Loved the Music. Hated the Movie

[BoyScout Kevin]

For example: "The Blue Danube" from "2001: Space Odyssey."

I don't thin I have ever heard a better rendition of the music, and its use in the film is perfect, but as soon as the music is over, I can't stand to watch any more of the film, and I always change the channel.

The same can be said for "The William Tell Overture" from "The Legend of the Lone Ranger" (1981.) A bad movie, but I don't hink I've ever heard a better rendition of the music.

Here are some more movies I watch, just for the music, but as soon as the music is over, I change the channel.

"March from the River Kwai" from "The Bridge on the River Kwai."
"Dueling Banjos" from "Deliverance"
"Theme from Flash Gordon" from "Flash Gordon"
"The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" from "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly"
"Sounds of Silence" from "The Graduate"
"Hair" from "Hair"
"North to Alaska" from "North to Alaska"
"Rat Race. The choir version" from "Rat Race"

And one television show.

"Go! Speedracer! Go!" from "Speedracer"

What are yours?

[Doc Daneeka]

4 words, Return to Horror High.

[Mr. DS]

I'm always amused when the soundtrack does better than the movie.  Last Action Hero comes to mind for that category. 

[RCMerchant]

Gotta disagree. The GOOD the BAD and the UGLY is A classic. The Music makes it even more so. Ditto with DELEVERIANCE> They ENHANCED already great films.

[peter johnson]

Good Lord, BoyScoutKevin!
"2001" and "Bridge on the River Kwai" are 2 of the best films ever made!!
RC has already taken you to task for "Good, Bad, etc." --
The theme in "Kwai" is called "Colonel Bogie's March" --
Also, the William Tell Overture is not played in/does not appear in "2001" -- You may be thinking of "Clockwork Orange", another fine Kubrick picture.
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I am reminded of the old joke about the guy who collects porn tapes -- Has hundreds and hundreds of them -- He never watches them, though -- He just likes bad jazz . . .
peter johnson/denny vaudeville

[Andrew]

The theme song from The NeverEnding Story III is something I tend to listen to, reveling in just how goofy it is.  Watching the movie is a bit much to ask of me, because I find the characters are people I hate (all of them, which is strange - I usually can find somebody interesting).

I quite like two of the songs from "Shock Treatment."  The film is plain awful otherwise.

Sleepstalker has a memorable song at the end, which is easily the best part of the film for me. 

[Dennis]

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys, stars Robert Mitchum, who does his usual good job, and seeing John Carradine as the conductor was fun but the movie itself is just pretty forgetable, however I really liked The Ballad of Marshall Flagg, performed by Glenn Yarbrough

[Shadow]

I remember going to see the 1988 version of The Blob several times when it hit the dollar theater, just so I could listen to Alien's "Brave New Love" as the credits rolled. I so desperatly wanted a soundtrack to that film. I had to wait years before I could rip the DVD and create my own mp3.

[LilCerberus]

Weird Science
When I heard "Eighties" by Killing Joke during one of the party scenes, I had to get a copy of the soundtrack. I also made a few good discoveries on it. Unfortunately, I got it on audio cassette, which I left sitting next to a pretty powerful magnet a few years later.

[Ometiklan]

I sum this topic up with one word   ROCKSTAR  Killer Soundtrack!

[RCMerchant]

The GREAT ROCK and ROLL SWINDLE had great music,but Malcolm McLaren ruined it with his constant blather.Plus,it was in incoherent mess of a movie! A good and merciless editor could have been used on this crappy film.If only Russ Meyer(the originallyplanned director)stuck with it(side note:He complained that the British punk chicks had small boobs!)

[Yaddo 42]

Well, the movie is more of a mild guilty pleasure since I like it, but can see where DePalma was "borrowing" from other movies and media way back in his career. Phantom of the Paradise has some pretty fun 70s pop music.

Mostly I like the song "The Hell of It" that plays during the closing credit montage. I'd buy the soundtrack just for that.

[zombie no.one]

Poetic Justice (1993)

fantabulous soundtrack, dickheaded film.

[D-Man]

I'm convinced that "Conan The Barbarian" was helped a lot by the wonderful score, written by Basil Poledouris, who also did the music for Robocop and Starship Troopers. 

[Bill C.]

Ditto Red Dawn, also scored by Poledouris.  And, hell, his OP for Robocop 3 may have been one of the few bright spots in the entire movie.