Ghostbusters (song) in the closing credits to the "Real Ghostbusters" cartoon series as well as in a trailer for the 2009 . When the theme song of "Ghostbusters" was released, Huey Lewis sued Columbia Pictures and Ray Parker Jr. for plagiarism, stating that Parker's song was too similar to Lewis's "I Want a New Drug." Lewis had been approached to compose the main theme song for the film. The three parties settled out of court. Details of the settlement (specifically, that Columbia Pictures paid Lewis a settlement) remained confidential until 2001, when Lewis commented on the payment in an episode of VH1's
Theme from Close Encounters of the Third Kind Theme from Close Encounters of the Third Kind "Theme from "Close Encounters of the Third Kind"" is a 1978 instrumental hit single by composer John Williams. It is the main theme of the soundtrack of the movie of the same name. The song became a hit in the United States (#13) and Canada (#12) during the winter of that year. A few months before the release of the song, Williams had released a competing version of "Star Wars" theme music, "Star Wars (Main Title)," which reached number 10 on the US "Billboard" chart, while "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" was a