Amazon.co.uk Review: The music for this third chapter in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise is a traditional, efficient action score that, due to the film's setting, occasionally incorporates light Asian touches. The popularity of Hans "Long John" Zimmer (all the credits in the CD's liner notes include pirate-themed nicknames, like the roll call in a Simpsons Halloween episode) isn't in doubt-- he sure is one in-demand composer -- but afficionados are divided about his artistic worth, and this score isn't about to reconcile them. Some think that Zimmer relies too much on his stable of composers and sticks to tried-and-true recipes; others admire his capacity to weave themes in and out of cues, creating a whole made of subtly interrelated parts. At World's End feeds both camps: seven of his collaborators are credited with writing "additional music," and the album feels by-the-numbers at times; but those inclined to listen very closely will be rewarded by the way Zimmer sneaks in bits of two main melodies (especially variations on the first track, a pirate theme titled "Hoist the Colours" and cowritten by director Gore Verbinski) throughout. The use of electronics is so light as to be almost undetectable, which will please fans of a more organic orchestral sound. --Elisabeth Vincentelli
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Rating: - Combination of old, new and homage
Classic Zimmer and some. Listen carefully and you hear strains of The Da Vinci Code and Gladiator filtering through. Not a critisism, it's just his style. You'll also here the influences of other classical composers coming through, not unusual. While parlay is a delightful homage to Morricone's scoring to the classic ... Read More
Rating: - Users Daughter
A brilliant soundtrack!!! there are the original themes from the first two films, but they have a twist.
At Wits End is one of the best tracks (3) because it has an emotianal slow section that builds to a fast section. After a beginning that sounds murky and dark through to the choral singing, there comes a ... Read More
Rating: - Hans Zimmer in Action
Great soundtrack in the classical Hans Zimmer style with strings en masse, brass, choir and more. It's exciting classical music with massive content and logical composition. Music from a great composer. If you like this, you might also like the Transformers soundtrack by Steve Jablonsky (the expensive one with 20 tracks).
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