Music from "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales"

Geoff Zanelli

General Info

Year: 2017
Duration: c. 4:30
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $60.00; (digital) - $60.00 | Score Only (print) - $7.50

Instrumentation (Flexible)

Full Score
Part 1

Flute
Oboe
B-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Trumpet
Violin

Part 2

B-flat Soprano Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet
Violin

Part 3

B-flat Soprano Clarinet
E-flat Alto Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
Horn in F
Violin
Viola

Part 4

Bassoon
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
Trombone
Euphonium
Horn in F
Cello

Part 5

Bassoon
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Electric Bass
Cello

Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:

Bass Drum
Bells
Chimes
Crash Cymbals
Suspended Cymbal
Tom-Toms, medium and low

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Here is a concise medley of the exciting music from the 2017 installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean saga. Skillfully arranged with flexible scoring, it allows smaller bands or ensembles with mixed or incomplete instrumentation to successfully perform music from the rollicking soundtrack.

- Program Note from publisher

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales is a 2017 American swashbuckler fantasy film, the fifth installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series and the sequel to On Stranger Tides (2011). Johnny Depp, Kevin McNally, and Geoffrey Rush reprised their roles and were joined by Javier Bardem, Brenton Thwaites, and Kaya Scodelario. In the film, Captain Jack Sparrow searches for the Trident of Poseidon while being pursued by an undead sea captain and his crew.

This was the first film in the series that Hans Zimmer did not compose the music for. Instead, the main composer is one of his protégés, Geoff Zanelli, who had worked on the previous four installments in the franchise. Zanelli used his experience with the franchise to build a new sound for the film. He stated that "you don't have to modernize the melodies, those are timeless," citing one example of how he tried to make the sound more modern by featuring an electric cello to create a menacing leitmotif for the undead Captain Armando Salazar (Javier Bardem). This was also the first Pirates of the Caribbean score to feature mostly live percussion, as opposed to the programmed percussion in the prior scores.

- Program Note from Wikipedia

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

Music from "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Vinson) (2017)

All Wind Works

Music from "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Vinson) (2017)
Soundtrack Hits from "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" (arr. Brown) (2017)

Resources

Geoff Zanelli website Accessed 4 August 2020
Perusal score
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Wikipedia. Accessed 4 August 2020