Main Theme | Pirates of the Caribbean
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Published 2019-01-26
The main theme of Pirates of the Caribbean, more commonly known as ‘He’s A Pirate’, is possibly the most well-known movie theme of the 21st century. For example, the Star Wars main theme, which is widely regarded as being the most well-known theme of all time, has just over 18 Million views on YouTube, whereas the Pirates of the Caribbean theme has north of 42 Million views...
It’s upbeat, thrilling and adventurous theme never fails to put a smile on my face. It makes me visualise the vast oceans and wish I was part of the Black Pearl’s crew. Now that’s a soundtrack done right!
Although Klaus Badelt composed the score for ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl’ (2003), it was Hans Zimmer who wrote the themes for the movie. Zimmer was contractually bound to ‘The Last Samurai’ (2003), and was legally unable to compose the score for the film, so he worked “behind the scenes”, writing, producing, editing and programming the music. Zimmer composed the themes for the film, and got his student, Klaus Badelt to take over and score the rest of the film.
This is by no means every appearance of the main theme throughout the series, but simply a suite that highlights the main theme.
The songs used in this suite are:
End Credits - Hans Zimmer
He’s A Pirate - Klaus Badelt
Beyond My Beloved Horizon - Geoff Zanelli
Drink Up Me Hearties Yo Ho - Hans Zimmer
The Medallion Calls - Klaus Badelt
Barbossa is Hungry - Klaus Badelt
Bootstrap’s Bootstraps - Klaus Badelt
One Last Shot - Klaus Badelt
(Tiny excerpt of) Fog Bound - Klaus Badelt
|Albums|
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl - Klaus Badelt - itunes.apple.com/ie/album/pirates-caribbean-curse-…
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End - Hans Zimmer - (itunes.apple.com/ie/album/pirates-caribbean-at-wor…
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides - Hans Zimmer - itunes.apple.com/ie/album/pirates-caribbean-on-str…
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales - Geoff Zanelli - itunes.apple.com/ie/album/pirates-caribbean-dead-m…
The clips are from Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006) and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007) and belong to The Walt Disney Company. I own nothing in this video.
All Comments (21)
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Anyone from 2024?
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This masterpiece can be a national anthem of a country.
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We didn’t realize how good we had it back then when it came to movies. Hard to believe this is now considered a classic.
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20 years later, and it’s still a banger
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This soundtrack is truly a masterpiece, this film saga would not be such epic without this music.
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I think we all can agree that pirates of the Caribbean is one of the best films ever
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We fans of our captain jack know how much we'll miss him, his moments, the movies 😭😭😭 im crying cause I'll never get to see another one 😭😭
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these, are still undoubtedly some of THE best movies of all time, with some of the best soundtracks of all time.
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The movie is great but the theme is much greater and it’s a masterpiece
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this theme that was created has so many emotions where we can't express but can FEEL it..............i really feel alive when i hear it............
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2024 and i still listen to this masterpiece
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oh, that part where they all stopped to stare at the two guys fighting on the wheel was absolutely hilarious! i REALLY need to watch the entire movie sometime!
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One of my favourite theme songs of all time. Totally love it. ❤️❤️❤️
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You never feel bored listening to this theme song.
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Jack sparrow fans 👇
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This soundtrack and the films will never get old
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This theme song is just iconic,,, my favourite
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I want a new part to go to cinema and be able to hear this with super audio! Or bring back old pirates back to cinemas! Let the new generation enjoy this classic!
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African Queen and Curse of the Black Pearl greatest movies of all time! Bless everyone who made them possible!😊 Absolutely delightful!
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One of my fav soundtrack all the time. It's a masterpiece, love it 😍
