Every once in a while a movie comes along that sweeps the nation in a perfect storm of pop culture and merchandising. To some this is nothing more than the studios using in-your-face marketing tactics to suck every last dime out of your wallet. For me it’s about finding a way to keep the experience alive long after the movie is over.

Batman had always been my lifelong hero. I was a comic book connoisseur from the day I was born and followed his adventures religiously. The movie landscape was much different in 1989 – superheroes were still a small underground niche and not the Hollywood juggernauts they’ve become today. It took a real effort to seek out your heroes and…

Rockapella was the house band to the popular kid’s gameshow Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego, which in turn was based off the edu-taining computer game series of the same name. Rockapella would dare to blend modern rock and roll with classic acapella, creating a textured, polyphonic background score to the adolescent…

We’ve seen it before, marketing execs forcing bands of the moment to put their songs in the next big blockbuster soundtrack. What’s even more interesting (or awful) are the songs that incorporate thematic elements of the movie into their lyrics and sound. Sometimes it unexpectedly works out (see Prince’s Batman soundtrack…okay, minus the Batdance.) But more often than not, the audience gets the shit end of the deal (see anything by Tangerine Dream.) Love ‘em or hate ‘em, they’ll definitely get stuck in your head. Ladies and gentlemen, we present the top ten worst original songs written for movies…