Ghostbusters OST

Originally Posted by orion_mk3

I pre-ordered it the very morning it premiered, since there's no telling how long those Club titles will last.

Last I looked, they're still selling The Fury on Varese and that had the same number of copies as Ghostbusters (and it's a much better score, to boot)

Originally Posted by orion_mk3

Bernstein's comedy scores in the 80's have long been the red headed stepchildren of his discography, represented by just a few paltry tracks here and there.

Eh, I don't know about all of that. He returned to work on Ghostbusters 2 only to leave later, tired of working on comedy scores and movies that overemphasized songs over score. So instead of doing another paint-by-numbers sequel job - he went over to the UK and did a little score called Slipstream that was far and beyond one of the best adventure scores of the 1980s - and that hasn't had an offical release either.

I'd like to think the boldness of that score is a retaliation against all the mickey mousing he had to do in the 80s with comedy films.

Originally Posted by orion_mk3

I'd have liked to see the title song on the album as well, but I can see why that would be impossible. Too bad, though; that and the Bernstein score tracks were the only worthwhile parts of the original album.

Sony/BMG are about to release a remastered version of the old album with two extra tracks.

Originally Posted by orion_mk3

So, Varese, how's about Ghostbusters 2 as your next Club release? Pretty please?

Oof, that score is awful. I can understand why someone would want it - but it is largely incredibly awful.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by orion_mk3

I suppose it's curiosity; I've only heard it in the film, and Edelman can sometimes pull something decent off. Is there a boot floating around?

"Theres a boot for everything but Hugo Friedhofer's Joan Of Arc"

(And, from personal experience, Walter Schumann's The Night Of The Hunter)

There's nowhere I can't reach.