Ghostbusters - Soundtrack

I can't believe the other review on here gave this album only three stars!! This album is a classic that I grew up on. It is truly great. From the title track to great tracks from the Thompson Twins and Laura Brannigan this is truly a fantastic addition to the eighties lexicon. What some people forget is that Ghostbusters truly was one of those moments of the eighties that those of us who grew up on the movies of that era remember as defining a whole style of music and soundtrack. The title track itself has become so overplayed I don't think I know anyone who doesn't think it is a classic. I think one only has to look at its use in commercials those days, ...  Read the complete review

This is the soundtrack album to the highly successful Ghostbusters movie from 1984 which contains the following songs. (I have also listed the bonus tracks available on other releases of the album, also certain Amazon listings give incorrect artist details so I have cleared up the confusion here. The IMDB.com soundtrack listing does not list either of the Elmer Bernstein tracks). 01 - Ray Parker Jr - Ghostbusters (4:07) This song was a huge hit spending time at #1 in the US and reaching #2 in the UK, Ray Parker Jr was eventually sued by Huey Lewis for plagiarism of his song "I want a new drug" which was the musical basis for this tune. Lindsey ...  Read the complete review