History Horrible / MusicSoundtracks

* While for the most part, ''Film/Aquaman2018'' was one of 2018's most anticipated blockbusters, Music/{{Pitbull}} and Rhea's official song for it, '''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhfnTs0RZLs "Ocean to Ocean"]]''', was not one of the most anticipated parts about it, putting it mildly. The song is a major disaster that interpolates Music/{{Toto}}'s iconic song "Africa"[[note]]Which was undergoing a period of MemeticMutation at the time[[/note]] in an ''extremely'' haphazard way: the beat and Pitbull's rapping sound as if they're two independent songs of each other altogether, and Rhea's guest spot, where she oversings the chorus of "Africa", only helps to make the experience even more painful. Within a day of its release it got tons of slamming from critics and people online, rivaling "WebVideo/YouTubeRewind 2018" as one of the most disliked videos on the site ''not even 24 hours after its release''. In the context of the movie itself, the song is used as Arthur and Mera arrive in Africa (the Sahara desert, to be exact). [[WebVideo/YourmoviesucksDOTorg Adam Johnston]] pointed out in his review that using the original song would have worked just fine. [[WebVideo/TheNeedleDrop Anthony Fantano]] would name it the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YLcTdaNYPw&t=264 6th worst single of 2018.]]

** ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEYTjTUZ_w4 Wabuu]]'' (the standalone DVD version, not the excerpt that's part of the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 multimedia disc ''The Countryside Bears''), apart from Wabuu's theme song at the beginning and end, has "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5bp5HnnY6Q&list=PL7eikQAL68LDAC-ZcOyVaKw-i52E-aFhE&index=27&t=0s Didgeridoo]]", an irritating CreepyCircusMusic loop throughout the film on top of the normal music tracks heard in the original German version and other dubs. In one scene it plays ''on top of itself'', and out of sync to boot. Wabuu's theme itself is little better, having the English lyrics played on top of the German ones.

'''Important Note''': To ensure that the soundtrack is judged with a clear mind and the hatred isn't just a knee-jerk reaction, as well as to allow opinions to properly form, '''[[Administrivia/NoRecentExamplesPlease examples should not be added until at least one month after release]]'''.

* ''WesternAnimation/RapsittieStreetKidsBelieveInSanta'' is already considered one of the worst pieces of animation in history, but it can at least boast that it has a solid cast and features singing from Paige O' Hara and Jodi Benson (Belle from ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'' and Ariel from ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1989}}'' respectively). However, an early version of Benson's song exists in a demo reel that was originally performed by none other than Nancy Cartwright, best known for her role as [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Bart Simpson]]. However, this performance suggests that she should just stick to voice acting as her singing here is simply awful. She sounds like a toddler who's trying desperately not to run out of breath as she attempts to sing but instead just sounds like she's yelling the lyrics along with the music and the backing vocals aren't helping as the horrible reverb effect used on them makes them sound like a bunch of ghosts moaning in a haunted house. The song was split into two parts in the demo, find them [[https://youtu.be/yoiCxBlgamQ?t=202 here]] and [[https://youtu.be/yoiCxBlgamQ?t=438 here]].

* Oh boy "Burning Man's Soul" from ''Anime/PersonaTrinitySoul'' is like the producers got a random black guy of the streets and told him to rap. With utterly bizzare lyrics, questionable at best rhymes, disorienting flow and pauses that indicate the rapper is juggling for something to say. Standout bars like "Check it out, im in the house like ''carpet''" and "He's more than just a cover hes a ''QUILT''" or "Like the house that John built-ON A HILL! cuz that shit gonna feel like velvet-''TURTLE''"; and pretty much the whole song while you're at it.

* ''WesternAnimation/RapsittieStreetKidsBelieveInSanta'' is already considered one of the worst pieces of animation in history, but it can at least boast that it has a solid cast and features singing from Paige O' Hara and Jodi Benson (Belle from ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'' and Ariel from ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1989}}'' respectively). However, an early version of Benson's song exists in a demo reel that was originally performed by none other than Nancy Cartwright, best known for her role as [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Bart Simpson]]. However, in this performance makes many think she should just stick to voice acting as her singing here is simply awful. She sounds like a toddler who's trying desperately not to run out of breath as she attempts to sing but instead just sounds like she's yelling the lyrics along with the music and the backing vocals aren't helping as the horrible reverb effect used on them makes them sound like a bunch of ghosts moaning in a haunted house. The song was split into two parts in the demo, find them [[https://youtu.be/yoiCxBlgamQ?t=202 here]] and [[https://youtu.be/yoiCxBlgamQ?t=438 here]].

