Pirates of the Caribbean Film Scored Analysis

This is a very popular piece of film score music. It was composed by Klaus Badelt and is the theme for the film franchise Pirates of the Caribbean produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and. It could be argued that the Pirates of the Caribbean theme is Badelt's best and most admired film score. The music composed for the first film of the franchise (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl) wasn't favoured by Bruckheimer. It was first created by Alan Silvestri, but once shooting was finished, Bruckheimer wanted a replacement score and had asked Zimmer to do it. However, Zimmer had other commitments so the task was given to Badelt; Zimmer was the music producer of the film. Bruckheimer went with Zimmer's team because they were frequent collaborators and they had a good work relationship. Zimmer was then hired as the composer for the three subsequent films in the series, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006), Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007), and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011), collaborating with Rodrigo y Gabriela for the latter.

 It was created on a big budget and so involves many instruments, which include percussive instruments and string instruments that happen to suit the genre of a action. String instruments carry on throughout the theme for the melody. This helps to create excitement for the audience because of the upbeat notes and the fats pace of the theme. this can make them look forward to the film more.

Although the theme song is for the film, it is not used in the film trailer. This may be because, although the theme is upbeat and excites the audience, the producer of the film may have wanted to use a more dramatic theme for the trailer that can vary with different scenes that they wanted to include in the trailer. For example, adding a loud drum sound when a character says something dramatic. The trailers score is much more intense, as it is supposed to be the first time the audience are introduced to the film and what its about. It definitely helps the audience know that the genre of the film is action and gives them an indication about the different events that will take place.

For our film trailer we will have to find an already existing piece of music, as we do not have the equipment or skill as of yet to produce out own score. This will ultimately save us time, as we won't have to spend time making and developing a piece of music. However, it may take some time and some testing to figure out whether the music that we choose is correct for our genre and plot. We will most likely choose an upbeat piece of music, similar to the Pirates of the Caribbean theme so that we can create excitement for our audience when they watch it.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirates_of_the_Caribbean:_The_Curse_of_the_Black_Pearl
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaus_Badelt