Jamie Thompson (also known as J-Mi) was head of the music department for Cleanin' Up The Town: Remembering Ghostbusters (Documentary) with her partner Dave Phaneuf (Midi-D).
Career
Jamie Thompson has been working in the music and video game industry since 2007, appearing in many iterations of Konami's Dance Dance Revolution titles, for Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft consoles.[1][2][3]
In 2008, Jamie Thompson, along with a crew of Swedish producers and her partner Dave Phaneuf, were responsible for reviving the Swedish bubblegum pop band SMiLE.dk. The song "Koko Soko" from the album, "Party Around The World" reached number 17 on the ZIP-FM Dance Charts in Japan.[4]
Currently, under the mentorship and guidance of Ghostbusters VFX Crew member, now Producer-Director, Sam Longoria, she is working on her career as an entertainer in Los Angeles, California.
Cleanin' Up The Town: Remembering Ghostbusters (Documentary)
Jamie Thompson and Dave Phaneuf were tasked with creating a score that could resonate with the Ghostbusters universe as a whole. Inspiration came from many places, such as: The Bus Boys, The Thompson Twins, Mick Smiley, Elmer Bernstein, Randy Edelman, Shuki Levy and Ray Parker, Jr.
Trivia
- Kerrigan Mahan (Goldar) from Saban's Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers, makes an appearance during a "Fake ad" sequence in the documentary.
- The music for the "Fake ad" sequence, was inspired by the teaser music for Ghostbusters (1984).
- The song "Slimer's Poem" during the ending credits, performed by Paul Gannon, was originally written and blessed by Sigourney Weaver.
- Many hours were spent on researching the original synthesizers used in Ghostbusters in order to make the music sound as authentic as possible. This includes the cartoon, and both original movies.
- Both Jamie Thompson & Dave Phaneuf voice "Slimer" in the documentary.
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