* ''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic's [[Recap/TheNostalgiaCriticS12E33 The Wall]]'', a so-called "love letter" to [[Music/TheWall the subject matter]] that comes off as more of a ShallowParody. Rob Scallon's immense talent is wasted on flat, uninspired arrangements meant to imitate the original. Meanwhile, Creator/DougWalker's [[ChewingTheScenery scenery-chewing]], overexerted vocals are well beyond his range and garbled at points by a bad mix. The lyrics mostly consist of [[CowboyBebopAtHisComputer uninformed,]] surface-level and at times self-contradictory jabs at ''The Wall'' and Music/RogerWaters, intercut with random forced attempts at Walker's usual humor. The exception (and low point) is a two-track segment which reworks Pink's dictatorial hallucinations into an AuthorTract about the fallout from [[OvershadowedByControversy/ChannelAwesome the Not So Awesome leaks]]. The least offensive number is [[WebVideo/SatelliteCity "Fennah's]] [[https://youtu.be/DPdMkwLYL3w The Trial,"]] if only because Doug had no say in it. The album was on Scallon's Bandcamp for only a couple of days. [[https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/80280/Nostalgia-Critic-The-Wall/ SputnikMusic]] rates it 1.0, and [[https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/178388-nostalgia-critic-nostalgia-critics-the-wall.php Albumoftheyear.org]] puts it at 7 points out of 100, based on 78 reviews. JAR Media and WebVideo/RalphTheMovieMaker rip the review itself apart [[https://youtu.be/uKmLEwyWDkw here,]] and [[https://youtu.be/6RlcSh_rxGY here]] respectively, with [[WebVideo/FoldingIdeas Dan Olson]] also digging deep into the review [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rokAtlFGa7Y as well.]] [[WebVideo/TheNeedleDrop Anthony Fantano]] not only [[https://youtu.be/OEbf8YhTWEo gave the album proper a “NOT GOOD” review,]] but made it his [[https://youtu.be/9K7JoChJEww worst album of the year,]] as well as [[https://youtu.be/S-gAv3pO8iM the third-worst of the decade.]][[note]]both times beating Chance the Rapper’s ''The Big Day'', his second-ever 0/10[[/note]] WebVideo/CrashThompson not only [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42JqUzNixII named it the worst album of 2019]] and [[BrokeTheRatingScale gave it his first ever ZERO rating]], but [[MeaningfulRename dropped his previous Rock Critic gimmick]] as a direct response. Podcast/JukeboxZeroes also tore it to pieces [[https://podbay.fm/p/jukebox-zeroes/e/1613019610 here,]] with co-host Lilz Martin straight-up naming it the worst album they'd ever covered up to that point -- which is saying something, considering that includes [[Music/CallingAllStations certain]] [[Music/AngelicToTheCore entries]] on the [[Horrible/MusicAlbums albums page]] -- and giving both it and Walker himself an [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech utterly scathing closing statement]]. To this day, it is the lowest-rated album on ''Rate Your Music'', and while Walker has since moved on from it, the album and accompanying review are still considered joint-candidates for the absolute rock bottom of his career.

* ''WesternAnimation/RapsittieStreetKidsBelieveInSanta'' is already considered one of the worst pieces of animation in history, but it can at least boast that it has a solid cast and features singing from Paige O' Hara and Jodi Benson (Belle from ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'' and Ariel from ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1989}}'' respectively). However, an early version of Benson's song exists in a demo reel that was originally performed by none other than Nancy Cartwright, best known for her role as [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Bart Simpson]]. However, in this performance she proves why she should just stick to voice acting as her singing here is simply awful. She sounds like a toddler who's trying desperately not to run out of breath as she attempts to sing but instead just sounds like she's yelling the lyrics along with the music and the backing vocals aren't helping as the horrible reverb effect used on them makes them sound like a bunch of ghosts moaning in a haunted house. The song was split into two parts in the demo, find them [[https://youtu.be/yoiCxBlgamQ?t=202 here]] and [[https://youtu.be/yoiCxBlgamQ?t=438 here]].

