As the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy has unfolded, the films' quirky characters have become even more of a draw than the action and special effects. The music for the films has followed suit, although not at the same pace: Hans Zimmer's score for the final film, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End has a few moments of whimsy, spooky drama and exotic flavor mixed with more typical, churning musical backdrops for the action set pieces. With sawing strings and huge brass and choral sections, tracks such as "At Wit's End," "I Don't Think Now Is the Best Time," and "I See Dead People in Boats" are no doubt serviceable in the film's context, but separated from it, they're too repetitive and overwhelming to be enjoyable. However, "Up Is Down"'s Celtic flair makes it more interesting than many of the other amped-up tracks, while the chanted shanty "Hoist the Colours" and mischievous, sinister "Multiple Jacks" prove that the score's quieter moments are the most entertaining. It's also too bad that Keith Richards, who plays Captain Jack Sparrow's pirate dad, isn't featured somehow in the music -- it's a missed opportunity that makes this send-off for Captain Jack and his maties just a little less satisfying. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
05/22/2007 | Walt Disney Records
All Music Guide Review
Track Listing
Credits
- Michael Levine
- Fiddle
- Alan Meyerson
- Mixing, Recording
- Suzette Moriarty
- Orchestration
- Michael O'Donovan
- Bassoon
- Geri Rotella
- Flute
- Jim Thatcher
- Horn
- Martin Tillman
- Cello
- Doug Tornquist
- Tuba
- Gore Verbinski
- Guitar, Executive Soundtrack Producer
- Hans Zimmer
- Score Producer
- Geoff Foster
- Recording
- Patricia Sullivan
- Mastering
- Jennie O'Grady
- Choir Master
- Tom Raney
- Percussion
- Tom Steel
- Scoring Crew
- Sandy DeCrescent
- Orchestra Contractor
- Steve Gerdes
- Creative Director
- Matt Ward
- Recording
- Bob Badami
- Music Supervisor, Score Producer
- Tim Lauber
- Scoring Crew
- Tom Hardisty
- Scoring Crew
- Slamm Andrews
- Recording
- Mitchell Leib
- Executive of Soundtracks
- Jerry Bruckheimer
- Executive Soundtrack Producer
- Elizabeth Finch
- Orchestration
- Heitor Teixeira Pereira
- Banjo
- Jay Selvester
- Scoring Crew
- Jill Streater
- Music Preparation
- Chris Bleth
- Duduk
- Kevin Globerman
- Technical Assistance
- Geoff Zanelli
- Additional Music
- Dominic Gonzales
- Scoring Crew
- Alison Burton
- Scoring Crew
- Andrew Dudman
- Scoring Crew
- Henry Jackman
- Additional Music
- Samela Beasom
- Vocals
- Chris Barrett
- Scoring Crew
- Barbara McDermott
- Music Editor
- Dan Zimmerman
- Technical Assistance
- Blake Neely
- Conductor
- Glen Lajeski
- Marketing
- Adam Michalak
- Scoring Crew
- Sean Tejaratchi
- Graphic Design
- Monica "Blackheart" Zierhut
- Executive Producer
- Mark Wherry
- Liner Notes, Instrument Design
- Jeff "Bucko" Biggers
- Recording
- Melissa "Tortuga Wench" Muik
- Score Producer, Supervising Editor
- Peter Rotter
- Orchestra Contractor
- Delores Clay
- Vocals
- Desirée Craig Ramos
- Soundtrack Director
- Greg Vines
- Recording
- Thomas Broderick
- Musical Coordinator
- Andrew Zack
- Production Coordination
- Bobby Tahouri
- Technical Assistance
- Lorne Balfe
- Additional Music
- Nyree Pinder
- Music Coordinator
- John Sponsler
- Additional Music
- Hila Plitmann
- Soprano (Vocal)
- Steven Kofsky
- Production Service
- Sam "Stovepipe No. 1" Jones
- Scoring Crew
- Walt Fowler
- Orchestration
- Geoffrey Alch
- Vocals
- Chris Allport
- Vocals
- Bryan Clementes
- Scoring Crew
- Lawrence Cummings
- Vocals
- Matthew Dunkel
- Choir Conductor
- Lorne Gire
- Additional Music
- Katie Greathouse
- Music Editor
- Robert Hovencamp
- Vocals
- Jessica Elisabeth
- Vocals
- Sylvia Krask
- Music Business Affairs, Legal Advisor
- Atli Örvarsson
- Additional Music
- Francesco Perlangelli
- Scoring Crew
- Jim Raycroft
- Vocals
- Terry Rossio
- Text
- Czarina Russell
- Studio Coordinator
- Jacob Shea
- Technical Assistance
- Pete Oso Snell
- Technical Assistance
- Chelley Sydow
- Scoring Crew
- Ned Wertimer
- Vocals
- Frank Marocco
- Accordion
- Jim Walker
- Flute
- Simon Phillips
- Percussion
- Phil Ayling
- Oboe
- Steve Bartek
- Orchestration
- Al Clay
- Mixing, Recording
- Brian Dembow
- Viola
- Stephen Erdody
- Cello
- Mark Eshelman
- Scoring Crew
- Pedro Eustache
- Wind Instruments
- Julie Gigante
- Violin
- Nick Glennie-Smith
- Conductor, Additional Music
- Endre Granat
- Concert Master
- Isobel Griffiths
- Choir Contractor
- Lili Haydn
- Fiddle
- Scott Holtzman
- Music Business Affairs, Legal Advisor
- James Kanter
- Clarinet
- Ken Kugler
- Orchestration
- Charles Loper
- Trombone
- Bruce Fowler
- Supervising Editor










