Ghostbusters Score

The original movie score was written by Golden Globe and Academy Award winning composer Elmer Bernstein (1922-2004), orchestrated by Peter Bernstein David Spear and performed by the Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra.
In 1983, Bernstein, well known for being a prolific and celebrated composer in the 1950's, '60's and '70's, was chosen by director Ivan Reitman to score his new film Ghostbusters even before any of the actors had signed. Bernstein and Reitman had previously worked together nearly half a dozen times on such classic films as Animal House and Stripes, and his involvement in Ghostbusters was accepted without question from the studio. In order to give the score an appropriately 'eerie' feeling, Bernstein chose to utilize a relatively unknown French instrument, the ondes martenot, a keyboard variation of the theremin (best known for it's use in the song "Good Vibrations" by the Beach Boys). As was common for films of the day, several themes of the score were shelved in favor of more radio-friendly songs from popular recording artists. In particular, Bernstein's main theme for the film, "Ghostbusters!" was rejected in favor of the now infamous Ray Parker Jr. hit of the same name. While Bernstein's theme is still well known amongst his fans (he often scheduled the song in concerts and it has appeared on multiple compilation albums), it remains largely unknown to all but the most loyal fans of the film. The underscore between main themes is similar to a lot of Bernstein's 1980's comedy scores, containing multiple short tracks, often very theatrical and overly exaggerated bits of score which accentuate the comedy by their seriousness, and plenteous bursts of ondes martenot.
Bernstein continued to compose comedy scores throughout the '80's, but with an increasing distaste for working within the genre, the composer would declare himself done with comedy by the time a Ghostbusters sequel was proposed, and opted out of the franchise.Ghostbusters Score (1996 Bootleg Release)This was a bootleg of the Ghostbusters Score. Some sources say that it was a promotional CD with a very small amount made (about 100). [table

= "475" align="center" class="box_bottom"][row="box_top"][center]Track[/center]Title[center]Time[/center][/row][cell][center]1[/center][/cell][cell]At The Beginning - The Library[/cell][cell][center]2:20[/center][/cell][cell][center]2[/center][/cell][cell]Testing The Girl[/cell][cell][center]1:48[/center][/cell][cell][center]3[/center][/cell][cell]We Found One[/cell][cell][center]2:47[/center][/cell][cell][center]4[/center][/cell][cell]Up To The Hotel[/cell][cell][center]2:19[/center][/cell][cell][center]5[/center][/cell][cell]We'll Take It - Dana Barrett[/cell][cell][center]1:08[/center][/cell][cell][center]6[/center][/cell][cell]In Business[/cell][cell][center]1:30[/center][/cell][cell][center]7[/center][/cell][cell]First Customer / Checking The Apartment[/cell][cell][center]4:57[/center][/cell][cell][center]8[/center][/cell][cell]Hard Work[/cell][cell][center]6:24[/center][/cell][cell][center]9[/center][/cell][cell]Welcome On Board[/cell][cell][center]1:34[/center][/cell][cell][center]10[/center][/cell][cell]The Statue Moves[/cell][cell][center]1:09[/center][/cell][cell][center]11[/center][/cell][cell]Dana Disappears[/cell][cell][center]1:33[/center][/cell][cell][center]12[/center][/cell][cell]Chased By A Bear! / Somebody Let Me In[/cell][cell][center]3:42[/center][/cell][cell][center]13[/center][/cell][cell]Peter Arrives / I Am Zuul / Myth[/cell][cell][center]9:24[/center][/cell][cell][center]14[/center][/cell][cell]E.P.A. Man / Keymaster Meets Gatekeeper[/cell][cell][center]2:16[/center][/cell][cell][center]15[/center][/cell][cell]The Ground Moves[/cell][cell][center]1:46[/center][/cell][cell][center]16[/center][/cell][cell]The Stairs[/cell][cell][center]1:20[/center][/cell][cell][center]17[/center][/cell][cell]Gozer[/cell][cell][center]4:01[/center][/cell][cell][center]18[/center][/cell][cell]The Big Marshmallow[/cell][cell][center]2:00[/center][/cell][cell][center]19[/center][/cell][cell]In Reverse[/cell][cell][center]1:33[/center][/cell][cell][center]20[/center][/cell][cell]Dana Is Back[/cell][cell][center]2:14[/center][/cell][cell][center]21[/center][/cell][cell]This Is The Sign[/cell][cell][center]1:08[/center][/cell][cell][center]22[/center][/cell][cell]End Title[/cell][cell][center]2:27[/center][/cell][/table]Ghostbusters Score (2006 Varese Sarabande's CD Club Release)Official release of the Ghostbusters Score. It had a limited release of 3000 worldwide. Track Listings. [hr]

1. Ghostbusters Theme
   2. Library/Title
   3. Venkman
   4. Walk
   5. Hello
   6. Get Her!
   7. Plan
   8. Taken
   9. Fridge
   10. Sign
   11. Client
   12. The Apartment
   13. Dana's Theme
   14. We Got One!
   15. Halls
   16. Trap
   17. Meeting
   18. I Respect You
   19. Cross Rip
   20. Attack
   21. Dogs
   22. Date
   23. Zuul
   24. Dana's Room
   25. Judgment Day
   26. The Protection Grid
   27. Ghosts! (not used in the film ) 28. The Gatekeeper
   29. Earthquake
   30. Ghostbusters! (not used in the film ) 31. Stairwell
   32. Gozer
   33. Marshmallow Terror
   34. Final Battle
   35. Finish
   36. End Credits (not used in the film ) 37. Magic
   38. Zool [sic] 39. We Got One!