The original Ghostbusters theme song has been given an update by Ray Parker Jr., Bill Murray, and Ernie Hudson, who joined forces to perform the song on Jimmy Fallon’s show. The performance comes in anticipation of the Ghostbusters sequel, Frozen Empire, which premiered last Thursday. The trio were backed by The Roots, who played the classic tune on various classroom instruments.
Parker Jr. is the original singer and recording artist behind the iconic track, having produced it for the 1984 Ghostbusters movie, which starred Murray and Hudson as part of the cast. The original movie’s three Ghostbusters also included Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis.
Frozen Empire will feature Aykroyd as Ray Stantz, Ernie Hudson as Winston Zeddemore, and Annie Potts as Janine Melntiz, while Murray reprises his role as Peter Venkman. However, Sigourney Weaver will not be making an appearance in the sequel, stating that she was “not asked to be in this Ghostbusters”.
Directed by Gil Kenan, Frozen Empire was co-written by Kenan and Afterlife director Jason Reitman, whose father directed the original two Ghostbusters movies. The sequel will also feature Finn Wolfhard’s character Trevor, Paul Rudd, and comedian James Acaster.
In a four-star review of the previous installment Afterlife, NME wrote: “This franchise might be back from the dead”. It remains to be seen whether Frozen Empire will live up to the hype of its predecessors, but the classic Ghostbusters theme song has certainly been given a fresh new spin by the collaboration between Parker Jr., Murray, and Hudson
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