Pirates Of The Caribbean

Artist: Original Soundtrack

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Average Rating: (See all 10 reviews) Label: Disney (USA) Usually ships within 6-11 days (11 available) 1  Fog Bound 2  The Medallion Calls 3  The Black Pearl 4  Will and Elizabeth 5  Swords Crossed 6  Walk the Plank 7  Barbosa Is Hungry 8  Blood Ritual 9  Moonlight Serenade 10  To the Pirates' Cave 11  Skull and Crossbones 12  Bootstrap's Bootstraps 13  Underwater March 14  One Last Shot 15  He's a Pirate Performer Notes Original score composed by Klaus Badelt. An adventure movie in the grand old style, albeit a modern one featuring the quirky talents of Johnny Depp, the 2003 film PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN seems tailor-made for a good old-fashioned orchestral film score. Fortunately, that's just what composer Klaus Badelt gives it. You'll find no pop-group promotional tie-ins here, just plenty of evocative mood music that captures the drama and panoramic vistas of this summer blockbuster. Producer: Hans Zimmer Format: CD (1 Disc); Stereo Country: USA Quantity Available: 11 UPC: 050086008971 Studio/Live: Studio Release Date: 22 July 2003

As the score to a summer blockbuster, it certainly has all the bombast and pounding rhythms one has come to expect of such soundtracks. It is surprising the soundtrack turned out as well as it did, given that the original composer, Alan Silvestri ("Back to the Future", "Van Helsing") was fired and the Media Ventures gang of "jolly roger" composers brought in at the last-minute to save the music.

Although Klaus Badelt's name appears on the front, a closer inspection of the detailed credits reveals no less than seven other composers, nine orchestrators, three conductors and one "overproducer" (whatever that means); in other words, a creative effort by committee, and only in five weeks, no less. This also resulted in huge swatches of music overlaid or even replaced entirely by synthesizers, chopping through overly-repetitive rhythms.

While synthesizers are increasingly becoming common, and indeed can enhance the musical effect (the chase through Coruscant in "Star Wars: Attack of the Clones", for example), on this score they're used as a corner-cutting measure, resulting in a bland, soulless confection which sounds exactly like any other summer blockbuster score - which is probably the worst thing about this music.

This movie could have been a tremendous opportunity for the composer(s) to write a truly memorable swashbuckling score, steeped in the Hollywood tradition spanning from "Captain Blood" and "Scaramouche" to "Cutthroat Island" and "Master and Commander". But apart from some cursory Celtic folk riffs and a little jig at the opening, you could take any part of this music and swap it with any other summer movie about alien invasions, giant robots or elite military units - and nobody would be the wiser. The music, simply put, fails to live up to the genre and character of the movie.

Haha, this movie is totally awesome. and the soundtrack is too. It's like listening to the movie but without the dialog so it has quite a cool feeling. It so makes you feel as though you are on the ship and like jonny depp is next to you. haha. No but seriously this soundtrack is awesome. Pirates of the Caribbean are awesome!!!

an awesome collection of songs for all those pirates of the carribean fans! this cd is fantastic, the musical scores in particular are incredible. i love listening to this soundtrack over and over and over again, it never gets old!! i highly recommend this soundtrack to fans of the movies, you will absolutely go nuts!

This evocative music sets the scene for the first of the Pirates movies.
Large rhythms, big beats and dramatic sound are the theme and really carry the actors through the drama.
Often amusing at times, the music really fits with the characters and the plot. Even without the movie this music is stimulating and enjoyable.

i normally dont really like the soundtracks or music themes to any of Jerry Bruckheimers epic movies, though dont always fit the build. But this track for the first pirates movie, The Curse of teh Black Pearl, is simply magnificent and epic in feel. The booming soundtrack keeps you listening and you will feel like your there watching the movie all over again, superb

A brilliant cd that is a necessity for anyone who loves Pirates of teh Caribbean. The music is very well written and it's a well produced cd. Relive the moments of teh moment in your mind as you listen to it's classic soundtrack. The songs are dramatic, emotion and lively. A great christmas present. Good to do the washing up to or studying strangely enough. It gave me a beat to work to. Very pulsing.

this is a very good soundtrack from a very good movie, pirates of the carribean. this is a must for al tghose fans of the movie, as it will take the magic home to you when you listen to this, which you will want to do as it is real easy listenign in parets but full of excitment in others! this is a good buy for fans!

the movie was great and so is the music from it, much of it being created for the movie itself. if you are a massive fan of the film and the series then i recommend this album, its great accompinied with a nice book or magazine to read on a quiet, rainy afternoon. one for pirates of the caribean fans definatley!

How do you score a film that is an Action Adventure Period Piece with elements of Horror Paranormal Comedy and Sword Fighting? Well you have to ask Klaus Badelt that because he manages to do exactly that with this track. The thunderous BLack Pearl and Underwater Run tunes are really dark and juxtaposed with Bootstraps Bootstraps and lighthearted Walk the Plank make for the perfect combination

This is an exciting soundtrack, with many great tracks, both pleasant and heart-stopping. It slowly builds up to the moment, throwing in an excellent piece of music with the score "Barbossa is Hungry". However, be prepared for some repeats; some listeners may be confused to find that a piece of music is repeated several times throughout the cd. Still, ending with the wonderful love theme "He's a Pirate" this cd is a good buy, and extremely fun to listen to.