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{{Infobox Song | {{Infobox Song | ||
− | | Title = Ghostbusters | + | | Title = Ghostbusters Theme |
| Composer = [[Ray Parker Jr.]] | | Composer = [[Ray Parker Jr.]] | ||
| Released = 1984-05-?? | | Released = 1984-05-?? | ||
| TitleOrigin = Official | | TitleOrigin = Official | ||
}} | }} | ||
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− | As this song use many instruments at the time (guitar, Korg | + | '''Ghostbusters Theme''' was originally created as theme to the movie of the same name and its sequel. Due to the its popularity, this song also became a classic 80s tune. It was number 1 on Billboard Hit 100 for 3 weeks. No wonder that this song was used in nearly all numerous games about Ghostbusters. |
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+ | As this song use many instruments at the same time (guitar, Jupiter 6 bass line, Korg Poly 61 main synth, drums, vocals), it was hard to render it on 3-5 channels of PSG of the systems where whe games were created, so renditions of this song were mostly quite limited. | ||
==Games== | ==Games== | ||
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| Platform = C64 | | Platform = C64 | ||
| Game = Ghostbusters (C64) | | Game = Ghostbusters (C64) | ||
− | | Recording = {{Recording|SID|01 - Ghostbusters - C64 - Ghostbusters | + | | Recording = With intro {{Recording|SID|01 - Ghostbusters - C64 - Ghostbusters Theme.ogg}} Without intro {{Recording|SID|02 - Ghostbusters - C64 - Ghostbusters Theme (no intro).ogg}} |
− | | Image = | + | | Image = Ghostbusters - C64 - Title Screen.png |
| Arranger = {{Arranger|Russell Lieblich}} | | Arranger = {{Arranger|Russell Lieblich}} | ||
| Released = 1984-??-?? | | Released = 1984-??-?? | ||
− | | Length = 3:57 | + | | Length = 3:57/3:53 |
| Format = [[SID]] | | Format = [[SID]] | ||
| Loops = Yes | | Loops = Yes | ||
}} | }} | ||
+ | Probably the second arrangement of this song after Apple II version. It's low-rendered for MOS [[6581]] capabilities, but okay for 1984 year. It's the only song in this game. | ||
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+ | This track is number 1 in the SID rip and has digital speech in the beginning. Two tracks were rendered; they are actually the same tune, but with and without intro. | ||
<br clear="all" /> | <br clear="all" /> | ||
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===Ghostbusters (A26)=== | ===Ghostbusters (A26)=== | ||
+ | {{Infobox SubSong | ||
+ | | Platform = A26 | ||
+ | | Game = Ghostbusters (A26) | ||
+ | | Recording = {{Recording|TIA}} | ||
+ | | Image = | ||
+ | | Arranger = {{Arranger|Adam Bellin}}, {{Arranger|Daniel James Kitchen}} | ||
+ | | Released = 1985-??-?? | ||
+ | | Length = | ||
+ | | Format = [[UNK]] | ||
+ | | Loops = | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | <br clear="all" /> | ||
+ | |||
===Ghostbusters (CPC)=== | ===Ghostbusters (CPC)=== | ||
===Ghostbusters (MSX)=== | ===Ghostbusters (MSX)=== | ||
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| Platform = NES | | Platform = NES | ||
| Game = Ghostbusters (NES) | | Game = Ghostbusters (NES) | ||
− | | Recording = {{Recording|NES|01 - Ghostbusters - NES - Ghostbusters | + | | Recording = {{Recording|NES|01 - Ghostbusters - NES - Ghostbusters Theme.ogg}} |
| Image = Ghostbusters - NES - Title Screen.png | | Image = Ghostbusters - NES - Title Screen.png | ||
| Arranger = {{Arranger|Yoshiaki Tsuruoka}}, {{Arranger|Tadashi Sou}} | | Arranger = {{Arranger|Yoshiaki Tsuruoka}}, {{Arranger|Tadashi Sou}} | ||
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| Loops = Yes | | Loops = Yes | ||
}} | }} | ||
+ | It's an awful rendition of this song, because hardly anything has been done to take advantage of NES audio while porting it from [[Ghostbusters (A2)|Apple II version]]. Yoshiaki Tsuruoka and Tadashi Sou collaborated to do just ONE SONG for the game! | ||
+ | It's track 1 in the NSF file and the only song in this game. | ||
<br clear="all" /> | <br clear="all" /> | ||
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===Ghostbusters (GEN)=== | ===Ghostbusters (GEN)=== | ||
+ | {{Infobox SubSong | ||
+ | | Platform = GEN | ||
+ | | Game = Ghostbusters (GEN) | ||
+ | | Recording = | ||
+ | | Image = | ||
+ | | Arranger = {{Arranger|Kazuhiko Nagai}} | ||
+ | | Released = 1990-??-?? | ||
+ | | Length = | ||
+ | | Format = [[UNK]] | ||
+ | | Loops = Yes | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | <br clear="all" /> | ||
+ | |||
===Ghostbusters II (AMI)=== | ===Ghostbusters II (AMI)=== | ||
===Ghostbusters II (AST)=== | ===Ghostbusters II (AST)=== | ||
===Ghostbusters II (DOS)=== | ===Ghostbusters II (DOS)=== | ||
===Ghostbusters II (NES)=== | ===Ghostbusters II (NES)=== | ||
