Klaus Badelt
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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Klaus Badelt
Loosely based on the popular Disney theme park audio-animatronic ride, one might expect a modicum of good-natured “Yo-ho-ho-ing”—or maybe a little rousing Korngold/Errol Flynn/Captain Blood orchestral romanticism—here. Instead composer Klaus Badelt initially entices us with some sparing Celtic folk charm, then unleashes a furious broadside of symphonic and choral thunder to rival his ominous score for K-19. The composer’s fellow German mentor is an obvious influence throughout (the album is credited with a wink as “Score overproduced by Hans ‘Long…
