Posted Thu May 29, 2014 at 08:00 AM PDT by Steven Cohen
The legendary British musician will hit the stage on Blu-ray in July.
In an early announcement to retailers, Eagle Rock is preparing 'Elton John: The Million Dollar Piano' for Blu-ray on July 1.
'The Million Dollar Piano' was filmed over multiple nights in 2013 at Elton John's residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The show has been running since September 2011, with the most recent leg spanning 16 shows between March 29 and April 26 2014. The concerts are the culmination of Elton John's decades long partnership with Yamaha pianos. This film features classic Elton John tracks from across his extraordinary career performed either with his band, solo, or with percussionist Ray Cooper. The multimedia staging is phenomenal with vast screens behind the stage illustrating the songs and the piano itself acting as a screen for graphics and animations.
Track Listing:
1) The Bitch Is Back
2) Bennie And The Jets
3) Rocket Man
4) Levon
5) Tiny Dancer
6) Your Song
7) Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters
8) Better Off Dead
9) Indian Sunset
10) Blue Eyes
11) Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
12) I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues
13) Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
14) Philadelphia Freedom
15) I'm Still Standing
16) Crocodile Rock
17) Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting
18) Circle Of Life
19) Song For Guy (credits)
Specs and a suggested list price for the Blu-ray have not been detailed yet, but supplements will include: "The Making Of The Million Dollar Piano," and Four extra tracks filmed in Kiev in 2012: "Candle In The Wind"; "Sacrifice"; "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" and "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me."
You can find the latest specs for 'Elton John: The Million Dollar Piano' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under July 1.
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