![]() However, as much as Bernstein saw his decision to pass on scoring this. It's a juggling act in the film itself that has led to divisiveness amongst the fandom, but as a score, its success in marrying the genres while never feeling like a retread. Randys work on GHOSTBUSTERS 2, like the film itself, is relatively underrated. Tracks like "In Liberty's Shadow" have the bombast of a lost cue from John Williams' SUPERMAN score, while tracks like "The Sensitive Side of Dana" and "Vigo's Last Stand" play the earnest character drama and horrors of the film reasonably straight respectively, all while still offering the playful nods to the original musicality of the first film with reflective bits of playful piano and synth. However, as much as Bernstein saw his decision to pass on scoring this sequel as a step towards establishing his distance from comedy, the Edelman score's admitted lack of adherence to that of the original leads to an organic fore-fronting of the more genre-heavy aspects that define the franchise to this day. Randy's work on GHOSTBUSTERS 2, like the film itself, is relatively underrated. Director Ivan Reitman had worked with composer Randy Edelman on his previous hit TWINS, and after GHOSTBUSTERS 2, began a long-term partnership on a few more films throughout the 90s. Additionally, the single glimpse of Ghostbusters 2’s ending ceremony in the credits said it all, the Ghostbusters saved the day, and the city was thankful.Elmer Bernstein decided he wanted to take a break from scoring comedies in the late 80s, which left significantly large shoes to fill for the sound of such a highly anticipated sequel. The Statue of Liberty served its purpose as being a marvel of special effects, enjoyably nonsensical and uplifting. Ghostbusters 2 could have ended with a mixed patriotic message that was unnecessary. Winston talked about how his ancestors arrived in America onboard slave ships and Peter’s comments about how his family “ slept around.” Regardless, it ends with them accepting the good with the bad and that the Ghostbusters are living in a free country, especially after stopping the Carpathian tyrant Vigo. It was early 1989, and employees at George Lucas’s famed visual effects house needed to create a painting of a 16th-century Carpathian warlord that could come to life for director Ivan Reitman’s. While some dialogue from the original Ghostbusters was inspiring, in Winston and Peter’s cases, they were blunt about their family history. At a ceremony featuring Dana, Egon, Peter, Ray, and Winston, they talked about the Statue of Liberty as a symbol and what it meant to their ancestors. The lost ending also saw closure for “ Libby,” who returned to her rightful place overlooking the New York skyline. It was comical, albeit an unneeded scene meant to bring the story of Ghostbusters full circle. However, caving in, the mayor offers to write a check, only to have Egon remind them their services are cash only. In this ending, Peter and Ray threatened to leave “ Libby” in the middle of NYC, joking about how much easier it was to get to than Liberty Island. ![]() Peter blames the downfall of the ghostbusting business because the mayor “ stiffed us on the bill.” As a rise from the ashes story, the original Ghostbusters 2 movie had its heroes thanked with a key to the city and all the collateral damage paid for by the mayor. The film opens with Ray, Winston, and Peter mentioning how the Ghostbusters franchise went bankrupt in the wake of the Stay Puft incident at the end of the first film. Regardless, it’s an insight into the creative process and reinforces that sometimes the best endings are those left open. It’s an odd collection of scenes meant to resolve the ruination of the Ghostbusters mentioned earlier in the movie and end the story with a confusing message of patriotism. ![]() The lost Ghostbusters 2 ending only recently received more context via unreleased panels of an adaptation of the film starring The Real Ghostbusters (via Instagram). Related: Ghostbusters Theory Reveals Real Reason They're Broke In Ghostbusters 2 ![]() The late Ghostbusters movie director Ivan Reitman lamented that the original ending didn’t do well with test audiences and “ died a horrible death.” While Ghostbusters II was unable to recapture the magic of its predecessor (and undoubtedly had been affected, in at least its tone, by the popular television. However, despite being glimpsed in the credits, there was an entire epilogue on Liberty Island that was meant to happen. In the final cut, the Ghostbusters 2 ending sees the heroes victorious over Vigo the Carpathian after animating the Statue of Liberty to raise spirits and counteract the power he was channeling through New York’s congealing hostilities. ![]()
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