10 Awesome Songs That Were Written For Terrible Movies

By Matthew Murray /

2. New Divide by Linkin Park - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

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Oh Linkin Park. Why do you give your work over to the despicable Michael Bay? Actually, Linkin Park answered this question at their last summit which I attended. They told us that the pitch was €œdo you like explosions? Do you want your music to be played to explosions?€ Based on that humorous jest, this was a pay check move. I can forgive them since the songs they have contributed have been so amazing and have always landed high in the charts. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is easily the most commercially successful film on this list. It is also the worst. I€™m not even going to debate it. This is the only film I have ever seen that I actively wanted to leave the cinema because of. It sucked! Why this is the only entry in the franchise that Linkin Park actually wrote the song specifically for, I don€™t know. It was a total mess. Nonetheless, New Divide is an incredible rock song with an incredible music video. Well, if you can ignore the fact that it advertises this abomination of a film. http://youtu.be/ysSxxIqKNN0

1. A320 by Foo Fighters €“ Godzilla

Now this one is a straight tragedy. Dave Grohl has repeatedly stated how unhappy this film made him. You see the Foo Fighters are actually huge Godzilla fans. So, in the words of Grohl, they €œwrote the best song ever written€ for it. And the majority of people never heard it. When I first heard about A320, I expected it to be some heavy rock extravaganza that would complement the manic destruction we€™d expect from this film. But I was very surprised. It€™s actually quite a light rock piece. It€™s quite meditative and has stunning guitar lines. Grohl€™s voice is extremely soothing and even though I have no clue what it all has to do with Godzilla, I love it. Why oh why did it have to be wasted on this garbage remake. Even Grohl is willing to admit he wishes it never happened. http://youtu.be/EGzmda6umNs Did we miss any incredible songs made for terrible movies? Share your own picks below.