Thriller 40th Anniversary

[Dorian]

but why they didn't master CD2

It’s only for the atmos mixes

 

[SmoothGangsta]

Would be awesome if the atmos mixes were widely available. Seems they are always tied to specific services, unless I'm misunderstanding.

 

[AlwaysThere]

Would be awesome if the atmos mixes were widely available. Seems they are always tied to specific services, unless I'm misunderstanding.

Yeah, as far as I know, only Amazon and Apple Music offer Atmos. Spotify is lagging behind (as they tend to do) and I have no clue about Tidal.

 

[Dorian]

Good thing about this release:
- Atmos Mix of Thriller. It was a long time coming.
- 4K videos.

 

[Dorian]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1593629192737812480

 

[Fuzball]

https://www.tiktok.com/video/7167173064692649258

 

[Dorian]

https://www.tiktok.com/video/7167173064692649258

I'M HAPPY YOU GUYS SUPPORT T40.
ENOUGH ABOUT THAT NOW. LET'S TALK ABOUT MYSELF. #MJ #MUSICALLAWYER #JBISYOURLOVER

 

[Themidwestcowboy]

https://www.tiktok.com/video/7167173064692649258

This is too surreal to be true

 

[SmoothGangsta]

Using MJ to get popular on tiktok

 

[kai]

this release is so messed up that its actually really funny..

 

[BuffaloBill87]

Lord Branca

 

[Dorian]

I kinda want to make a tiktok now and send him parody videos that we make.

 

[james283126]

So now Billie Jean is just in limbo? Hahaha Jesus Fuck… the one thing these morons did right (the 4k’s) and they fumble it and don’t even finish the last of the 3. Whatever, I kind of had a feeling, made no sense why Thriller and Beat It were in 4K early but not BJ

 

[BuffaloBill87]

Anyway how great are those 4k videos btw?

Amazing quality! MJ was a great looking dude coming out that theatre and teasing poor Ola.

 

[MJbr2]

SERBAN GHENEA AND JOHN HANES DID THE DOLBY ATMOS MIXES!? No wonder they sound phenomenal. (For those who don’t know, they’re the most sought-after and renowned mix engineers currently working.) Big ups to the estate/Sony for choosing them.

Iirc Serban did the surround mix in the mid 2000s that got cancelled cause MJ didn't like it. Could it be that same one?

 

[AlwaysThere]

Iirc Serban did the surround mix in the mid 2000s that got cancelled cause MJ didn't like it. Could it be that same one?

That was Mick Guzauski, actually! Also a well respected engineer that worked on “Blood on the Dance Floor.” I’d love to hear his mixes.

 

[SmoothCriminal1995]

Trying desperately hard not to go on a long rant about Thriller 40 and this whole release.

It's almost laughable at this point, Mike and Thriller deserved better

 

[Dorian]

Iirc Serban did the surround mix in the mid 2000s that got cancelled cause MJ didn't like it. Could it be that same one?

During the 2000s MJ really made some weird decisions, taking into account he was a pioneer in new tech.
No surround sound, no HD remasters, terrible CD remasters.

 

[MJbr2]

That was Mick Guzauski, actually! Also a well respected engineer that worked on “Blood on the Dance Floor.” I’d love to hear his mixes.

Oh, thanks for the info. Serban is indeed a great engineer.

 

[filmandmusic]

That's pretty much what Sony wanted to put on T25.

How do you know?

 

[AlwaysThere]

I still attest that in terms of bang for your buck and featured material, it’s still the best Thriller reissue by a country mile. Two brand-new songs, two early cuts of previously released songs, two leaked tracks in high(er) quality, two stunning 4K short film restorations, and decent album packaging. I’ll reach for this before Thriller 25 or the 2001 SE any day.

As far as sound quality goes though, this is a shameful embarrassment and disgrace to contemporary audio standards, much less MJ’s catalog.

 

[wonderouzmj]

https://www.tiktok.com/video/7167173064692649258

We need to spam his comments on every video...I really see lucifer when i look at that monster!

 

[filmandmusic]

Good assessment, not much else needs to be said really @AlwaysThere

 

[Dorian]

We need to spam his comments on every video...I really see lucifer when i look at that monster!

 

[AlwaysThere]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1593642661155577856

Pretty cool little feature. Insignificant stuff like this (alongside Dolby Atmos) makes me wanna hop over to Apple Music.

 

[SmoothGangsta]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1593642661155577856

Pretty cool little feature. Insignificant stuff like this (alongside Dolby Atmos) makes me wanna hop over to Apple Music.

Yeah, I want to but I'm too invested in Spotify at this point. Already switched from Tidal to Spotify and can't be bothered rebuilding my playlist a second time lol.

 

[Fuzball]

cool promo in Japan

 

[Dorian]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1593642661155577856

Pretty cool little feature. Insignificant stuff like this (alongside Dolby Atmos) makes me wanna hop over to Apple Music.

I did one year ago and never looked back

 

[8th wonder]

Not only does Apple Music have Thriller in Dolby Atmos but it also has the Wembley CD (better mixing than the DVD) so as an MJ fan it's tempting to get Apple Music.

 

[ZeconMusic]

Iirc Serban did the surround mix in the mid 2000s that got cancelled cause MJ didn't like it. Could it be that same one?

Mick tells a different story, he says it was scrapped because of the allegations.

Into 2002 and in the middle of mixing “Beat It,” Guzauski got another call from Sony. “They put a hold on it,” he reports, “and said, ‘We don’t know if we’re going to finish it.’ They said they’d restart it several times, but the last time was in 2004, when I got a call saying, ‘We want to finish Thriller. What would it cost?’ Two hours later, it came on the news that Michael’s Neverland ranch had been raided for a second time. That’s the last I heard about it.”