Shrek writers Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio spice up the pirate genre as gamely as they did fairy tales but on the comedy map it's Johnny Depp's inspired turn as Captain Jack Sparrow that really marks the spot. But such cares are swept aside by a rollicking tale of pirate lore, with cursed treasure, secret identities and enough acts of betrayal and loyalty to keep the final showdown as sparky as the firecrackers in Blackbeard's whiskers.
If there's the slightest niggle to be had, it's probably that the swashbuckling sequences don't really lay down a challenge to the Zorros or Robin Hoods.
Pirates Of The Caribbean is, without a doubt, the best blockbuster of the summer.ĭirector Gore Verbinski steers his ship through choppy commercial waters by keeping the romance, adventure and comedy on an even keel. But producer Jerry Bruckheimer proves yet again that he's a big-screen alchemist where sheer entertainment is concerned. Pirates Of The Caribbean does, in actual fact, have its roots in a theme park attraction - a slow-moving boat trip past richly detailed tableaux of lusty buccaneers and skeletons who breathed their last grasping for forbidden treasure not the most likely base material to turn into cinema gold. South of Heaven's Chanting Mermaids - Sánchez, Quintero, Zimmer, feat.Year after year, lazy poster quotes try to convince audiences that the latest blockbuster movie is "a rollercoaster ride".The Pirate That Should Not Be - Sánchez, Quintero, Zimmer (by Rodrigo y Gabriela).Angelica - Zimmer, Cruz, Sánchez, Quintero, Feat.Guilty of Being Innocent of Being Jack Sparrow - Zimmer.The soundtrack was released on May 17, 2011, three days before the US release of the film. To make the soundtrack album stand out, Zimmer tried to focus on the Rodrigo y Gabriela tracks, as well as providing remixes that "fit the themes". The music was recorded at the Sony Scoring Stage in Culver City, California, conducted by Nick Glennie-Smith, with Whitacre's choir being done at Abbey Road Studios. Trumpetist Arturo Sandoval is featured throughout the score. Penélope Cruz's brother Eduardo Cruz wrote a tango song, and Geoff Zanelli contributed to many tracks. American composer Eric Whitacre helped with choir-based songs, most notably the mermaid theme, and brought with him along his soprano wife, Hila Plitmann. Zimmer said they were picked for the soundtrack because the duo "play rock n' roll with flamenco guitars". The biggest collaborators were Mexican duo Rodrigo y Gabriela, whose music Zimmer met after being given their album by a friend. Many musicians worked with Zimmer in the score.
Zimmer said that his music for the series is "making orchestras play rock 'n' roll" as he felt that "pirates were the rock 'n' rollers of many many years ago", and that he decided to add a "Spanish element" to On Stranger Tides.
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