Quadrophenia Posted November 18, 2016 Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 (edited) Name your favourite villain song, but only one per post! Share your favourites! While everyone and their mother will cite "Hellfire" from The Hunchback of Notre Dame or "When You're Evil" by Voltaire, I'd like to nominate an underrated classic. As an added bonus, since this is a Brandon Sanderson fansite after all, what badass villain song would best fit the amazing villains of the Cosmere, from the Lord Ruler to Hrathen? Leave your thoughts here! Edited November 18, 2016 by Quadrophenia 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ammanas Posted November 18, 2016 Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 It's not a song, but more of a tune: Imperial Death March in Star wars. I also really like Be Prepared in the Lion King. For some strange reason I love it when the hyenas are goosestepping in front of Scar. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quadrophenia Posted November 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 17 hours ago, Ammanas said: It's not a song, but more of a tune: Imperial Death March in Star wars. I also really like Be Prepared in the Lion King. For some strange reason I love it when the hyenas are goosestepping in front of Scar. You can't go wrong with John Williams or Disney when it comes to composing ballin' anthems for the bad guys. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ammanas Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 I just thought of another one I really like Stars from the Les Miserables musical. Just don't listen to the Russell Crow version. Why they chose actor who can't sing I will never know. I love that song because you really get inside Javier's head and what makes him tick. I have always loved his character. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quadrophenia Posted November 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 @Ammanas In a just world, no one would ever have to think about the Russell Crowe version. And Stars is perfect. Easily one of the best songs from the musical. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zathoth Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 I GOT VOODOO I GOT HOODOO I GOT THINGS I HAVEN'T EVEN TRIED! And I´ve got friends on the other side~ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwiLyghtSansSparkles Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 18 minutes ago, Zathoth said: I GOT VOODOO I GOT HOODOO I GOT THINGS I HAVEN'T EVEN TRIED! And I´ve got friends on the other side~ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soyperson Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 (edited) Not sure if this counts, but "You'll Be Back" from Hamilton. I don't count Burr as a villain, because he's such a good character. Edited November 19, 2016 by bleeder accidental semicolon 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunbird Posted November 20, 2016 Report Share Posted November 20, 2016 I just have to second @Quadrophenia's submission of "Playing with the Big Boys Now." Prince of Egypt is one of my favorite movies ever. I'm also a huge fan of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, so I think I have to mention the song "Potiphar." Potiphar's not be the real villain of the song (that would be his wife), but this song makes me laugh every time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quadrophenia Posted November 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2016 @bleeder He's a GREAT character, and none of his songs are particularly villainous. King George and Jefferson, on the other hand, are clearly the least sympathetic and most antagonistic characters in the play. You'll Be Back is easily a villainous love song (complete with promises of brutal massacres filtered through the lenses of a jilted lover), and Jefferson? Of all the Founding Fathers, he's easily singled out and raked over the coals for, you know, his hypocrisies and slavery and sexual exploitation and aristocratic classism. Any of his songs could easily qualify ("What'd I Miss?" is a delightfully ironic narcissistic send up of his own ego and vices). @Zathoth @TwiLyghtSansSparkles Hail to the Keith! @Nightbird Prince of Egypt is woefully underrated and criminally misidentified as a "late 90's Disney bandwagon chaser." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver Posted November 21, 2016 Report Share Posted November 21, 2016 Anastasia is, at best, a mixed film. Saying the history is wrong qualifies as the understatement of the century, nd the way it treats Rasputin and the Russian Revolution is, at best, disingenuous, at worst an insult. ...but damnation if the guy didn't have a great villain song. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quadrophenia Posted November 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2016 2 hours ago, Quiver said: Anastasia is, at best, a mixed film. Saying the history is wrong qualifies as the understatement of the century, nd the way it treats Rasputin and the Russian Revolution is, at best, disingenuous, at worst an insult. ...but damnation if the guy didn't have a great villain song. It's just a damnation shame it's set to a silly sequence where pink dancing bugs provide backing vocals. