Product Description
"Ghostbusters" is a song written by Ray Parker Jr. as the theme to the film of the same name starring Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson. Debuting at #68 on June 16, 1984, the song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on August 11, 1984, staying there for three weeks, and at number two on the UK Singles Chart on September 16, 1984, staying there for three weeks. The song re-entered the UK Top 75 on November 2, 2008, at No. 49. It was nominated at the 57th Academy Awards for Best Original Song, but lost to Stevie Wonder's "I Just Called to Say I Love You".
This is a arrangement for rock band with voice, guitar, bass, keyboard, trumpet, violins, drum and percussion. The trumpet plays the instrumental theme (that is played on a synthesizer in original song) and it can be changed by other woodwind, sax or brass instrument. The violins part can be player on a keyboard with strings (or synth strings) timbre. The percussion set consist of up to three free different instruments. It is used only in section between H and I rehearsal marks (this section is optional). The phrase "Ghostbusters!" should be shouted by the whole band or a backing vocal.
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