program notes by composition > p > Pirates of the Caribbean Symphonic Suite
From the blockbuster movie of 2003 comes a soundtrack filled with excitement, drama and power. While attributed to Klaus Badelt, the film score was the result of a combined effort by nine composers. Hans Zimmer, Klaus Badelt, Ramin Djawadi, James Dooley, Nick Glennie-Smith, Steve Jablonsky, Blake Neely, James McKee Smith, and Geoff Zanelli worked at a frantic pace to complete the music in three weeks' time. John Wasson's excellent arrangement authentically recreates these marvelous themes for the mature concert band. The suite includes: The Medallion Calls, The Black Pearl, To the Pirates Cave, One Last Shot and He's a Pirate.