Retro Wednesday: Great Movie Music - Part 3

Posted by Jorn Tillnes

May 7, 2008

Welcome soundtrack fans to another exciting edition of Retro Wednesday! Today is a good one as I found some gems on Youtube. We have Ghostbusters, The Lost Boys and even Will Smith from when he was cool. So sit back, crank up the volume and watch the videos of our awesome musical past. Enjoy!

Ghostbusters (1984)

Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters

Electric Dreams (1984)

Phil Oakley & Giorgio Moroder - Together In Electric Dreams

Arthur (1981)

Christopher Cross - Arthur’s Theme (The Best That You Can Do)

The Lost Boys (1987)

Gerard Mcmann - Cry Little Sister (Theme From The Lost Boys)

The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air (1990)

Will Smith - The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air

http://youtube.com/watch?v=F4BQxpXYPk8

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Comment by Fletch on May 7, 2008 @ 9:51 pm

I hate it when I hear the Arthur theme - the song is kind of delightfully bad, but it sticks in your head like a piece of dried-up gum. Can’t get it out…

“Best that you can do…best that you can do…is fall in love….”

Comment by Soundtrack Geek on May 8, 2008 @ 6:26 am

Hehe, I don’t know. I still find it charming

Comment by Hannibal on May 10, 2008 @ 10:54 am

The 80’s saw the rise of cobbled together film soundtracks; basically just singles that could be marketed as a soundtrack album and I hated it. I wanted proper soundtracks, great sweeping orchestral soundtracks. That being said - most of Ghostbusters is great. Especially The Bus Boys and Mick Smiley.

Comment by Soundtrack Geek on May 10, 2008 @ 4:32 pm

To each it’s own I guess. you really have love 80s music to enjoy the 80s soundtracks I think. Ghostbusters didn’t do as well as for example Top Gun because they went with the hit approach. “Everyone” knows the Ghostbusters song, but ask someone what other songs there were on that soundtrack and you’ll see plenty of blank stares.

Maybe it’s time for soundtracks like Juno, who’s undoubtedly been a huge hit with mostly unknown songs. I couldn’t be happier

Comment by Wayne on May 12, 2008 @ 5:42 pm

I really loved Magic from the Ghostbusters soundtrack too. Such a creepy sounding song, especially when watching the impending doom develop onscreen. Watching the video took me back!

Waynes last blog post..The Spank Bank: Rosario Dawson

Comment by Soundtrack Geek on May 12, 2008 @ 6:57 pm

Hehe yeah, it almost made me watch Ghostbusters this weekend. I would have if I had time. Great memories.