Pirates of the Caribbean, the blockbuster movie of 2003 brings a soundtrack filled with excitement, drama and power. Although attributed to Klaus Badelt, the film score was the result of a combined effort by nine composers. Hans Zimmer, Klaus Badelt, Ramin Djawadi, James Dooley, Nick Glennie-Smith, Steve Jablonsky, Blake Neely, James McKee Smith, and Geoff Zanelli worked at a frantic pace to complete the music in three weeks' time. The reason behind the rush was that Alan Silvestri, who was to be the original composer, had a creative disagreement with producer Jerry Bruckheimer, and walked out on the project.  If you listen carefully, you might be able to recognize some of the music as being from the film Gladiator. Unquestionably different from traditional pirate film scores, Pirates of the Caribbean romps in a minor key that is nevertheless heroic in emotion and intent.