For thirty-plus years, fans have wanted/requested/demanded an official release of Randy Edelman’s original film score for Ghostbusters II — and finally, after all that time it’s coming!
Hitting digital and CD in August, and vinyl in October, not only is this a remastered and official release of the film score for the first time, but it also includes a track unused in the film as well as THREE re-recorded tracks specifically for this release. What could those three tracks be, and why did they necessitate re-recording? Stay tuned, hopefully the liner notes of the release will tell all!
While we wait, Sony Masterworks and Randy Edelman himself have released “The Scoleri Brothers” as a tease on Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon, and other platforms, giving us our first clean listen to the score without music and effects married to it. Notable in the video is that the score includes familiar lines and melodies from Ray Parker Jr.’s theme that are not heard in the final mix of the film giving a hint that we may have heard reprises of the theme throughout the film at one point or another. It’s incredible!
Pre-orders are available up on Amazon, but it also stands to reason your local music stores will be able to order it if you want to support your small business shop!
Barnes and Noble also has an exclusive GLOW-IN-THE-DARK variant available for pre-order now:
Barnes and Noble Exclusive Glow-in-the-Dark Vinyl (Pictured)
Here’s the official solicits and news:
For the first time ever - 32 years after the film’s 1989 release - the Original Score to Ghostbusters II will be available across digital and physical formats from Sony Classical. The album includes original tracks as well as 3 newly re-recorded tracks and an additional track originally recorded for Ghostbusters II but not featured in the film.
Audio CD and Digital Platform Release: August 13, 2021
Vinyl Release: October 15, 2021
180 Gram, 1x LPTrack Listing:
A Few Friends Save Manhattan
A Baby Carriage Meets Heavy Traffic
Venkman's 6th Ave. Strut
Order in the Court
He's Got Carpathian Eyes
The Sensitive Side of Dana
In Liberty's Shadow
Rooftop Broom Kidnap
The Scoleri Brothers
Oscar is Quietly Surrounded
A Slime Darkened Doorway
One Leaky Sewer Faucet
Vigo's Last Stand
Good With Kids
Enlightenment
Family Portrait-Finale