File:Ghostbusters 1984 Elmer Bernstein Score Sample.ogg

This is the sample from a recording of Ghostbusters. Copyright in the recording is believed to belong to Columbia Pictures.
Additional information:This is a sample of the film score for the 1984 supernatural comedy Ghostbusters composed by Elmer Bernstein. It is an example of the critically praised score for a film of conflicting tones and cannot be conveyed in words alone. (18 seconds from a total recording of 181 seconds).

A version can or could be obtained from Columbia Pictures.

Ghostbusters

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To illustrate the music of Ghostbusters. The musical tone is used to accompany scenes in the film and cannot be described effectively entirely in prose. This sample includes the rare use of a theremin at the time in a film score, and conveys Bernstein's work in portraying the film's conflicting comedic and supernatural tones..

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