10,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[25] | Gold | 25,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[26] | 5× Platinum | 500,000^ |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||