THIS IS IT

MICHAEL JACKSON'S
THIS IS IT

Now Streaming, New Michael Jackson Song “This Is It”

Exclusively Available On Forthcoming Album

The album, Michael Jackson’s This Is It, is a companion piece to the Michael Jackson’s This Is It Movie and features the music that inspired the film, demo recordings and two versions of the previously unreleased song, “This Is It”.

• Audio CD (October 27, 2009)
• Original Release Date: October 27, 2009
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Sony Music Entertainment

Product Description
This Is It features the music that inspired Sony Pictures' forthcoming film MICHAEL JACKSON'S THIS IS IT.

Disc one will feature the original album masters of some of Michael's biggest hits arranged in the same sequence as they appear in the film. The disc ends with two versions of the never-released "This Is It." This song is featured in the film's closing sequence and includes backing vocals by Michael's brothers, the Jacksons.

Disc two offers previously unreleased versions of some of the artist's classic tracks. This disc also features a touching spoken word poem from Michael Jackson entitled "Planet Earth" that has never been heard before.

The two-disc This Is It is a stand-alone companion to the motion picture and includes a 36-page, commemorative booklet featuring exclusive photos of Michael from his last rehearsal.

MICHAEL JACKSON 1958 - 2009

'King of Pop' Dies of Apparent Heart Attack

Michael Jackson has died after a suffering a cardiac arrest at his Los Angeles home. Despite his enormous success, the spotlight that followed the 50-year-old pop superstar for more than four decades earned him headlines that often had little to do with his artistry.

Music icon Michael Jackson, whose fame spanned from his childhood with the legendary Jackson 5 to a superstar solo career that earned him the nickname 'King of Pop,' died Thursday afternoon at a Los Angeles hospital. He was 50.

His brother Jermaine Jackson confirmed Jackson's death from suspected cardiac arrest at a press conference Thursday evening.

Jermaine Jackson said his brother's physician was with him at his home at the time of his suspected cardiac arrest, and both the physician and the paramedics who transported to the UCLA Medical Center attempted to resuscitate him.

"Upon arriving at the hospital at approximately 1:14 p.m. a team of doctors, including emergency physicians and cardiologists, attempted to resuscitate him for a period of more than one hour, but they were unsuccessful," he said.

Jackson was pronounced dead at at 2:26 p.m. PDT, his brother said.

"My family request that the media please respect our privacy during this time, and may all love be with you Michael, always. We love you."