Pirates Of The Caribbean Dead Men Tell No Tales – 2 x CD Complete Score – Limited Edition – Geoff Zanelli

Prior to the release of the first score, pirate music had a very distinct different sound: the fully orchestral, swashbuckling music which was created by Erich Wolfgang Korngold in scores like Captain Blood and The Sea Hawk, was continued by composers as varied as Alfred Newman and Elmer Bernstein, and was arguably perfected by John Debney in Cutthroat Island. Hans Zimmer and Klaus Badelt changed all that, bringing a contemporary rock and roll edge to these seafaring adventures. The score’s finale, from “The Power of the Sea” through to “Beyond My Beloved Horizon,” is hugely entertaining. Statements of all the main themes, including ‘He’s a Pirate’,,‘Jack Sparrow,’ and ‘The Black Pearl,’ are inserted into the propulsive action material, as Jack, Henry, Carina, and Barbossa do battle with Salazar and his rotten crew at the bottom of the ocean. Some of the brass writing and choral chanting in “The Power of the Sea” is impressive, and a huge performance of the sweeping theme heard in “I Don’t Think Now Is The Best Time” from At World’s End emerges during “Treasure” to excellent effect. The conclusive “My Name Is Barbossa” builds to a spectacular performance of Will and Elizabeth’s love theme, replete with tremolo strings and cymbal clashes that raise goose bumps for all the right reasons. The complete finally available complete with 8 page colour booklet. Fantastic!