Sometimes, we go to the movies and come out of that theater while the end credits are rolling thinking to ourselves, "I can't believe I just wasted $11 on that." Maybe the movie sucked, but the music doesn't have to. According to http://rottentomatoes.com, the next few movies received a rotten score on their tomat-o-meter; however, the soundtracks could have won an Oscar on their own. I've included a link to a song off of each soundtrack so you can get a sense of what I'm going at.
1. Poseidon (33%) Klaus Badelt
Wolfgang Peterson’s thriller about a cruise ship that capsizes may have sunk (literally), but Klaus Badlet’s soundtrack stayed afloat. This isn’t Badlet’s first ship movie; he’s also the creator of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” theme.
2. Batman v Superman (27%) Hans Zimmer and Junkie XL
Hans Zimmer’s amazing music is everywhere, from “Inception” to the “Kung Fu Panda” series. Even though he was part of the successful Dark Knight trilogy, his music alone wasn’t enough to save this one from the rotten tomatoes.
3. Suicide Squad (26%) Steven Price
Disappointment was felt across the board with this movie, but luckily Steven Price didn’t skimp on the score. This score is so good; I had trouble picking just one song to feature.
4. Star Wars Episode I (55%) John Williams
We all know about this one. However, if it weren’t for this movie, the greatest composer in the history of movie scores may never have written one of the greatest villain theme songs of all cinematic history.
5. The Holiday (47%) Hans Zimmer
Personally, this is my favorite Rom-com of all time, but the tomatoes disagree. Anyways, Zimmer is responsible for the easy listening and jazz feel of this beautiful soundtrack.
6. Now You See Me (49%) Brian Tyler
No matter how many magic tricks the Four Horsemen pulled, it wasn’t enough to save them from being rotten. However, Brian Tyler, who is also responsible for the "Fast and the Furious" series, lent his own kind of magic to this soundtrack.
7. National Treasure (44%) Trevor Rabin
Despite being one of my favorite movies, this family-friendly Americanized version of “The Da Vinci Code” dug up some priceless music.
8. Oblivion (53%) Anthony Gonzalez, Joseph Trapanese
Whether you’re a fan of Tom Cruise or not, you might blame him for this movie’s flop. Not even two composers could save it.
9. Alice in Wonderland (52%) Danny Elfman
I was honestly surprised to see this movie got a rotten score, especially with a renowned composer like Danny Elfman. You may know him as the creator of the most memorable Batman theme (after Adam West's show, of course), and the composer for Tim Burton classics, like "The Corpse Bride" and "The Nightmare Before Christmas."
10. The Amazing Spiderman 2 (52%) Hans Zimmer, The Magnificent Six, Pharrell Williams, Johnny Marr
I hate that this one is on the list, because the first Amazing Spiderman is one of my favorite movies (no offense to Tobey Macguire fans, of course). Thank God for Hans Zimmer, back AGAIN. Trust me, most of the movies he scored are great. Remember, this is a list of movies where the music was BETTER. This time, he brought some friends with him. Not even a crew of musicians and composers could save Spidey this time.
There are so many other instances where the music wasn't enough to save the plot. Did you listen to those amazing scores?
