Bad movies with good music
 

(in before every Star Wars movie that’s not 4-6)

I was watching the 1989 movie Warlock with Julian Sands (I knew what I was getting going in) and was surprised to notice that Jerry Goldsmith did the soundtrack. Any other bad films that had good soundtracks by notable (or not so notable) composers?

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It is not a bad or horrible movie but Wyatt Earp has some great music and when you hear it you would think it is a great big important movie.

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I saw it a few months ago on HBO Max for the 1st time ever. I know my opinion is probably in the minority, but Purple Rain is awful, but it does have really good music, especially Prince's soundtrack.

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I can’t think of a single movie that’s a vehicle/vanity project for a musician that’s “good”. It goes without saying that the music is usually good/great.

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Fifty Shades of Grey is a legitimately terrible film, but it has great music, both with wonderful original pop songs by The Weeknd, Annie Lennox and Ellie Goulding, but also a really nice score from Danny Elfman.

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Good, novel topic, however, nothing comes to mind.

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Mulder agrees with you:

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Probably a matter of opinion but I think both Rudy and Dragonheart are bad movies. They both have great music though.

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This Purple Rain blasphemy will not be tolerated!

However Graffiti Bridge is a terrible movie with great music.

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I hesitated to "like" your post, Dooks, 'cuz I friggin' love Rock and Roll High School, but then I realized it was only because of the Ramones. It is indeed a very bad movie.

A lot of movies centered around the Punk Rock scene qualify: Times Square, Get Crazy, Ladies and Gentlemen the Fabulous Stains. Times Square in particular has a top notch punk and new wave soundtrack, but the movie is quite forgettable.

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1941 is a god awful movie with a really good John Williams soundtrack.

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What about 8 Mile? That's a vehicle for Eminem and in my opinion a good movie.

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The best example of this:


I think about it every time I hear it. I wonder how many people, of the 170 million views in this video alone, know that this song comes from this movie:

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That features an entire song about conjoined twin dragons fantasizing about being separated.
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The original context for the song complete with child kidnapping and grotesque bad guys fused with medieval weapons:

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I've never watched Twilight, no desire to either, but I do love this song and especially this acoustic cover of it.

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As far as soundtracks is concerned, while not a terrible movie by any means and of course is an absolute classic, but John William's Home Alone soundtrack is far and away better then any Christmas comedy deserves. And I think is a major reason for it being cemented as a beloved holiday movie. Nothing sounds quite as timeless as a John William's soundtrack.

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Flash Gordon (1980)...Queen!

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Magic from Xanadu that Olivia Newton John movie is a good song from a really bad movie.

Saturday Night Fever could be in the same league as Purple Rain where the music was better than the movie.

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I'll watch it just for the ELO music. ONJ is just a bonus muse.

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Haven't seen it- if it is any good that's probably in the minority.

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I guess it depends on musical taste but pretty much any Elvis movie, with the exception of the current one.

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2 Fast 2 Furious

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Agreed! Love the soundtrack!

I'll add Batman Forever.

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Jailhouse Rock (1957) is good.

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I actually really like this film, but I am sure many folks would say that The 6th Day might qualify for this thread (although IMDB shows it has a 5.9 rating, so maybe not considered a horrible movie). I am a fan of the Trevor Rabin synth heavy score, and have listened to it on multiple occasions using the youtube music streaming app on my Google device.

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The Twilight movies are horrible, but really good soundtrack to all of them.

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The Granddaddy of Them All!


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In response to above...


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Still one of the best Beatles' covers from Earth Wind and Fire... and I do happen to like Aerosmith's Come Together and Billy Preston's Get Back. Utter trash movie.

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She was at her peak hotness in that movie

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It's not even a movie though. It's a TV special.

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The whole "Xanadu" soundtrack is great. I'd also like to add:

"Cool World"
"Reality Bites"
"Cat People"
"Showgirls"
"200 Cigarettes"
"The Beach"
"Tron: Legacy"
"Sliver"
"Times Square"
"A Life Less Ordinary"

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Lots of great scores for bad/forgettable movies, first one that comes to mind is VI Warshawski. Bought the Blu-ray cheap just because I liked the score.

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As far as soundtracks, not scores, Judgement Night. The songs were created for the movie though, which makes it a little more than just a collection of songs.


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Cypress Hill & Sonic Youth– I Love You Mary Jane
Onyx & Biohazard– Judgment Night
House Of Pain & Helmet – Just Another Victim
Run D.M.C. & Living Colour– Me, Myself & My Microphone
Ice-T & Slayer– Disorder
Del The Funky Homosapien & Dinosaur Jr– Missing Link
De La Soul & Teenage Fanclub– Fallin'
Sir Mix-A-Lot & Mudhoney– Freak Momma
Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. & Faith No More– Another Body Murdered
Fatal & Therapy?– Come And Die
Cypress Hill & Pearl Jam– Real Thing

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/m...summit-722094/

https://open.spotify.com/album/1qwrbuNLtDcuj2myhuESlh

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The Bodyguard has one of the best selling soundtracks of all time and Houston crushes the Parton cover. But yeesh that movie.

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You ain't kidding. I tried watching it for the very first time about a year ago on HBO Max. Barely made it past 10 minutes before I had to bail. How did a piece of shit like that make 122M at the box-office? Nevermind.

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Flashdance has a pretty awesome soundtrack. Yes, Jennifer Beals is hot and her dancing was sexy. But the movie itself was mostly a boring romance about a young girl sleeping with her boss.

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1492 Conquest of Paradise. Not a bad movie but definitely a huge miss. Vangelis’s score however is incredible.




Same can be said of Alexander.

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Pearl Harbor is an absolutely terrible movie, but the Hans Zimmer score is one of my favorites.

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My parents wouldn't let me see Flashdance when it came out because it was rated R. When I finally saw it I was mad by the end, if you've seen it you know why. The music is still great though, Giorgio Moroder is a god.

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I think a stand-in did most of her dancing.