10 Movies With Unexpectedly Brilliant Soundtracks

10. The Devil's Rejects

The soundtrack to Rob Zombie's carnival-horror film House of 1000 Corpses wasn't bad by any means. Tonally, it suited the film perfectly, as if it was recorded by the satanic Firefly Family themselves. But, with Zombie performing the majority of the tracks himself, the album only had limited appeal. Occult-themed alternative metal just isn't for everyone.

But the film's sequel, The Devil's Rejects, marked a huge tonal shift from its predecessor, moving away from exploitation horror into what was basically a horror Western/road movie. And the soundtrack followed, covering everything from Southern rock, to Delta Blues and country classics.

One of the most remarkable things about the film is how emotional the demise of the Firefly Family is. You watch them do all manner of horrific things to others. And yet, when it's their turn to suffer, it doesn't feel as gratifying as you know it should. And the soundtrack plays a major role in this.  How could you not find watching them drive into a sea of police gunfire to the tune of Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird" emotional?

With so many vintage tunes, spliced with hilarious dialogue snippets from the movie, it plays like a Tarantino soundtrack and is just as excellent.