From The Swan Princess to How the Grinch Stole Christmas, these animated movies have the best villain songs.
Villain songs have proven themselves to be some of the most iconic and memorable sequences in animated films. Allowing a villain character to express their motives and desires through song has always come with a cavalcade of upsides, sometimes even being the best part of a specific film. Disney has easily cemented itself as being the master of the animated villain song, with some of their most iconic villains having their own signature villain song to accompany them.
9 How Bad Can I Be? - 'The Lorax' Sung by The Once-ler, voiced by Ed Helms, "How Bad Can I Be?" from The Lorax sees the Once-ler as he begins fully capitalizing on the industrialized creation of his product, the thneeds. The song acts as a massively increased form of denial, as the character maliciously continues to write off the negative environmental aspects of his operation in order to keep seeing his profits and success rise.
Darla is far from the standard villain, both appearance-wise and with her innocent childish voice, which makes it all the more jarring and exceptional when her song commands so much power and wrath in the second act. The song tells you everything you need to know about Darla as a character, and how her pride and star power simply won't allow for anyone else to even have so much as an opportunity to share the spotlight.
The original Steven Universe series was no stranger to musical numbers, yet villain songs were a category rarely touched upon throughout the series. The Movie sought to rectify this with "Other Friends", the song takes a commanding presence with its catchy beat and immediately engaging and enthralling villain character of Spinel.
4 Playing with the Big Boys - 'The Prince of Egypt' Sung by Rameses's high priests Hotep and Huy , "Playing with the Big Boys" from The Prince of Egypt is a song in response to Moses's miracle of turning a wooden stick into a snake. In a massive demonstration of their own "godly abilities" the priests perform their own variety of miracles and magical capabilities, even transforming their own sticks into snakes.
2 Holding Out for a Hero - 'Shrek 2' Sung by the Fairy Godmother , "Holding Out for a Hero" is a cover of the classic Bonnie Tyler song transformed for the final act of Shrek 2. It is sung by the Fairy Godmother in the middle of a massive party, while the movie constantly cuts between her performance of the song and Shrek and his crew storming the castle to save Fiona from the Fairy Godmother's scheme.
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