Thriller (song) adapted by director John Landis into a highly successful music video, known independently as "Michael Jackson's Thriller". At fourteen minutes, the video is substantially longer than the song and ties together a narrative featuring Jackson and actress Ola Ray in a setting heavily inspired by horror films of the 1950s. In the video's most iconic scene, Jackson leads other actors costumed as zombies in a choreographed dance routine. Though it garnered some criticism for its occult theme and violent imagery, the video was immediately popular and received high critical acclaim, being nominated for six MTV Video Music Awards in 1984
Michael Jonzun the Block; Michael Jonzun contributed to early tracks by both groups. He also worked on Peter Wolf's "Lights Out" and Tom Browne's "Rockin' Radio". In 1986, he left the band to pursue a solo career and released an album on A&M Records. In 2012 Jonzun sued the estate of Michael Jackson for $24 million, claiming co-writing credit on "This is It," a song Jackson recorded in 2009 with Paul Anka. In March 2014 a federal judge dismissed the suit. Singles & EPs Michael Jonzun Michael Jonzun, a musician and producer of electro, and especially electro funk, was born in Florida,