Hans Zimmer wasn’t on board with scoring Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl until he saw the first batch of footage.
But a great part of Pirates‘ success was Zimmer’s score, which has been used in every Pirates film ever since.
The first Pirates of the Caribbean movie marked the Mouse House’s first PG-13 film ever, and the fact that it became as critically and commercially successful was a huge surprise to those involved.
Zimmer is an iconic film composer who’s scored major productions such as The Lion King and Gladiator.