12 Great Soundtracks In Otherwise Terrible Movies

No other decade had more movie musicals than the 1950s. It was ten years of exquisite costumes, show stoppers and lively dance sequences, usually with Gene Kelly or Judy Garland as a lead role.

One of the slightly lesser known films of this genre was Funny Face, a story about a librarian (Audrey Hepburn) who is suddenly scouted out as a model. She finds romance with her photographer (Fred Astaire) and must then choose between her glamorous new career or the man she loves.

As far as the soundtrack goes, there’s not a stinker in the bunch.

The overture is exciting and sets up the film nicely. The catchy “Think Pink” number is written with such clever lyrics. Songs like “How Long Has This Been Going On?” and “He Loves And She Loves” are performed with a lovely dreaminess to them and “Bonjour, Paris” totally immerses you in the beautiful French setting. The best one of all is the exuberant “Clap Yo Hands”.

It makes you wonder why Kay Thompson didn’t appear in more musicals when she’s clearly capable of putting on a show. Furthermore, the film boasts a lot of dynamic choreography with more than enough costumes to feast your eyes upon.

But that’s just the problem. Funny Face throws all these showy numbers and picturesque images at you to distract from an ultimately weak storyline with not much going for it.

The songs never actually add to the storyline, they’re all style over substance. There’s no chemistry between Astaire and Hepburn, even though the movie would like you to believe they're made for each other. Plus, can you actually name one, just one, of the characters?

And whilst Audrey Hepburn is usually the crown jewel within all her films, this might be the one time where her role is frankly quite unlikable.