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegatorgirl00 Posted November 23, 2016 Report Share Posted November 23, 2016 It never made it into the movie, but Snuff Out the Light (Yzma's Song) that was made for the Emperor's New Groove is a good villain song. On 11/18/2016 at 3:58 PM, Quadrophenia said: As an added bonus, since this is a Brandon Sanderson fansite after all, what badass villain song would best fit the amazing villains of the Cosmere, from the Lord Ruler to Hrathen? Leave your thoughts here! The ones I've thought of Sadeas - Be Prepared from the Lion King The Set - My Friends on the Other Side especially with Mister Suit = Dr. Facilier How do you add the video to the post? I want to, but I don't know how. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunbird Posted November 23, 2016 Report Share Posted November 23, 2016 @thegatorgirl00 Just copy the YouTube URL into the text of your post, and the forum will automatically put the video directly in so it can be played without clicking open a new tab or window. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkness Ascendant Posted November 24, 2016 Report Share Posted November 24, 2016 Portal, Still Alive for Taravangian XD Where there's a Whip, there's a way, for Sadeas XD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkum Posted December 16, 2016 Report Share Posted December 16, 2016 If I'm being honest, Hellfire really is the one the comes to mind immediately. I don't like Hunchback very much, but it has some fantastic music. having said that, Gaston from Beauty and the Beast is pretty great too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelEy3 Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 (edited) On 12/15/2016 at 8:13 PM, Dunkum said: If I'm being honest, Hellfire really is the one the comes to mind immediately. I don't like Hunchback very much, but it has some fantastic music. having said that, Gaston from Beauty and the Beast is pretty great too. Gaston might be my favorite Disney villian song. Originally a quasi-villian song, but this played in my head when Spoiler Kaladin fights Sezth in the Highstorm Armonica by Ennio Morricone is what I'd pick for Miles And lastly... Imagine this in the back of any bridge running scene. Spoiler But especially during Bridge 4's rescue of the Kholin army Edited December 19, 2016 by AngelEy3 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delightful Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 On 20/11/2016 at 0:55 AM, Zathoth said: I GOT VOODOO I GOT HOODOO I GOT THINGS I HAVEN'T EVEN TRIED! And I´ve got friends on the other side~ What'd I Miss always reminds me of this song. Lets see....be prepared for sure is a good one. Prince of Egypt is great. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeromancer Posted December 21, 2016 Report Share Posted December 21, 2016 (edited) Well, we have one of my favorites (Star Wars' Imperial March) on this thread, but not the other. The following track is one that I think would most fit The Lord Ruler. It is known simply as 'One-Winged Angel', and is the theme for Sephiroth from FFVII. I prefer the Advent Children version (because there's at least one good thing from that movie.) Edited December 21, 2016 by aeromancer 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScarletSabre Posted December 22, 2016 Report Share Posted December 22, 2016 Not a song, but the instrumental theme for Van Kleiss from Generator Rex was always my favourite part of that show Especially when it came on with him being a badass! Skip to 1:11 for the chorus of the theme! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlanetReelo Posted December 24, 2016 Report Share Posted December 24, 2016 'I need a hero' - Fairy godmother from Shrek 2 'Hellmarch' - Command and Conquer 'One winged angel', 'Jenova absolute', 'Birth of a god' - FF7 (original PS1) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claincy Posted December 24, 2016 Report Share Posted December 24, 2016 Perhaps not my actual favourites, but for something a bit different how about "Everyone's a hero" from Dr Horrible's Sing Along Blog. (Or "Slipping" depending which you think is more the villain's song :P) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeromancer Posted December 26, 2016 Report Share Posted December 26, 2016 On 12/23/2016 at 9:53 PM, PlanetReelo said: 'Hellmarch' - Command and Conquer One of the two great themes, the other one being 'Kane's Wrath'. Cannot believe I forgot about those. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C. M. Hayden Posted January 4, 2017 Report Share Posted January 4, 2017 (edited) I'm going to go with "Friends On The Other Side" by Dr. Facilier in The Princess and the Frog. Mediocre movie, but I enjoyed the villain (and his song) a ton. Edited January 4, 2017 by CM Hayden 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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