* [[Horrible/{{VideoGameSoundtracks}} Video Games]]

->''"Subjectively, you can find something to love about ''any'' soundtrack, and music especially falls into that category of being something that anyone can love if they try hard enough, but certain creative decisions in the past have had more than a few holes in them. And some of those holes hurt to listen to, so I don't feel bad about hating it."''
-->-- '''LetsPlay/RabbidLuigi''', ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXpwL1C1L1w Top Five Worst Soundtracks in Video Games]]''
----

* The "score" to the SoBadItsGood slasher flick ''Film/DontGoInTheWoods'' was evidently supposed to sound creepy and atonal, but the composer seemingly had no idea how to mix it properly. The results sound like a bunch of random electronic noises horribly mushed together, and it gets quite grating really quickly. Considering that the same composer also did the infamously awkward (albeit catchy) ''VideoGame/CaptainNovolin'' soundtrack, this is not at all surprising. The sole bright spot may as well be the credits song, with its goofy lyrics sung to the tune of "The Teddy Bear's Picnic".

* Considering that ''Series/HawaiiFiveO'' received multiple Emmy nominations for its music and has one of the most iconic theme tunes ''ever'', Fred Steiner's score for the final season's "The Bark and the Bite" is just inexcusable. The would-be comic nature of the episode is underlined by "How Much Is That Doggie in the Window?" being repeatedly incorporated into the music. It makes an already hard-to-take episode an excruciating experience.

* ''Film/JasonGoesToHellTheFinalFriday'' is widely agreed to be the lowpoint of the ''Franchise/FridayThe13th'' saga, and its score is no exception. The normally-competent Harry Manfredini was seemingly either having a bad day or was baked out of his mind while composing the score, as the end result, especially the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2GMMP5dykE main theme]], sounds like someone hitting random notes on a synthesizer while in the throes of a ''grand mal'' seizure. It's possible he was aiming for the mix of PsychoStrings and synthesized {{Scare Chord}}s that characterized his work on the previous films, but if that was the case then he failed horribly. The sole bright spot is generally agreed to be the opening track that plays before and during the FBI scene due to it capturing the old-school charm of the series' previous installments, and even then it's not nearly enough to redeem this mess. While Manfredini would regain his brilliance in the following film ''Film/JasonX'', considered by many to feature some of his best work in the series, the music in ''Jason Goes to Hell'' is widely brought up by ''Friday the 13th'' fans as a disgrace.

* ''WesternAnimation/RapsittieStreetKidsBelieveInSanta'' is already considered one of the worst pieces of animation in history, but it can at least boast that it has a solid cast and features singing from Paige O' Hara and Jodi Benson (Belle from ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'' and Ariel from ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1989}}'' respectively). However, an early version of Benson's song exists in a demo reel that was originally performed by none other than Nancy Cartwright, best known for her role as [[Franchise/TheSimpsons Bart Simpson]]. However, in this performance she proves why she should just stick to voice acting as her singing here is simply awful. She sounds like a toddler who's trying desperately not to run out of breath as she attempts to sing but instead just sounds like she's yelling the lyrics along with the music and the backing vocals aren't helping as the horrible reverb effect used on them makes them sound like a bunch of ghosts moaning in a haunted house. The song was split into two parts in the demo, find them [[https://youtu.be/yoiCxBlgamQ?t=202 here]] and [[https://youtu.be/yoiCxBlgamQ?t=438 here]].

