Barbie movies and shows have been noted for their quality music despite the budget not being on par with Hollywood movies.
- Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses:
- The piece Derek plays for the girls in the garden
makes you want to get up and imagine you're one of them. - When Blair, Fallon, Delia, Ashlyn, Edeline and Courtney dance with the prince statues. It's probably one of the best fitting pieces of music and makes you think they are enjoying the dance even though the princes aren't real.
- The piece Derek plays for the girls in the garden
- Barbie in a Mermaid Tale:
- Queen of the Waves serves as Merliah's theme song, which describes her perfectly.
- "Summer Sunshine", the opening, is actually an English cover of a song from a Japanese TV show. It is one of those songs you can just scream from the top of your lungs when school ends for summer vacation.
- Queen of the Waves
- Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus: The score fits the majestic, wintery Dutch setting.
- Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper:
- Free, a hopeful song about our two leads wanting more in life, they sing about the pressure they are both coping with, as many people in reality do.
- I Am A Girl Like You. Anneliese and Erika meet for the first time. Probably the most relatable song, as they sing about how despite the differences they are ultimately the same.
- How Can I Refuse, Preminger's song that makes you feel evil just after one listen.
- Free
- Barbie & The Diamond Castle:
- Two Voices, One Song, a fun song that features Barbie and Teresa singing about how they get along so well.
- Connected, which once again is an English cover of a foreign song. Liana and Alexa make you feel as connected to your friends as they are.
- Lydia's Leitmotif sounds and feels as evil as her.
- Two Voices, One Song,
- Barbie: Mariposa and the Fairy Princess:
- Only A Breath Away is a nice ballad that fits the montage of Mariposa's trip from Flutterfield to Shimmervale.
- Fly High, no wonder Mariposa and Catania are dancing!
- Only A Breath Away
- The opening to Barbie Presents Thumbelina is a magical, cute piece of music, fitting the fairy theme.
- Barbie in Rock 'n Royals:
- Raise Our Voices is an uplifting song about how you can be anything and how despite what others say, your song will be heard.
- What If I Shine features Courtney singing about her social awkwardness and how she feels like nobody listens to her, eventually changing to her being confident after her friends join.
- Raise Our Voices
