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He's a Pirate
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Wikipedia article
"'He's a Pirate'" is a 2003 track composed by Klaus Badelt and Hans Zimmer for the 2003 Disney film 'Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl'. It is featured on the soundtrack album of the film and is used at the beginning of the credits for the film.
The track has been subject to a number of remix versions collected in an EP titled 'Pirates Remixed' and separate singles released notably by Tisto in 2006 and by Rebel in 2014. Renditions of the track were also used for the credits of the four 'Pirates' sequels.
The track, cut and altered for time, has been used as theme music by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for pre-game and time-out sequences at home games at Raymond James Stadium.
Production
Hans Zimmer was initially asked to score the film, but he gave the assignment to his colleague Klaus Badelt since he was working on another project at that time. However, he ended up writing most of the themes, including "He's A Pirate".
'Pirates Remixed' EP
'Pirates Remixed' is an EP that features remixes by Tisto and other DJs of the song "He's a Pirate" composed by Klaus Badelt for the Disney movie 'Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl'. It was made available for download exclusively through iTunes, via the official EP website.
Walt Disney Records also has a promotional CD which contains nine tracks total, including two tracks from the original scores, and radio edits. EMI also was licensed to create a CD which contained the Tisto remixes and the Jack Theme Suite from the second film's score. Along with the digital download and the limited CD releases, it was also released as a promotional copy on vinyl. The vinyl version came under the name 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Remixes' and contained a remix not available on either the digital download or the CD versions.
Tisto also released an alternative "He's a Pirate" remix as a bonus track on his Elements of Life album.
Formats
The digital download had 6 tracks that included a radio edit, and remixes, whereas the Walt Disney Records CD had 9 tracks including 7 track versions of "He's a Pirate" in addition to 2 tracks, the original score of "Swords Crossed" and "Jack Theme Suite". Walt Disney Records also released a promotional vinyl version with 6 tracks including five of "He's a Pirate".Digital download
# He's a Pirate (Radio Edit Remix) - 4:10
# He's a Pirate (Tribal Treasure Remix) - 8:17
# He's a Pirate (Pelo Verde Remix) - 5:17
# He's a Pirate (Pete 'n' Red's Jolly Roger Trance Remix) - 5:44
# He's a Pirate (Chris Joss Ship Ahoy Tribal Remix) - 4:46
# He's a Pirate (Orchestral Remix) - 7:04
Walt Disney Records CD
# He's a Pirate (Tisto Radio Edit) - 4:05
# He's a Pirate (Pete 'n' Red's Jolly Roger Radio Edit) - 3:11
# Swords Crossed (Original Score) - 3:17
# He's a Pirate (Friscia & Lamboy Tribal Treasure Mix) - 8:17
# He's a Pirate (Pelo Verde Mix) - 5:14
# He's a Pirate (Tisto Remix) - 7:03
# He's a Pirate (Pete 'n' Red's Jolly Roger Trance Mix) - 5:43
# He's a Pirate (Chris Joss Ship Ahoy Tribal Mix) - 4:43
# Jack Theme Suite (New Score Cue from Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest) - 6:11
# Jack's theme suite - 55.54
Walt Disney Records promotional vinyl
# He's a Pirate (Tisto Remix) - 7:03
# He's a Pirate (Friscia & Lamboy Tribal Treasure Mix) - 8:16
# He's a Pirate (Pete 'n' Red's Jolly Roger Trance Mix) - 5:43
# Swords Crossed (NK & Funky Junction Cursed Square Trubolenza) - 6:24
# He's a Pirate (Pelo Verde Mix) - 5:14
# He's a Pirate (Chris Joss Ship Ahoy Tribal Mix) - 4:43
EMI Records CD
# He's a Pirate (Tisto Radio Edit) - 4:05
# He's a Pirate (Tisto Remix) - 7:03
# He's a Pirate (Tisto Orchestral Remix) - 7:03
# Jack Theme Suite (New Score Cue from Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest) - 6:11
Tisto Remixes
"He's a Pirate - Tisto Remixes" was a separate 2006 single release by Tisto considered a dance release version of Klaus Badelt's "He's A Pirate" and commercially successful in various European Singles' Charts after release on EMI Records.
Track list
#"He's A Pirate" (Tisto Radio Edit) (4:05)#"He's a Pirate" (Tisto Remix) (7:03)
#"He's a Pirate" (Tisto Orchestral Remix) (7:03)
#"Hans Zimmer - Jack Theme Suite" (New Score Cue from "Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest) (6:11)
Appearances
The remixes have also been included in a number of compilations including:*Tisto's 'Trance Night Winter Edition 2007'
*Tisto's 'Trance 2007 The Hit-Mix'
*Tisto's 'Elements of Life' (2007)
Charts
Year-end charts
Rebel version
In 2014, the Belgian DJ and music producer Rebel made a remix under the title "Black Pearl (He's a Pirate)" featuring Sidney Housen becoming a hit for Rebel in France, Belgium and Switzerland.
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
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