To show off their new fancy LED light system, The Empire State Building showcased its first ever light show to Alicia Keys “Girl On Fire” and “Empire State of Mind.”

The lighting system was created by Philips Color Kinetics and can generate 16 MILLION colours and create special effects such as ripples, bursts, sweeps, sparkles, cross-fades, strobes and chasers.

Colour us impressed.

Over 8500 lights and 250 channels of computer animation were used to create this Halloween light show to Psy’s “Gangnam Style.” It’s pretty impressive that the mouth is almost identically synched to the lyrics of the song. I’d love to see a Crank-style neighbour’s war between this showcase versus “This Is Halloween” light show. Who do you think would win?

Every year, fewer and fewer trick or treaters come to my door, opting to go to parent or school-hosted parties instead. To add incentive, I think every house on the block should create an epic light show to Danny Elfman’s “This Is Halloween.”

The kids might be to afraid to actually go up to the door and ring the doorbell, but conquering the lights is a real test of their confidence and bravery.