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Free Music Review: Brilliant, Majestic, Chilling
Hit: 5 Stars
Hans Zimmer has truly outdone himself with the Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End soundtrack. Unlike the first two soundtracks, (the first by Klaus Badelt, the second by himself), this one is far more orchestral. Zimmer utilizes far more of the orchestra than the two previous soundtrack, with beautiful, chilling upper string harmonies. Klaus Badelt tended to rely the lower horns and brass instruments (he had an amazing soundtrack as well, but it lacked the variety of Zimmer's). Zimmer shows his ability to blend strings, winds, percussion, and vocals to produce incredibly moving melodies, painting an exquisite image of the heroic and bittersweet pirate's life that he/she wants to listen again and again.
My favorites on this soundtrack are: (I have yet to see the movie)
-Singapore: Contrary to what previous reviewers said, I think this piece is beautifully crafted. It is not too slow, and you can easily picture a misty Asian harbor and hear with wooden fans opening. Zimmer skillfully incorporates traditional Asian instruments with a pirate-esque urgency. And as expected, Zimmer opens into the exciting theme of Pirates.
-At Wit's End: There is such beauty in the harmonies that Zimmer creates with the vocals and upper strings. At the midpoint, he adds horns and percussion, probably to show Jack's wonder and fright upon entering the End of the World. The melody of this piece becomes a central theme for the rest of the soundtrack. I'm assuming this piece is used for the End of the World, with its eeriness and majesty.
-What Shall We Die For: This is such a moving piece! The violin runs into brilliant chords, accompanied with vocals and percussion bring chills. This piece reflects the end of an age (according to the previews, the age of the pirates), and their fight for their way of life. There is such majesty and strength, yet desperation and sadness in this piece.
-I Don't Think Now Is the Best Time: The song for the final fight of the movie. Zimmer brings themes of the past movies and this movie into this piece, brilliantly layering and transitioning between them. The pirates theme is layered with (and counters) their oppressors' theme, portraying the fight. The listener can feel the strength and passion in the fight, as well as the light-hearted parts (I'm guessing when Jack Sparrow is in the scene). The horn and brass parts, with vocals and strings, fills the heart of anyone who loves adventure, the ideals of heroism, and freedom.
-One Day: A piece that is sad and hopeful at the same time. Zimmer takes the original Pirates theme and rearranges it beautifully. Using middle and lower strings, he builds a rich, touching, and sad arrangement that brings tears if one lets the music fill his/her.
Drink Up Me Hearties: The essential Pirates theme to wrap a wonderful soundtrack and movie! Not before a brilliant arrangement of another theme, though!
Hans Zimmer is incredible. I especially admire his ability to transition so skillfully between themes; so much that I go back and listen to just how he transitions. I love his variety of instruments and themes, probably because I prefer playing in string-heavy orchestras rather than brass-heavy ensembles. As a musician, I would love to do a far more in-depth analysis, but I would bore you all. Concesssion: because Zimmer had the past themes to build upon, I guess he had an advantage when it came to variety compared to Klaus Badelt. I recommend this soundtrack to anyone who loves the movies and/or adventure/orchestral music! Enjoy!
Free Music Review: A HUGE improvement from the second
Hit: 5 Stars
To begin, I want to give a little background. I loved, and still do love, the first "Pirates" score. Yes, I know it was a bunch of electronics. Yes, I know that the CD had less than 50 minutes of music on it. But, you know what? It was really, really fun! The themes were awesome! You can't beat "The Medallion Calls". Definitely one of my favorite piece of music of all time. As far as Dead Man's Chest goes, I used to love it (especially track 2, "The Kraken"). But as time went on, I slowly started to like it less and less, until finally I couldn't stand it.
(If you want to skip my boring story, skip this paragraph)
So, about a week ago, I finally heard the clips to this soundtrack. I was flipping out. It was like, wow. Then I must have heard them over about fifteen times each (I'm serious). And I waited, and waited, and waited, for that number 22. I called up Wal-mart, and that crap store told me that they have Dead Man's Chest and Curse of the Black Pearl, but no At World's End. Possibly the most popular score right now, and they didn't take the time to get it immediately? Pathetic. Anyway, I bought it off of Amazon on Tuesday, and got it on Wednesday. How did I get it so fast? Well, I started the "Amazon Prime" trial, chose one day shipping (an extra four bucks), and waited almost all day on Wednesday for the UPS truck to come.
So, what do I think of this score?
