Main Theme | Pirates of the Caribbean

*This is an updated and expanded version of a video I posted on October 21st 2018. I wasn’t happy with the quality of the audio in that version and I felt that I had left out some of the best renditions of the theme.* The main theme of Pirates of the Caribbean, more commonly known as ‘He’s A Pirate’, is possibly the most well-known movie theme of the 21st century. For example, the Star Wars main theme, which is widely regarded as being the most well-known theme of all time, has just over 18 Million views on YouTube, whereas the Pirates of the Caribbean theme has north of 42 Million views... It’s upbeat, thrilling and adventurous theme never fails to put a smile on my face. It makes me visualise the vast oceans and wish I was part of the Black Pearl’s crew. Now that’s a soundtrack done right! Although Klaus Badelt composed the score for ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl’ (2003), it was Hans Zimmer who wrote the themes for the movie. Zimmer was contractually boun