50 Worst Movie Soundtracks

Howard The Duck (1986)

The Soundtrack: Yet another ‘80s, er, masterpiece.

Worst Song: “Hey look out world, a duck is on the loose!” screech Dolby’s Cube in title track ‘Howard The Duck’, which pinches the beat from 'Footloose' and then repeats the title ad nauseum. Mind-numbing.

Deep Blue Sea (1999)

The Soundtrack: LL Cool J fancies himself as a bit of a Will Smith, having somehow managed to wrestle a producer into letting him provide Deep Blue Sea 's title track, as well as another titled ‘Say What’.

Worst Song: ‘Deepest Bluest (Shark's Fin)’ by Cool J, which comes with one of the stupidest choruses we’ve ever heard… “Deepest, bluest, my hat is like a shark's fin...”

Space Jam (1996)

The Soundtrack: Peaked on the Billboard 200 at #2, though God knows why, especially with a theme tune guffed by R. Kelly.

Worst Song: ‘I Believe I Can Fly’ by R. Kelly, a tortured pop ballad that clogged up the radiowaves for far too long after the film’s release. It also birthed a string of hideous parodies, with lyrics like “I believe I can fly / Got shot by the FBI / All I wanted was some chicken wings”…

Wild Wild West (1999)

The Soundtrack: “Write the theme tune, sing the theme tune…” There’s more than a touch of Dennis Waterman in Will Smith’s presence on the WWW soundtrack.

Worst Song: Will Smith’s ‘Wild Wild West’. The actor attempted to replicate the success he had with Men In Black , which he both starred in and rapped the theme tune for. Like WWW the movie, this offering pales in comparison. It won a Golden Raspberry for Worst Original Song.

Grease 2 (1982)

The Soundtrack: A collection of tracks composed by Louis St. Louis, with lyrics by Howard Greenfield, who would go on to write songs for the likes of The Cable Guy , Picture Perfect and The Princess Diaries .

Worst Song: “Let’s bowl, let’s bowl, let’s rock and roll!” Yeah, you kids are crazy! The entire cast get naughty with ‘ Score Tonight ’. Where’s Olivia Newton-John in a catsuit when you need her?

Armageddon (1998)

The Soundtrack: As subtle as Michael Bay’s meteor action flick, with the screeching rock likes of Jon Bon Jovi, Aerosmith and Journey.

Worst Song: “I just wanna be with you / Right here with you / Just like this” wails Steve Tyler on Aerosmith’s ‘I Don't Want To Miss A Thing’, a maudlin mosher that’s as sentimental as they come.

A Nightmare On Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)

The Soundtrack: Features the likes of Billy Idol and Blondie, cos this was back when the Nightmare franchise was trying to make as much money as possible – not least in the soundtrack stakes.

Worst Song: Robert Englund sinks to new lows as he gets rapping on The Fat Boys’ ‘Are You Ready for Freddy?’ Poor Fred.

Crossroads (2002)

The Soundtrack: An excuse for Britney Spears to sell more albums as she warbles her way through the entire soundtrack, even having the gall to cover ‘I Love Rock N Roll’.

Worst Song: ‘I’m A Girl, Not Yet A Woman’ by Spears herself, in which the fledgling popstar bemoans her ‘inbetween’ status while we all reach for the earplugs.

Beaches (1988)

The Soundtrack: Headed up by Bette Midler’s ‘Wind Beneath My Wings’, which swept up two armfuls of awards, including a Grammy. We don’t know why.

Worst Song: “Did I ever tell you you’re my hero?” screeches Midler during one of the most sugary theme tunes ever, and one that sounds like a bag of drowning cats. We love you Bette, but no. Just no. That said, the Krusty the Klown version isn’t half bad.

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)

The Soundtrack: A bombastic mix of Aerosmith, Steve Stevens and Cannibal Corpse…

Worst Song: For pure lyrical wrongness, look no further than Tone Loc’s ‘Ace Is In The House’. “Checkin' all of his bitches at home / But I'm the dog with the biggest bone.”