-On it's Own: Incredible
-Compared to Curse of the Black Pearl: This is probably better, but I love the first one as well. They sound completely different, so you can't really compare them.
-Compared to Dead Man's Chest: At World's End is plain out better, better, and better.
I am seriously going crazy over this score. Dead Man's Chest, though not ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE, pales in comparison to this. Just pales. It seems like Zimmer used the electronics very lightly on this one, as the only track with them really pronounced is "Parlay".
Compared to Dead Man's Chest, the original themes aren't constantly present. This is actually a good thing, as we don't hear the same thing over and over again. However, when I do hear them once in a while, it's great. The themes for Davy Jones and Jack Sparrow are present as well, though not overwhelmingly.
It is so hard to pick the tracks that I liked most. Overall, "At Wit's End" and "I Don't Think Now is the Best Time" may be the best. But I also LOVE "Singapore," "Up is Down," "I See Dead People in Boats," "What Shall We Die For," "One Day," and "Drink Up Me Hearties." "Hoist the Colors" is great, too. True pirate music for once. In short, the ones I liked the least are "Multiple Jacks," "The Brethren Court," "Parlay," and "Calypso." I'm not going to go into great detail of all the tracks; if you want that, go to soundtracks.com and read their intensely long review.
Who is this score for? Those who liked the heavy use of electronics in COTBP may not like this one, for the simple reason that it is much more instrumental. But if you can get away from the rock-type sounds, then this is amazing. Those who didn't like DMC (for reasons I can understand), and have been waiting impatiently for this one to come out, then you WON'T be disappointed. And for those of you who have neither COTBP or DMC, give it a shot (no, don't shoot it).
Free Music Review: By far the best soundtrack of the three, yet!!! (Spoilers...)
Hit: 5 Stars
I have not stopped listening to the wounderful soundtrack of the Pirates of the Caribbean 3 motion picture. It is completely and totally amazing. A quick summary of the songs:
1: Hoist the Colors: A sad reminder of the first few minutes of the movie.
2: Singapore: (One of my personal favorites...) This has a great mix of oriental music and the modern "pirate" music. It has some slow parts, but the mixture of the two is brilliantly joined together.
3: At Wit's End: This is a longer song, with a full orchestra! It is completely beautiful.
4: Multiple Jacks: This comes from the part where jack sees himself as a whole crew! Only Capt'n Jack! This scene is wonderfully portrayed in this musical number.
5: Up is Down: This is my absoute favorite song from the whole soundtrack. The violins are brilliantly used, and almost can sound like a wind instrument. It comes from the scene where the crew is fooled into tipping the ship over.
6: I See Dead People in Boats: As those who have seen the movie, this is from the part where Elizabeth sees her father's ghost/soul being transported to go to Davy Jones' Locker.
7: The Brethren Court: It has its ups and downs. It can be very loud and strong, but it can then change to be soft but intreguing.
8: Parlay: This song uses modern "screaming" guitars. It is a brilliant mix that only Hans Zimmer could create. It plays the Pirates theme, and is completely awesome.
9: Calypso: This is one of the slower songs to start out, but it sure makes a come-back. This is an over all slower song, but it is definately very well put together.
10: What Shall We Die For: This is again slow to start out, but it gets much faster towards the middle. It uses a varitey of instruments; mostly violins. It repeats some of the "Hoist the Colors." A choir starts to sing it in the background. Not too much choir to destroy the song.
11: I Don't Think Now Is the Best Time: Again for those who have seen Pirates 3, this line is what Elizabeth said to Will when he proposed to her. It is a ten minute long song, and you'll have to buy the whole album on to get it on iTunes, but it is completely and totally worth it!
12: One Day: Being a strong song, it describes almost the whole movie in a 4 minute long song. It has its slower parts, and its faster parts, but it is completely intreguing.
13: Drink Up Me Harties Yo Ho: This is the last line of both the first and last movies. It pulls the whole sound track together. It is over all a very strong song. I'd buy the this album, just for this song... but get the whole album!!!!!
So, over all this *should* prusuade you to spend the money on this CD. I have recomended it to all of my friends.
Free Music Review: Drink Up, Me Hearties!! Drink Up!
Hit: 5 Stars
I'm a long-time fan of Hans Zimmer. Needless to say I have been waiting with anticipation for this soundtrack after hearing previews and clips a couple weeks ago.