* ''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic's [[Recap/TheNostalgiaCriticS12E33 The Wall]]'', a so-called "love letter" to [[Music/TheWall the subject matter]] that comes off as more of a ShallowParody. Rob Scallon's immense talent is wasted on flat, uninspired arrangements meant to imitate the original. Meanwhile, Creator/DougWalker's [[ChewingTheScenery scenery-chewing]], overexerted vocals are well beyond his range and garbled at points by a bad mix. The lyrics mostly consist of [[CowboyBebopAtHisComputer uninformed,]] surface-level and at times self-contradictory jabs at ''The Wall'' and Music/RogerWaters, intercut with random forced attempts at Walker's usual humor. The exception (and low point) is a two-track segment which reworks Pink's dictatorial hallucinations into an AuthorTract about the fallout from [[OvershadowedByControversy/ChannelAwesome the Not So Awesome leaks]]. The least offensive number is [[WebVideo/SatelliteCity "Fennah's]] [[https://youtu.be/DPdMkwLYL3w The Trial,"]] if only because Doug had no say in it. The album was on Scallon's Bandcamp for only a couple of days. [[https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/80280/Nostalgia-Critic-The-Wall/ SputnikMusic]] rates it 1.0, and [[https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/178388-nostalgia-critic-nostalgia-critics-the-wall.php Albumoftheyear.org]] puts it at 7 points out of 100, based on 78 reviews. JAR Media and WebVideo/RalphTheMovieMaker rip the review itself apart [[https://youtu.be/uKmLEwyWDkw here,]] and [[https://youtu.be/6RlcSh_rxGY here]] respectively, with [[WebVideo/FoldingIdeas Dan Olson]] also digging deep into the review [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rokAtlFGa7Y as well.]] [[WebVideo/TheNeedleDrop Anthony Fantano]] not only [[https://youtu.be/OEbf8YhTWEo gave the album proper a “NOT GOOD” review,]] but made it his [[https://youtu.be/9K7JoChJEww worst album of the year,]] as well as [[https://youtu.be/S-gAv3pO8iM the third-worst of the decade.]][[note]]both times beating Chance the Rapper’s ''The Big Day'', his second-ever 0/10[[/note]] WebVideo/CrashThompson not only [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42JqUzNixII named it the worst album of 2019]] and [[BrokeTheRatingScale gave it his first ever ZERO rating]], but [[MeaningfulRename dropped his previous Rock Critic gimmick]] as a direct response. Podcast/JukeboxZeroes also tore it to pieces [[https://podbay.fm/p/jukebox-zeroes/e/1613019610 here,]] with co-host Lilz Martin straight-up naming it the worst album they'd ever covered up to that point -- which is saying something, considering that includes [[Music/CallingAllStations certain]] [[Music/AngelicToTheCore entries]] on the [[Horrible/MusicAlbums albums page]] -- and giving both it and Walker himself an [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech utterly scathing closing statement]]. To this day, it is the lowest-rated album on ''Rate Your Music''; and while Walker has since moved on from it, the album and accompanying review are still often considered a major joint-candidate for the absolute rock bottom of his career.

* ''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic's [[Recap/TheNostalgiaCriticS12E33 The Wall]]'', a so-called "love letter" to [[Music/TheWall the subject matter]] that comes off as more of a ShallowParody. Rob Scallon's immense talent is wasted on flat, uninspired arrangements meant to imitate the original. Meanwhile, Creator/DougWalker's [[ChewingTheScenery scenery-chewing]], overexerted vocals are well beyond his range and garbled at points by a bad mix. The lyrics mostly consist of [[CowboyBebopAtHisComputer uninformed,]] surface-level and at times self-contradictory jabs at ''The Wall'' and Music/RogerWaters, intercut with random forced attempts at Walker's usual humor. The exception (and low point) is a two-track segment which reworks Pink's dictatorial hallucinations into an AuthorTract about the fallout from [[OvershadowedByControversy/ChannelAwesome the Not So Awesome leaks]]. The least offensive number is [[WebVideo/SatelliteCity "Fennah's]] [[https://youtu.be/DPdMkwLYL3w The Trial,"]] if only because Doug had no say in it. The album was on Scallon's Bandcamp for only a couple of days. [[https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/80280/Nostalgia-Critic-The-Wall/ SputnikMusic]] rates it 1.0, and [[https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/178388-nostalgia-critic-nostalgia-critics-the-wall.php Albumoftheyear.org]] puts it at 7 points out of 100, based on 78 reviews. JAR Media and WebVideo/RalphTheMovieMaker rip the review itself apart [[https://youtu.be/uKmLEwyWDkw here,]] and [[https://youtu.be/6RlcSh_rxGY here]] respectively, with [[WebVideo/FoldingIdeas Dan Olson]] also digging deep into the review [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rokAtlFGa7Y as well.]] [[WebVideo/TheNeedleDrop Anthony Fantano]] not only [[https://youtu.be/OEbf8YhTWEo gave the album proper a “NOT GOOD” review,]] but made it his [[https://youtu.be/9K7JoChJEww worst album of the year,]] as well as [[https://youtu.be/S-gAv3pO8iM the third-worst of the decade.]][[note]]both times beating Chance the Rapper’s ''The Big Day'', his second-ever 0/10[[/note]] WebVideo/CrashThompson not only [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42JqUzNixII named it the worst album of 2019]] and [[BrokeTheRatingScale gave it his first ever ZERO rating]], but [[MeaningfulRename dropped his previous Rock Critic gimmick]] as a direct response. Podcast/JukeboxZeroes also tore it to pieces [[https://podbay.fm/p/jukebox-zeroes/e/1613019610 here,]] with co-host Lilz Martin straight-up naming it the worst album they'd ever covered up to that point -- which is saying something, considering that includes [[Music/CallingAllStations certain]] [[Music/AngelicToTheCore entries]] on the [[Horrible/MusicAlbums albums page]] -- and giving both it and Walker himself an [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech utterly scathing closing statement]]. To this day, it is the lowest-rated album on ''Rate Your Music''.

