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Ray Erskine Parker Jr
- Ray Erskine Parker Jr. (born May 1, 1954) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. As a solo performer, he wrote and performed the theme song for the 1984 film Ghostbusters and also sounds from the animated series The Real Ghostbusters.
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"Ghostbusters" is a song written by American musician Ray Parker Jr. as the theme to the 1984 film Ghostbusters, and included on its soundtrack.
Ray Erskine Parker Jr. (born May 1, 1954) [1] is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. As a solo performer, he wrote and performed the theme song for the 1984 film Ghostbusters and also sounds from the animated series The Real Ghostbusters.
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- Official Recordings
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After test screenings in early 1984, Ivan Reitman wanted a song about 20 seconds in length at the beginning of the movie when Peter and Ray enter the New York City Public Library. Reitman simply wanted a song that said "Ghostbusters" in it. Columbia Pictures spent a lot of money to have different musicians, including Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood...
These are official recordings of the song by Ray Parker Jr. that have been released to the public by Arista and Sony. Runtimes listed are the official runtimes as listed on the record singles, images of most can be found in the Gallery section below. Some sources list a runtime that is a second or two different, so runtimes are listed as a guide an...
The Times Square scene for the music video was shot in the last week of May 1984. Like many movie soundtrack videos, it uses both a recreation of the concept of the movie and actual clips from the movie. However, its an interesting music video as many actors (many of which didn't appear in the Ghostbusters film) show up singing the song in little b...
Charles "Chazzy" Green - saxophoneMartin Page - keyboardBrian Fairweather - electric guitarSong Trivia
1. Everyone who appeared on the movie soundtrack previously tried to submit the theme song. 2. Danny DeVito, who had a cameo in the music video, was later directed by Ghostbusters director Ivan Reitman in Twins and Junior. 3. The music video is seen and heard on a television at the beginning of Ray Parker, Jr.'s "Girls Are More Fun" music video. Ray tries to convince a woman, played by Irene Cara, that he's really Ray Parker Jr. She sarcastically rebuffs him by saying, "Yeah, and I'm Irene Ca...
Ghostbusters (1984) Trivia
1. A snippet of the song plays in Ghostbusters in Chapter 01: Start when the logo and title appear, in the montage in Chapter 14: Welcome Aboard, and after Winston Zeddemore declared, "I love this town!" in Chapter 28: Crossing Streams. 2. According to Ivan Reitman, there was plans to do a second commercial as an elaborate MTV music video with the Ghostbusters singing the "Ghostbusters" song (that could actually be played on MTV) but the song wasn't just right until too late in post-production.
Ghostbusters II Trivia
1. A snippet of the song plays in Ghostbusters II in Chapter 01: Start after Dana Barrett retrieves Oscarfrom the baby carriage then in the next scene, Ray and Winston dance to and sing the "Ghostbusters" song as a cassette recording plays. They only sing the lyrics "If there's something strange in your neighborhood, who ya gonna call?!" and "And it don't look good." 2. A snippet of "Ghostbusters!" from the song plays in Ghostbusters II in Chapter 28: World is Safe Againwhen the new painting...
Pop Culture
The song was number one on Billboard's Hot 100. Parker's "Ghostbusters" and Michael Jackson's "Thriller" were one of the first music videos starring a black music artist to appear on MTV. The song is responsible for adding the catchphrases "Who you gonna call?" and "I ain't afraid of no ghost" into the pop culture lexicon. The song has been repeatedly referenced in assorted forms of media. 1. The Huey Lewis Controversy (see below) was directly referenced in a portion of the Webcomic The Adven...
Huey Lewis Controversy
Huey Lewis filed a lawsuit claiming the song sounded too much like Huey Lewis and the News' "I Want a New Drug." Others found the score's synthesizer notes (that were held for several seconds) akin to the chord struck in Gary Numan's "Cars". The lawsuit was settled out of court and the outcome was kept private.
This was the theme song for the movie starring Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Ernie Hudson and Sigourney Weaver. The film's director Ivan Reitman insisted that the title of the film be in the song, which made Ray Parker Jr. leery of the assignment. Once he started working on it, Parker wrote it in just a few days.
Oct 2, 2021 · Ray Parker Jr.'s infectious and unforgettable theme for the 1984 film Ghostbusters is an iconic piece of movie history that almost wasn't.
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Ghostbusters Lyrics: (Ghostbusters) / If there's something strange / In your neighborhood / Who you gonna call? / (Ghostbusters) / If there's something weird / And it don't look good / Who...
Jan 15, 2024 · Who can you call? (Ghostbusters) Full Lyrics. When Ray Parker Jr.’s ‘Ghostbusters’ theme hit the airwaves in 1984, it became more than just a catchy tune for a blockbuster film – it evolved into a cultural phenomenon, intertwining the paranormal with a spirited sense of confidence.
