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The Soundtrack Show

Ghostbusters: the Music (Part I)

The Soundtrack Show

iHeartPodcasts

Film History, Music, Music History, Tv & Film

4.91.5K Ratings

🗓️ 10 October 2018

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

In our first look at Ghostbusters, we call up an in-depth look at the musical contribution from legendary film composer Elmer Bernstein, who gives the movie a light-hearted, comedic touch ... while treating the threat of malevolent spirits very seriously. The main theme is discussed, as is Dana's theme, and so much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:27.0

While Ray Parker Jr. single for Ghostbusters was a huge radio and MTV hit, legendary film composed for Ghostbusters

1:33.4

for Ghostbusters was a huge radio and MTV hit. Legendary film composer Elmer Bernstein

1:36.5

is the one who provided the emotional context for the film.

1:41.1

This is the soundtrack show. The Oh, Oh, wow, wow, and a... Welcome back to the soundtrack show. I'm your host David W Collins and welcome to our first episode

2:56.6

all about the music that is both the song score and the film score to Ghostbusters, a movie from 1984 from Columbia Pictures, directed by

3:07.0

Ivan Reitman with a film score by Elmer Bernstein.

3:11.1

As you may have guessed from the opening, I'm opting to focus this particular episode on the film's

3:16.0

orchestral score, and I'll save our deep dive into the song score for another episode.

3:21.2

Because we may or may not remember that Ghostbusters has a lot of

3:26.4

music in it and I don't just mean the songs.

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