This Is It Page #3

was great. We can do this.

JONES:
Ready to shoot?

ORTEGA:
Yup.

JONES:
Okay, guys, let's shoot this.

MAN:
Here we go, ready.

We are rolling.

ORTEGA:
Action.

What do you want me to do? Count

three like they do in the movies?

ORTEGA:

Guys, that's the cue.

I'm sorry, are we

misunderstanding something here?

BEARDEN:
No, we're not misunderstanding.

We're sizzling.

BEARDEN:
He's sizzling.

I'm sizzling.

He's waiting for my point,

it's coming.

ORTEGA:

Oh, I thought...

Michael, I was telling them to start when

you turn toward the audience. Do you wanna...?

Oh, no, I wanna turn first,

face the audience with nothing.

ORTEGA:

Okay.

And then when he gets

my cue, then we go.

ORTEGA:
The only thing is how will you see

the video change from the marquee to the city?

I gotta feel that. I'll feel it,

the screen behind me.

ORTEGA:
All right. Now this

is all sizzle, sizzle, sizzle.

It says "Smooth Criminal."

The audience is going wild. The camera

now slowly starts to move over the marquee.

[BAND PLAYING

"SMOOTH CRIMINAL"]

Ow!

As he came into the window

It was the sound

Of a crescendo

He came into her apartment

He left the bloodstains

On the carpet

She ran underneath the table

He could see she was unable

So she ran into the bedroom

She was struck down

It was her doom

Annie, are you okay?

So, Annie, are you okay?

Are you okay, Annie?

Annie, are you okay?

So, Annie, are you okay?

Are you okay, Annie?

Annie, are you okay?

So, Annie, are you okay?

Are you okay, Annie?

Annie, are you okay?

Annie, are you okay?

Are you okay, Annie?

Annie, are you okay?

Will you tell us that you're okay?

There's a sign in the window

That he struck you

A crescendo, Annie

He came into your apartment

Left the bloodstains on the carpet

Then you ran into the bedroom

You were struck down

It was your doom

Annie, are you okay?

So, Annie, are you okay?

Are you okay, Annie?

Annie, are you okay?

So, Annie, are you okay?

Are you okay, Annie?

Annie, are you okay?

So, Annie, are you okay?

Are you okay, Annie?

You've been hit by

You've been struck by

A smooth criminal

Ow!

So they came into the outway

It was Sunday

What a black day

Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

Sounding heartbeats

Intimidations

Annie, are you okay?

So, Annie, are you okay?

Are you okay, Annie?

Annie, are you okay?

So, Annie, are you okay?

Are you okay, Annie?

Annie, are you okay?

So, Annie, are you okay?

Are you okay, Annie?

Annie, are you okay?

Annie, are you okay?

Are you okay, Annie?

Annie, are you okay?

Will you tell us that you're okay?

There's a sign in the window

That he struck you

A crescendo, Annie

He came into your apartment

Left the bloodstains on the carpet

Then you ran into the bedroom

You were struck down

It was your doom

Annie, are you okay?

So, Annie, are you okay?

Are you okay, Annie?

You've been hit by

You've been struck by

A smooth criminal

Ow!

Ow!

Annie, are you okay?

Will you tell us that you're okay?

There's a sign in the window

That he struck you

A crescendo, Annie

He came into your apartment

Left the bloodstains on the carpet

Then you ran into the bedroom

You were struck down

It was your doom

Annie, are you okay?

Will you tell us that you're okay?

There's a sign in the window

That he struck you

A crescendo, Annie

He came into your apartment

Left the bloodstains on the carpet

Then you ran into the bedroom

You were struck down

It was your doom, Annie

You've been hit by

You've been struck by

A smooth criminal

[PLAYING "THE WAY

YOU MAKE ME FEEL"]

Pretty good.

Pretty good.

[LAUGHS]

Ah

[HUMMING]

BEARDEN:

You're gonna put that in?

Uh-huh.

MAN:
Uh-huh.

BEARDEN:
It's really cool

for me as a musical director

because I need the artist

to be hands-on

and MJ is always hands-on

with everything that he does.

He knows all of his records.

He knows all of his tempos.

He knows all of his keys

of songs.

Doo dah

No. Just a little drag,

a little bit more behind the beat.

Yeah. It's not

the right sound.

Like you're dragging

yourself out of bed.

Imagine this is the right sound.

Check this.

Don't change so soon, though.

Don't wanna change over so

soon yet. See, you're going:

[IMITATING KE YBOARD]

Don't do that one.

Don't do that one.

Don't do that one yet?

No, no.

It should be simpler.

[IMITATING KE YBOARD]

Uh-huh. Yeah.

We'll get the sound,

we'll get the sound.

BEARDEN:
We'll get the sound

but that's not till tomorrow.

MICHAEL:
We gotta do a

sound check tomorrow night.

That's what we need to do.

MICHAEL:
And don't start

unless you do a sound check.

I know, that's why we doing it.

We need you to do

the sound check

because can't nobody hear

what you need to hear.

Some people might

not wanna have that bass...

I want it the way I wrote it.

I mean...

Like the audience hears it.

So whatever the record's doing,

that's how I want it to sound.

That's what it's gonna sound like, but

you gotta get closer to what you want.

Then if you wanna hear a little more

booty on something else, know what I mean?

Only you can say that.

You know what I'm saying?

[LAUGHING]

A little more booty.

That's funny.

But you knew

what I meant though too.

MICHAEL:

I know exactly what you meant.

Yeah, all right, then.

One more time from the top.

CHORUS:

Ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh

MICHAEL:

Ssh-ssh.

Try to get the same sound.

Ooh-ooh

MICHAEL:

Good sound on that. Good sound.

BEARDEN:

No, no, not yet, Prince.

MICHAEL:

No. You gotta...

You gotta let it simmer.

It's got a moment

where it has to simmer.

BEARDEN:
That's right.

You're not letting it simmer.

Just bathe in the moonlight. You

have to let it simmer a bit, you know?

BEARDEN:
All right, Prince? We're

gonna add two bars after the "ch-ooh."

Or at least a bar.

Yeah. MJ, check it

from the top again.

See what we got,

simmer-wise.

One, two, three, four.

[PLAYING "THE WAY YOU

MAKE ME FEEL"]

CHORUS:

Doo-doo

Doo-doo

Doo-doo

Doo-doo

Doo-doo

Doo-doo

Doo-doo

Pretty baby

With the high heels on

You give me fever

Like I've never, never known

I feel your fever

From miles around

I'll pick you up in my car

And we'll paint the town

Just kiss me, baby

And tell me twice

That you're the one for

You make me feel real

Doo-doo

You really turn me on

Doo-doo

Knocking me off of my feet now

Whoo!

Lonely days are gone

Doo-doo

Ooh

I gotta cue that.

I gotta cue that.

That shouldn't trigger

on its own.

That can't trigger

on its own.

I gotta cue that.

So you gotta watch me

for that growl, okay?

[DRUMBEATS]

[SONG RESUMES]

I never felt so in love before

Promise, baby

You'll love me for evermore

I swear I'm keeping you satisfied

Cos you're the one for me

The way you make me feel

CHORUS:

The way you make me feel

You really turn me on

You really turn me on

You knock me off

Of my feet now

You knock me off of my feet

C'mon, girl, come on

My lonely days are gone

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