I believe that some people who were really in love with the first soundtrack's lightheartedness and hijinks may find this one a bit of a disappointment (and perhaps maybe not). While many of the old themes are used in the span of the entire CD, they are relied upon far less than the previous two, with the obvious exception of Jack's theme. We do, however, hear the old themes, but in different ways. Davy Jones' theme is indeed played on a music box in "At Wit's End" but then it shifts into a moving symphonic rendition. And the East India Trading Company theme, or Beckett's Theme, is given a new feel from the original dulcimer- an electric guitar ("Parley").
It is very epic- as is Hans Zimmer's way, I could hear cues from such movies as The da Vinci Code, King Arthur, and even a tone or two that reminded me of Gladiator. Regardless, this CD definitely has its own feel- there are parts of it that sound vast and whimsical, upbeat and playful, romantic and lighthearted, creepy and dank, and of course, silly and drunk, as is most noticeable in "Multiple Jacks."
The new romantic theme, which is introduced in "At Wit's End," is beautiful and flowing. In fact, it seems a bit surprising on this particular soundtrack, given the feel of the other two soundtracks. It has an ethereal flair to it, and is very orchestral and full.
However, I am loathe to compare this to the other two because of the fact, mainly, that the movie has not officially been released yet, and it's obviously an entirely seperate movie. I can already imagine the scenes in which these songs appear, but I also don't want to get a set image in my head to ruin the anticipation of the movie.
A refreshing and interesting addition, perhaps most of all, is the new pirate shanty (or "dirge," as it were), "Hoist The Colours." It is a short song, relying on drums, that begins with a lone child singing rather hesitantly, then the chorus grows as other pirates (I assume- what else would they be?) join in. This basic, and primary, theme is repeated several times throughout the soundtrack, usually at the climatic points of the songs. Along with this song, the Asian influences in the song "Singapore" (and others) offer a new touch of worldliness to this soundtrack, something that was not utilized before.
Every song on this CD is wonderful. My personal favorites are "Drink Up Me Hearties," "At Wit's End," and "I Don't Think Now Is The Best Time" because these three, in my own opinion, are incredibly dauntless.
The release of this SUPERB soundtrack only makes it worse to wait another 2 days for the movie. :)
Free Music Review: The Best Movie Soundtrack Out There!!!!!
Hit: 5 Stars
I am so packed with school and work, that I do not have time to come rate movies and soundtracks online, BUT... This soundtrack is worth taking some time out of my day. In my honest opinion this sound sets Zimmer at a new mark of not only being the best composer but the best at making music come to life. I listen to this CD at work, in my car, on my IPOD, I even put it as background music when I'm playing computer games. I honestly recommend this soundtrack to everyone, even if your new to soundtracks, this is a great milestone.
- Hoist the Colours (4.5 of 5)
Seems longer in the movie, but I still enjoy listening to it...
- Singapore (5 of 5)
Nice oriental mix, fast paced, great intro for Jack's Theme Song
- At Wit's End (5 of 5)
Very nicely composed song, good intro for Davy Jones
- Multiple Jacks (4 of 5)
Listening to this track can make you delusional like Jack... But I still like it...
- Up is Down (6 of 5)
My favorite track on this CD, it is filled with fun and excitement... #1 Track on CD!!!
- I See Dead People in Boats (4 of 5)
Scary and haunting, watch the movie and you'll understand. The middle is freaky, but it gets better.
- The Brethren Court (4 of 5)
Interesting song.... confusing but interesting
- Parlay (5 of 5)
Nice themed song has a lot of meaning to it. Even without watching the movie you could feel what is supposed to be going on in the movie. I like this track
- Calypso (3.5 of 5)
Nice introduction, scary middle, slow ending... Still good though, fits in perfectly with the movie..
- What Shall We Die For (5 of 5)
Very strong song, well composed, great song to lift your mood. I wish I was longer
- I Don't Think Now is The Best Time (6 of 5)
Very good song, this song is king of like a rundown of other tracks, very nicely composed, around the 8 minute mark the song reaches its "greatness point". It also has an extended version of the love theme in it.
- One Day (6 of 5)
Superb song, has a very nice lengthy romantic part to it, great relaxation music.
- Drink up me Hearties (6 of 5)
The final credits theme song. This song summaries the whole 55 min of music into 4:31. It brings back memories from The Curse of the Black Pearl. The Original Theme!!!
They need to make an extended version of this soundtrack, like they did for Gladiator, I would be the first one to buy it. Zimmer truly makes his music come to life. This is the soundtrack that will have you humming all day... TRUST ME