** The gay pride dance scene in Season 2, which even defenders of Netflix can't defend.

* ''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic's [[Recap/TheNostalgiaCriticS12E33 The Wall]]'', a so-called "love letter" to [[Music/TheWall the subject matter]] that comes off as more of a ShallowParody. Rob Scallon's immense talent is wasted on flat, uninspired arrangements meant to imitate the original. Meanwhile, Creator/DougWalker's [[ChewingTheScenery scenery-chewing]], overexerted vocals are well beyond his range and garbled at points by a bad mix. The lyrics mostly consist of [[CowboyBebopAtHisComputer uninformed,]] surface-level and at times self-contradictory jabs at ''The Wall'' and Music/RogerWaters, intercut with random forced attempts at Walker's usual humor. The exception (and low point) is a two-track segment which reworks Pink's dictatorial hallucinations into an AuthorTract about the fallout from [[OvershadowedByControversy/ChannelAwesome the Not So Awesome leaks]]. The least offensive number is [[WebVideo/SatelliteCity "Fennah's]] [[https://youtu.be/DPdMkwLYL3w The Trial,"]] if only because Doug had no say in it. The album was on Scallon's Bandcamp for only a couple of days. [[https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/80280/Nostalgia-Critic-The-Wall/ SputnikMusic]] rates it 1.0, and [[https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/178388-nostalgia-critic-nostalgia-critics-the-wall.php Albumoftheyear.org]] puts it at 7 points out of 100, based on 78 reviews. JAR Media and WebVideo/RalphTheMovieMaker rip the review itself apart [[https://youtu.be/uKmLEwyWDkw here,]] and [[https://youtu.be/6RlcSh_rxGY here]] respectively, with [[WebVideo/FoldingIdeas Dan Olson]] also digging deep into the review [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rokAtlFGa7Y as well.]] [[WebVideo/TheNeedleDrop Anthony Fantano]] not only [[https://youtu.be/OEbf8YhTWEo gave the album proper a “NOT GOOD” review,]] but made it his [[https://youtu.be/9K7JoChJEww worst album of the year,]] as well as [[https://youtu.be/S-gAv3pO8iM the third-worst of the decade.]][[note]]both times beating Chance the Rapper’s ''The Big Day'', his second-ever 0/10[[/note]] WebVideo/CrashThompson not only [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42JqUzNixII named it the worst album of 2019]] and [[BrokeTheRatingScale gave it his first ever ZERO rating]], but [[MeaningfulRename dropped his previous Rock Critic gimmick]] as a direct response. Podcast/JukeboxZeroes also tore it to pieces [[https://podbay.fm/p/jukebox-zeroes/e/1613019610 here,]] with co-host Lilz Martin straight-up naming it the worst album they'd ever covered up to that point -- which is saying something, considering that includes [[Music/CallingAllStations certain]] [[Music/AngelicToTheCore entries]] on the [[Horrible/MusicAlbums albums page]] -- and giving both it and Walker himself an [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech utterly scathing closing statement]]. To this day, it is the lowest-rated album on ''Rate Your Music'', and practically destroyed what little goodwill anyone had left towards Doug.

* Most fans agree that the original run of ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' [[SeasonalRot ended on a very sour note]] when the shorts were revived under Warner Brothers in association with Seven Arts in the late 1960s, and perhaps it was no better shown than with [[https://youtu.be/Zg5cDAHxCjI?t=39m57s these harsh]], [[https://youtu.be/Zg5cDAHxCjI?t=40m45s off-key versions]] of the already oddball re-arrangements that were done to "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" in 1963 and 1967. While the original version of the intro was already considered blatantly inferior to the classic theme (but was at the very least tolerable), the instrumentation for these takes on the theme is executed so badly, with extremely loud and discordant trumpets and annoyingly tinny music, that it makes you want to change the channel if it comes on. It's almost as though composer William Lava knew how poor the cartoons produced during this era were, and discreetly tried to dissuade audiences from watching them. Tellingly, only two cartoons[[note]]"WesternAnimation/SeeYaLaterGladiator" and "3 Ring Wing-Ding"[[/note]] used the first rendition, and only "Fistic Mystic" used the second rendition.

