January 1, 2010 12:06
Michael Jackson’s 'Thriller' video added to US national film archive
Promo for singer's classic 1983 song to be preserved
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Michael Jackson's classic promo for his 1983 hit 'Thriller' has become the first music video to be added to the US national film archive.
The archive was set up to preserve films for future generations, with movies The Mask Of Zorro, Pillow Talk and Quasi At The Quackadero among the films just added alongside the 'Thriller' promo, reports BBC News.
Steve Legett of the National Film Preservation Board said that the 14-minute music video, featuring the singer's famous zombie dance, was added due to the increased importance of music videos in popular culture.
"Because of the way the recording industry is evolving and changing, we thought it would be good to go back to the development of an earlier seismic shift, the development of the music video," he said.
25 new films are added to the archive every year after being nominated by the public.
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