Perhaps there was some validity to the “lost masters” after all! For a few tracks, at least.
Speaking of scores, is the 84 score now out of print? Amazon seems to be selling it for over 100 and that’s only 3rd party sellers.
Yes, but they were subtle about it. I recall the press release said it was a special reissue for the 35th anniversary. So just like that latest 4K/Blu-ray set, it was a limited release.
So Randy Edelman has been doing interviews these last few weeks and in a couple of them he touches on Ghostbusters 2. Each time he does he says “it’s a long story that I won’t get into” & in one of the interviews one of the interviewers presses him and it gets a bit… awkward. You can find them on YouTube.
One thing I learned? Randy Edelman is…not lacking in the ego department. Certain interviews he seems engaged while others he seems aloof and extremely off putting. Very odd vibe.
Anyways there’s a few of these interviews made within the last month. I haven’t watch them all so maybe he gives more info on what happened. Frankly after watching the two interviews…I’ve had my fill of Randy Edelman for the foreseeable future. But anyone who wants to go down the rabbit hole? Knock yourself out. Maybe he’ll tell this “long story” that he refuses to divulge.
I can’t link at the moment but just YouTube search his name and limit the search to this last month and I’m sure you’ll find what I’m talking about. He seems to be doing the interviews to promote some song he’s worked on.
Edit: Screw it. Here’s the link to where he talks about it FINALLY. GB2 talk starts around 920ish.
It’s still up for under £10 on Amazon UK. Not sure if that’s any use, but there we are!
Thanks guys. I actually got a copy for 12 dollars. I think the one I was really looking at at the time was the 2016 version for some reason… But interesting to know the 84 one is out of print. Good thing I got it then.
Has anyone else been wondering about the tracks on the new GB2 score and where they tie in with the movie itself?
I’ve been editing it since my CD arrived, trying to put cues into chronological order, and have edited together 22 tracks so far. The final part of the end credit suite appears twice on different tracks, and several key moments are split over multiple tracks (the courtroom and the final confrontation with Vigo, for example). Aside from cues that are absent on the CD, there are several cues that I cannot place anywhere in the movie (portions of tracks 6, 11, 13). Also, a few tracks appear to be extended themes rather than actual cues from the film (track 6 is basically a long Dana theme, track 10 is a long Oscar theme, track 3 is a long Venkman theme). Track 11 obviously wasn’t used in the film. If anyone else is doing something similar, or is able to advise on the tracks I’ve mentioned, please let me know!
Listening to the GBII score on Spotify right now. Makes me appreciate Elmer’s composition so much more. Aside from a few bits and pieces Randy bores me to death. His stuff is just too simplistic for me, not just in GBII but in all of his scores. Not a whole lot of imagination.
Amazon dropped mine off an hour ago, the court room section on track 4 was my Grail. They seem to have gone back to the “old way” of shuffling around cues that interrupt each other at times. If you work out the courtroom battle, I would love to hear it! (and ain’t it cool to hold in your hand finally, 32 years later?)
Is the interior of Liberty prep/ Slime Time cue missing from the album or in another track separate from Liberty’s Shadow?
As far as I can tell, that cue is missing.
It’s missing.
I’ve been cross-posting this in a few places today, this is the order I came with for the score only:
S2 - A Baby Carriage Meets Heavy Traffic (2:01)
S8C - Rooftop Broom Kidnap (2:42-End) [Rename to “No More Parties”]
S14 - Good With Kids (1:23)
S15 - Enlightenment (1:32)
S9A - The Scoleri Brothers (:00-:59) [Rename to “The Verdict”]
S4A - Order in the Court (:00-:2:09.4)
S13C - Vigo’s Last Stand (2:05.65-End) [Rename to “Carpathian Kitten Loss”]
S4B - Order in the Court (2:09.4-3:05.5) [Rename to “Bath Time”]
S9C - The Scoleri Brothers (1:20-End) [Rename to “Suck in the Guts (Alternate)”]
S4C - Order in the Court (3:05.5-End) [Rename to “She Cleaned”]
S8A - Rooftop Broom Kidnap (:00-:38) [Rename to “Asking Janine Out”]
S11B - A Slime Darkened Doorway (1:16.8-End) [Rename to “Developing Photos”]
S11A - A Slime Darkened Doorway (:00-1:16.8) [Rename to “River of Slime”]
S9B - The Scoleri Brothers (:59-1:20) [Rename to “No Reservations”]
S8B - Rooftop Broom Kidnap (:38-2:42) [Rename to “Rooftop”]
S7 - In Liberty’s Shadow (3:48)
S13B - Vigo’s Last Stand (1:15.9-2:05.65) [Rename to “Janosz is Hosed”]
S5 - He’s Got Carpathian Eyes (2:34)
S13A - Vigo’s Last Stand (:00-1:15.9)
S16 - Family Portrait / Finale (:00-1:29.86)
S1 - A Few Friends Save Manhattan (2:01)
Unused/Newly Composed Tracks:
S16 - Family Portrait / Finale (1:29.86-End)
S12 - One Leaky Sewer Faucet (1:13)
S3 - Venkman’s 6th Ave. Strut (3:06)
S6 - The Sensitive Side of Dana (4:08)
S10 - Oscar is Quietly Surrounded (4:23)
S14 is tracked into a few other areas and the fanfare from S7 is also heard elsewhere. Many of the tracks are alternates of some sort. The only reason S9C is marked as an alternate is because it is 100% different from what was heard in the film but the instrumentation heard is similar to pieces from that section. The finale of S16 is heard on S1 with a piano track preceding it that is unheard in the film.
For another list including where the songs would be placed, go here:
Chronological Scores / Soundtracks: 2021 … -1989.html
Gonna listen to it tonight–I just got Spotify last week, and spent last night listening to Elmer’s score front to back for the first time.
It’s up on YouTube as well for free on Randy Edelman’s channel
Having this score was a bit like acquiring The Maltese Falcon. As I wrapped it, I said: “Finally, after all these years.” It was such a joy to finally hear this music properly and no longer have to rely on bootlegs. Speaking of which, I wonder if people will finally take all those various uploads down now that the real thing is finally available. Probably not.
I only have a few complaints.
Order in the Court is missing the moments when they first open fire on the Scoleri’s and when Peter wrangles Nunzio. Everything during the trapping is different. Not bad, but not as grand as what’s in the movie. This bummed me out because this is my favorite piece, second to the climax which thankfully was unchanged. This was the one thing that felt like lead after unwrapping it.
The tracks could have been in order and had better titles. Various pieces were merged with those belonging to other scenes but perhaps this was done to prevent a long track list.
Faults aside, I still love this score. It’s uplifting, creepy, and a divergence from the GB1 score which is great in its own right, but this one resonates with me more. Money well spent.
Sony Classic uploaded an audio commentary with Edelman for the opening scene.
I’ll finally be getting Ghostbusters II in the mail tomorrow. All I need now is Answer the Call, and I’ll have all soundtracks available for each movie, until Afterlife is released.
Hmmm the album doesn’t seem to have the piece when Egon, Ray and Winston almost fight and then get out of their mood slime covered coveralls?
Owning the score it is nice and cleaned up however there is s till lots missing and plenty of mixed cues. It’s a fair piece of work and works with the collections if you have the scores and soundtracks to the other films but it really feels more like a romantic comedy then a supernatural comedy album.