* Most fans agree that the original run of ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' [[SeasonalRot ended on a very sour note]] when the shorts were revived under Warner Brothers in association with Seven Arts in the late 1960s, and perhaps it was no better shown than with [[https://youtu.be/Zg5cDAHxCjI?t=39m57s these harsh]], [[https://youtu.be/Zg5cDAHxCjI?t=40m45s off-key versions]] of the already oddball re-arrangements that were done to the classic theme in 1963 and 1967. While the original version of the intro was already considered blatantly inferior to the classic theme (but was at the very least tolerable), the instrumentation for these takes on the theme is executed so badly, with extremely loud and discordant trumpets and annoyingly tinny music, that it makes you want to change the channel if it comes on. It's almost as though composer William Lava knew how poor the cartoons produced during this era were, and discreetly tried to dissuade audiences from watching them. Tellingly, only two cartoons[[note]]"See Ya Later Gladiator" and "3 Ring Wing-Ding"[[/note]] used the first rendition, and only "Fistic Mystic" used the second rendition.

* Most fans agree that the original run of ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' [[SeasonalRot ended on a very sour note]] when the shorts were revived under Warner Brothers in association with Seven Arts in the late 1960s, and perhaps it was no better shown than with [[https://youtu.be/Zg5cDAHxCjI?t=39m57s this harsh off-key version]] of the already oddball re-arrangements that were done to the classic theme in 1963 and 1967. While the original version of the intro was already considered blatantly inferior to the classic theme (but was at the very least tolerable), the instrumentation for this take on the theme is executed so badly, with extremely loud and discordant trumpets and annoyingly tinny music, that it makes you want to change the channel if it comes on. It's almost as though Bill Lava (the composer) saw how poor the cartoons produced during this era were, and discreetly tried to dissuade audiences from watching them. Tellingly, only two cartoons used this rendition.

* Most fans agree that the original run of ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' [[SeasonalRot ended on a very sour note]] when the shorts were revived under Warner Brothers in association with Seven Arts in the late 1960s, and perhaps it was no better shown than with [[https://youtu.be/Zg5cDAHxCjI?t=39m57s the harsh off-key version]] of the already oddball re-arrangements that were done to the classic theme in 1963 and 1967. While the original version of the intro was already considered blatantly inferior to the classic theme (but was at the very least tolerable), the instrumentation for this take on the theme is executed so badly, with extremely loud and discordant trumpets and annoyingly tinny music, that it makes you want to change the channel if it comes on. It's almost as though Bill Lava (the composer) saw how poor the cartoons produced during this era were, and discreetly tried to dissuade audiences from watching them.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYkDP5xDoO8 "Ghost Busterz" by ULTRA BRAiN]][[note]]not to be confused with anything to do with the American media franchise ''Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}}''--note that the latter is lacking a space and XtremeKoolLetterz[[/note]], the theme for ''Anime/MusashiGundoh'', is truly awful. With an annoying beeping melody (seemingly made by a cheap keyboard), poorly written (if they were even written at all) and meandering WordSaladLyrics--seriously, the most coherent and understandable line is "WE'RE GHOST-A BUSTERZ OH OH OH"--that [[SoundtrackDissonance wouldn't be relevant to the show even if they did make sense]], and horrible singing that serves only to exacerbate the lyrics' incoherence, it's just as incompetent as the animation of the show. One commenter "[[StealthInsult complimented]]" the show for the innovation of using something other than music as its theme, and a couple of others theorized that the song was the result of a mental breakdown that involved the artist recording himself abusing his instruments while incoherently shouting random nonsense.

* Creator/DingoPictures are already infamous for [[Horrible/AnimatedFilm their extremely low-budget animated movies]]. Of course, said movies aren't going to have the best soundtracks, but some of their English dubs fall into this category by playing brief loops of music over ''the entire movie''.

