From Schirmer Theatrical, experience Ivan Reitman’s two-time Oscar and two-time Golden Global-nominated film, screened live as an orchestra performs Elmer Bernstein’s Grammy-nominated score and Ray Parker Jr.’s Billboard Hot 100 chart-topping theme song, “Ghostbusters!”
Bring your proton pack and join the original paranormal investigation and elimination team as they capture their first ghost, Slimer, and encounter their first god of destruction, Gozer the Gozerian. Ghostbusters stars Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis as eccentric parapsychologists who start a ghost-catching business in New York City after their careers in academia go awry. The film’s co-stars include Sigourney Weaver as the Ghostbusters’ first client turned Gatekeeper, Rick Moranis as an accountant turned keymaster, and Erie Hudson as Ghostbusters’ first recruit.
Peter M. Bernstein, son of the Academy Award-winning composer and an orchestrator for the film joined Schirmer Theatrical’s creative team in reconstructing Elmer Bernstein’s brilliant score.
Accolades:
- 1985: Academy Award nominee for Best Original Song (“Ghostbusters”) & Best Visual Effects
- 1985: BAFTA recipient for Best Original Song (“Ghostbusters”)
- 1985: Grammy nominee for Best Album or Instrumental Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special
- 1985: Golden Globe nominee for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy & Best Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (Bill Murray)
- 1984: Ray Parker Jr.’s “Ghostbusters” ranked #1 in Billboard Hot 100 Chart for three consecutive weeks in August

Samford University Wright Center: Alabama Symphony Orchestra: Birmingham