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Most instrumental parts of ''Thriller'' were played by session musicians as sequencing and digital synthesizers had yet to be introduced to the industry (???)<ref name="Carr 2022 b760"/> (Some parts required assistance as the performer played, while the programmer modulated the sound manually????) {{Citation needed}}

The nine minute and two second BBC "Witness" podcast was followed by three ''How We Created It'' pilot vlogs for Marinelli's YouTube channel. In the firstepisode, Marinelli demonstrates how to recreate the falling star sound that opens the "Thriller" song, followed by a two part series called "Studio Stories".<ref name="Carr 2022 b760" /> Quincy Jones production assistant, Steven Ray, who was present at both studios, joins Marinelli to compare stories in 2020.<ref name="Anthony Marinelli Music Forever 2020 y199"/> Marinelli and Ray continued recording episodes and was approached by Audivita Studios and a podcast distribution deal with David Wolf producing, Christian D. Bruun directing. ''Stories In The Room:'' “Michael Jackson’s Thriller Album” has published 72 episodes as of February 2024,. <ref name="MJVibe 2023 k028"/> guest Guest appearances include:

* Matt Forger (sound engineer)<ref name="MusicTech 2023 n031"/>

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