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In 2015, Marinelli sat for an interview with the [[BBC]], reflecting on his memories and contributions to Michael Jackson's ''Thriller''.<ref name="BBC 2015 k223"/> Tom Baylor had introduced Marinelli to music producer [[Quincy Jones]]. Marinelli and partner, Brian Banks were hired as session musicians working at [[Westlake Recording Studios|Westlake Studios]] in West Hollywood for the creation of ''Thriller''. In addition to bringing in three truckloads of synthesizer gear, preliminary duties consisted of briefing Michael Jackson on the capabilities of the emerging technologies, sound creation and programming.<ref name="Carr 2022 b760"/>
The BBC "Witness" radio podcast was followed by three pilot vlogs for Marinelli's YouTube channel called ''How We Created It''. In the first episode, Marinelli demonstrates how to recreate the falling star sound that opens the "Thriller" song. The following two-part series is called "Studio Stories".<ref name="Carr 2022 b760" /> Quincy Jones' production assistant, Steven Ray,<ref name="Steven Ray Allmusic credits"/> joined Marinelli to reminisce in 2020.<ref name="Anthony Marinelli Music Forever 2020 y199"/> Marinelli and Ray continued recording episodes and were approached by Audivita Studios for the creation of ''Stories In The Room:'' “Michael Jackson’s Thriller Album”, with 72 episodes posted as of February 2024. <ref name="MJVibe 2023 k028"/>
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