Summer blockbusters can produce some of the year’s worst soundtracks. Studios spend megabucks on a title song that hypes the film, then fills the rest of the soundtrack with strained collaborations that fail musically and commercially.Consider the soundtrack for “Wild Wild West,” like other soundtracks, it blends a variety of music styles in an attempt to woo a diverse listening audience. The film’s star, Will Smith, collaborates with Dru Hill and Kool Mo Dee on the movie’s obligatory glossy title track.This soundtrack’s 15 tracks mix harmoniously into a very listenable disc that bears little resemblance to its hideous blockbuster cousins. “Wild Wild West” features an eclectic mix of R & B and hip-hop artists who create a quality, urban oriented soundtrack.Ironically, it’s Smith who turns in the soundtrack’s worst song. Smith’s “Wild Wild West” is overblown, ego-driven drivel that is weak on rhymes and heavy with commercial gloss. His track fills four minutes on the soundtrack, and that length is still four minutes too long.Smith’s “Fresh Prince of Bell Aire” former sidekick Tatyana Ali, also turns in a weak effort. She’s evidently spent too much time with big buddy Will, because her track is almost as bad. The bubble gum lyrics seem targeted toward preteens and lack the emotional maturity of the soundtrack’s other artists.Luckily, the CD’s other artists compensate for Smith and Ali’s miserable performances.Faith Evans lends her smooth vocals to the silky “Mailman,” which possesses a sensuous quality that Ali couldn’t provide in her failed track. Blackstreet and Guy also do stellar work on pieces that are remarkably similar and highlight the group’s shared R&B roots. The collaboration between Dr. Dre and Eminem accentuate each other’s lyrical strengths. Better yet, the track actually keeps with the “Wild Wild West” theme without sounding contrived or silly.Common puts in an appearance, and his vivid lyrics illustrate Smith’s failings as a commercially-driven rapper. The best piece on the soundtrack might be from Enrique Iglesias, son of Julio and the next wave of the Ricky Martin wanna bes. His soulful rendition of “Bailamos” is beautiful, and has an honesty that shines even brighter because it follows Smith’s hollow rhymes. It seems certain that Iglesias is only beginning a very successful career stateside.Most of the music on the soundtrack isn’t even in the film-hence the heading “Music Inspired by the Motion Picture”-which is usually the death knell of most soundtracks. In this case it’s the soundtrack that shines (for the most part), even though the blockbuster movie is struggling to overcome the harsh slings and arrows of angry critics.