Movies and movie criticism can be terrible, cynical and soul-crushing. So why do we go to the movies? Random Moment of Cinematic Joy highlights a moment, scene, character or film that is awesome in a way that can refill your reservoir of faith in films.
Hearing the terrible James Newton Howard score from Green Lantern had me thinking about movies that get their music right. And while there is a number of movies whose music I have loved in recent years, the score of Pirates seems just perfectly constructed to that movie.
The main theme has become one that is iconic. To me, the two things that define a POTC movie are Captain Jack Sparrow and that incredible Hans Zimmer score. Depp rightfully gets a lot of the credit, but the music propels that movie like few scores can. The way it announces Jack's arrival on screen, the ominous notes that accompany the undead crew of the Black Pearl, the romantic interludes for Elizabeth and Will: all perfect. Hell, for me, it's the iconic musical cues that put me back into this world more than Johnny Depp's teeth or gait.
Here's a Serbian orchestra doing a compilation:
Monday, 27 June 2011
RMOCJ: Score from Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
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