The first movie had an innovative and fun soundtrack with some unforgettable themes, and I'd have expected the third movie to stick with the old standards. But for this one, they whip out a few of the most potent new melodies I've ever heard. These are made prominent in the movie, though still seamlessly woven into the old ideas.

I keep this CD in my car, and will never tire of it. It is unbelievably bold and aggressive, though many moments, particularly some in the Maelstrom track ("I don't think now is the best time"), could be taken out of context as bits of a complex and brilliant symphony.

This last score establishes the POTC trilogy as having more deep, effective and thrilling music than any other movie. I'm still looking for a better soundtrack; I haven't found one yet.

The songs reproduced on this CD serve to transport you to the bow of the Black Pearl, and to the deck of the Flying Dutchman, and to Davey Jones' Locker and Beyond!! What a great way to relax with images of Jack, Elizabeth, Will, Barbossa, and the rest of the crew, all floating thru your imagination....FANTASTIC SOUNDS, a Must have composition!!

This is a great CD, I'm a huge POTC fan. I listen to it as I run, it really helps me focus and I find myself running longer. Definitely a good buy if you like soundtracks.

The first POTC movie was great; well written, well acted, entertaining, fun and had a decent story to boot. Both of the sequels were utterly abysmal on all of the formerly mentioned levels. As for the soundtracks, Curse of the Black Pearl was composed by Klaus Badelt, who while obviously a different person than Zimmer, is a clone from the same studio. Still, this was by far the best of the three, providing the groundwork for the well-known theme that would late be expanded upon and butchered at times. Dead Man's Chest was absolutely horrific, with non-stop bombastic clashes of drums, symbols and low strings. At World's End offers little more, with Drink Up Me Hearties and Up Is Down being the only worthwhile listens. Hans Zimmer is falling down the same path as James Horner, consistently producing music that sounds too similar. However, James Horner does have a dynamic range and complexity that Zimmer seems to lack. The new score for The Dark Knight is his best work of late, almost entirely because of the (unfortunately) few additions by James Newton Howard.


If you are a fan of the movies, you may enjoy this score, because it is certainly better than the atrocious films. If you are a fan of Hans Zimmer, this may be a mixed bag because it is clearly represenative of the composer's style, but lacks the substance of his truly fantastic works like the scores for The Last Samurai, King Arthur and Crimson Tide. But on a musical level, it really is quite a disaster.

I loved the music from the film, and I can tell when some of these tracks were played in the movie, but it was like a lot of the more instrumental soundtracks - a bit more repetitive than I was expecting. It's not bad, but knowing what it's like I wouldn't buy it again.