Title: The Soundtrack CD - POTC1
Description: **Archived**
Description: **Archived**
Jesse - October 24, 2006 07:26 PM (GMT)
We don't have a soundtrack topic! :rolleyes:
The cover...
And a small write up about the music from Cinescape.com
The cover...
And a small write up about the music from Cinescape.com
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| Disney has released a score CD to PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL (Walt Disney B0000A1RJI), composed by Klaus Badelt with a helping hand from Hans Zimmer (replacing original composer Alan Silvestri, whose name may still appear on some older credit listings). Badelt, whose sophisticated classical effort for last year’s K12 really made an impression on soundtrack aficionados and filmmakers alike, has proven quite capable to meet the demands of a heavy, bombastic score such as this. Don’t expect any refrains of “A Pirates Life for Me” here – both film and score are quite distinct from the charming Disneyland adventure ride that inspired the movie. The score is a sweeping, swashbuckling romance in the classic Korngold/Williams tradition, emanating out of a slightly Celtic melody to encompass a powerful and persuasive composition for large orchestra and choir. The score is rich in melody and carrying to compelling energy that keeps it continuously moving forward. A dark melody for male chorus, brass, and strings recurs often to accompany the film’s malevolent entities, and a spirited love theme captivates the higher emotions, but the primary thrust of the score is in its fiercely exciting main theme, which captures all the potent energy and captivating drive of a cannonball or a swiftly parried sword. There are occasional moments reflective of Zimmer’s trademark rhythmic style, but the more overt and lasting elements in the score are found in its massive action material, which holds together quite well and maintains an orchestral tonality and melodic base. PIRATES is certainly the most exciting historical action score since John Debney’s magnificent CUTTHROAT ISLAND. |