Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Directed by Gore Verbinski
Released in theatres on July 9, 2003
Credit: Music Arrangement and Design
Overview: The details are shrouded in sea mist but I gather Admiral Bruckheimer requested Commodore Zimmer to put together a buccaneer crew of cut-throat composers with Captain Badelt at the helm. The schedule was tight to say the least, but as far as we could we stuck to the pirate's code, which thankfully were more guidelines anyway. As for The Curse... our crew seldom left the studio in the moonlight...or the day for that matter.
Highlights: My role was essentially to add energy and colour. From "FogBound" the opening titles to the sacking of Port Royale, the Forge Sword Fight and beyond. Our crew were all rewarded with Pirate names: mine was "Blackspot"