The Most Out-Of-Place Movie Soundtracks

Wouldn't it be funny if there was a movie about medieval knights but there was a pop music score? The answer is: no.

A Knight's Tale has an incredible cast of Heath Ledger, Rufus Sewell (Dark City), Paul Bettany, Alan Tudyk, and Mark Addy (Robert Baratheon in Game of Thrones), which goes to complete waste, and the soundtrack doesn't help matters. What's a good song for a knight learning how to joust? Well, "Lowrider" of course. During a scene of violent sword fighting, there's really nothing more appropriate than "Taking Care of Business" by Bachman Turner Overdrive. And when the knights march into battle, you've got to play "We Will Rock You," it just screams medieval swordplay.

The problem with these songs isn't just the anachronism. They're plain bad choices. Each song is the most obvious oldie hit, as if they found a copy of "Now That's What I Call Classic Rock" and let it play in its entirety while editing. Plus, the knight learning to joust has nothing to do with lowrider, he's not really taking care of business, and "We Will Rock You" is simply inaccurate—the movie gives us a light nudge perhaps but doesn't come anywhere close to rocking someone. This is a perfect example of a film that might have been a nice little comedy with a great cast but was ruined by its distracting score.