* Considering that ''Series/HawaiiFiveO'' received multiple Emmy nominations for its music and has one of the most iconic theme tunes ''ever'', Fred Steiner's score for the final season's "The Bark and the Bite" is just inexcusable. The would-be comic nature of the episode is underlined by "How Much Is That Doggie in the Window?" being repeatedly incorporated into the music. It makes an already hard-to-take episode pretty much an excruciating experience.

* ''WesternAnimation/RapsittieStreetKidsBelieveInSanta'' is already considered one of the worst pieces of animation in history, but it can at least boast that it has a solid cast and even features singing from Paige O' Hara and Jodi Benson (Belle from ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'' and Ariel from ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1989}}'' respectively). However, an early version of Benson's song exists in a demo reel that was originally performed by none other than Nancy Cartwright, best known of course for her role as [[Franchise/TheSimpsons Bart Simpson]]. However, in this performance she proves why she should just stick to voice acting as her singing here is simply awful. She sounds like a toddler who's trying desperately not to run out of breath as she attempts to sing but instead just sounds like she's yelling the lyrics along with the music and the backing vocals aren't helping as the horrible reverb effect used on them makes them sound like a bunch of ghosts moaning in a haunted house. The song was split into two parts in the demo, find them [[https://youtu.be/yoiCxBlgamQ?t=202 here]] and [[https://youtu.be/yoiCxBlgamQ?t=438 here]].

* The entire score to ''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic's [[Recap/TheNostalgiaCriticS12E33 The Wall]]'', a so-called [[ShallowParody "love letter"]] to [[Music/TheWall the subject matter]]. Rob Scallon's immense talent is wasted on flat, uninspired arrangements meant to imitate the original. Meanwhile, Creator/DougWalker's [[ChewingTheScenery scenery-chewing]], overexerted vocals are well beyond his range and garbled at points by a bad mix. The lyrics mostly consist of [[CowboyBebopAtHisComputer uninformed,]] surface-level and at times self-contradictory jabs at ''The Wall'' and Music/RogerWaters, intercut with random forced attempts at Walker's usual humor. The exception (and low point) is a two-track segment which reworks Pink's dictatorial hallucinations into an AuthorTract about the fallout from [[OvershadowedByControversy/ChannelAwesome the Not So Awesome leaks]]. The least offensive number is [[WebVideo/SatelliteCity "Fennah's]] [[https://youtu.be/DPdMkwLYL3w The Trial,"]] if only because Doug had no say in it. The album was on Scallon's Bandcamp for only a couple of days. [[https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/80280/Nostalgia-Critic-The-Wall/ SputnikMusic]] rates it 1.0, and [[https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/178388-nostalgia-critic-nostalgia-critics-the-wall.php Albumoftheyear.org]] puts it at 7 points out of 100, based on 78 reviews. JAR Media and WebVideo/RalphTheMovieMaker rip the review itself apart [[https://youtu.be/uKmLEwyWDkw here,]] and [[https://youtu.be/6RlcSh_rxGY here]] respectively, with [[WebVideo/FoldingIdeas Dan Olson]] also digging deep into the review [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rokAtlFGa7Y as well.]] [[WebVideo/TheNeedleDrop Anthony Fantano]] not only [[https://youtu.be/OEbf8YhTWEo gave the album proper a “NOT GOOD” review,]] but made it his [[https://youtu.be/9K7JoChJEww worst album of the year,]] as well as [[https://youtu.be/S-gAv3pO8iM the third worst of the entire decade.]][[note]]both times beating Chance the Rapper’s ''The Big Day'', his second-ever 0/10[[/note]] WebVideo/CrashThompson not only [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42JqUzNixII named it the worst album of 2019]] and [[BrokeTheRatingScale gave it his first ever ZERO rating]], but [[MeaningfulRename dropped his previous Rock Critic gimmick]] as a direct response. Podcast/JukeboxZeroes also tore it to pieces [[https://podbay.fm/p/jukebox-zeroes/e/1613019610 here,]] with co-host Lilz Martin straight-up naming it the worst album they'd ever covered up to that point -- which is saying something, considering that includes [[Music/CallingAllStations certain]] [[Music/AngelicToTheCore entries]] on the [[Horrible/MusicAlbums albums page]] -- and giving both it and Walker himself an [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech utterly scathing closing statement]]. To this day, it is the lowest-rated album on ''Rate Your Music'', and practically destroyed what little goodwill anyone had left towards Doug.