+ | {{Infobox SubSong | ||
+ | | Platform = NES | ||
+ | | Game = Ghostbusters II (NES) | ||
+ | | Recording = {{Recording|NES|01 - Ghostbusters II - NES - Ghostbusters Theme.ogg}} | ||
+ | | Image = Ghostbusters II - NES - Title.png | ||
+ | | Arranger = {{Arranger|Mark Van Hecke}} | ||
+ | | Released = 1990-??-?? | ||
+ | | Length = 4:15 | ||
+ | | Format = [[NSF]] | ||
+ | | Loops = Yes | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | <br clear="all" /> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===New Ghostbusters II (NES)=== | ||
+ | {{Infobox SubSong | ||
+ | | Platform = NES | ||
+ | | Game = New Ghostbusters II (NES) | ||
+ | | Recording = {{Recording|NES|01 - New Ghostbusters II - NES - Ghostbusters Theme.ogg}} | ||
+ | | Image = New Ghostbusters II - NES - Title.png | ||
+ | | Arranger = {{Arranger|Jun Ishikawa}} | ||
+ | | Released = 1990-12-26 | ||
+ | | Length = 2:10 | ||
+ | | Format = [[NSF]] | ||
+ | | Loops = Yes | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | <br clear="all" /> | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostbusters_(song) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostbusters_(song)] - Page on Wikipedia. | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostbusters_(song) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostbusters_(song)] - Page on Wikipedia. | ||
− | [[Category:Non-Videogame | + | |
+ | [[Category: Non-Videogame Songs]] |
Revision as of 13:14, 6 February 2019
Ghostbusters Theme | ||||||
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Ghostbusters Theme was originally created as theme to the movie of the same name and its sequel. Due to the its popularity, this song also became a classic 80s tune. It was number 1 on Billboard Hit 100 for 3 weeks. No wonder that this song was used in nearly all numerous games about Ghostbusters.
As this song use many instruments at the same time (guitar, Jupiter 6 bass line, Korg Poly 61 main synth, drums, vocals), it was hard to render it on 3-5 channels of PSG of the systems where whe games were created, so renditions of this song were mostly quite limited.
Contents
- 1 Games
- 1.1 Ghostbusters (A2)
- 1.2 Ghostbusters (A8)
- 1.3 Ghostbusters (C64)
- 1.4 Ghostbusters (A26)
- 1.5 Ghostbusters (CPC)
- 1.6 Ghostbusters (MSX)
- 1.7 Ghostbusters (ZXS)
- 1.8 Ghostbusters (NES)
- 1.9 Ghostbusters (GEN)
- 1.10 Ghostbusters II (AMI)
- 1.11 Ghostbusters II (AST)
- 1.12 Ghostbusters II (DOS)
- 1.13 Ghostbusters II (NES)
- 1.14 New Ghostbusters II (NES)
- 2 Links
Games
Ghostbusters (A2)
Ghostbusters (A8)
Ghostbusters (C64)
Ghostbusters (C64) | ||||||||||
With intro |
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Probably the second arrangement of this song after Apple II version. It's low-rendered for MOS 6581 capabilities, but okay for 1984 year. It's the only song in this game.
This track is number 1 in the SID rip and has digital speech in the beginning. Two tracks were rendered; they are actually the same tune, but with and without intro.
Ghostbusters (A26)
Ghostbusters (A26) | ||||||
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Ghostbusters (CPC)
Ghostbusters (MSX)
Ghostbusters (ZXS)
Ghostbusters (NES)
Ghostbusters (NES) | ||||||||||
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It's an awful rendition of this song, because hardly anything has been done to take advantage of NES audio while porting it from Apple II version. Yoshiaki Tsuruoka and Tadashi Sou collaborated to do just ONE SONG for the game!
It's track 1 in the NSF file and the only song in this game.
Ghostbusters (GEN)
Ghostbusters (GEN) | ||||||||
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Ghostbusters II (AMI)
Ghostbusters II (AST)
Ghostbusters II (DOS)
Ghostbusters II (NES)
Ghostbusters II (NES) | ||||||||||
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New Ghostbusters II (NES)
New Ghostbusters II (NES) | ||||||||||
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Links
- www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9We2XsVZfc - Original song.
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostbusters_(song) - Page on Wikipedia.
- Song Titles With Official Origin
- Songs
- Songs With SID Output
- Songs Arranged By Russell Lieblich
- Ghostbusters (C64)
- Songs With TIA Output
- Missing Screenshot
- Songs Arranged By Adam Bellin
- Songs Arranged By Daniel James Kitchen
- Ghostbusters (A26)
- Songs With NES Output
- Songs Arranged By Yoshiaki Tsuruoka
- Songs Arranged By Tadashi Sou
- Ghostbusters (NES)
- Songs Arranged By Kazuhiko Nagai
- Ghostbusters (GEN)
- Songs Arranged By Mark Van Hecke
- Ghostbusters II (NES)
- Songs Arranged By Jun Ishikawa
- New Ghostbusters II (NES)
- Non-Videogame Songs