Track Listing
| # | Title | Length | Key Scenes/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fog Bound | 2:16 | The track begins with a light cello jig before descending into a plodding, suspenseful theme (00:28) that incorporates woodwinds later used to denote the Black Pearl and its cursed crew. The theme reaches a suspenseful climax (approx 01:30) before leading into the film's love theme that continues until the end of the track, segueing directly in to "The Medallion Calls". |
| 2 | The Medallion Calls | 1:53 | The track begins as a segue from "Fog Bound", continuing the film's love theme. This gives way to Jack Sparrow's introductory theme (00:16), which is repeated throughout the film series as the character's leitmotif. It dips into a mournful tune (00:57) before rising heroically (01:06) and ending the track with a waltzing melody. |
| 3 | The Black Pearl | 2:16 | The cue starts with a sinister tune and then transfers into an exciting score with notable horns playing.
Despite its title, the cue underscores Jack Sparrow's escape from James Norrington's marines in Port Royal. The main theme appears elsewhere in the score, notably during "Will and Elizabeth". |
| 4 | Will & Elizabeth | 2:08 | The track segues in from "The Black Pearl" with a dramatic note, before rising into the film's main "swashbuckling" theme (00:05). This continues at a fast pace, building until the climax (02:04), where it drops off into "Swords Crossed".
Despite the name, this track underscores the duel between Jack Sparrow and William Turner in the Blacksmith shop. |
| 5 | Swords Crossed | 3:16 | This track plays during Elizabeth's dinner with Barbossa, when she discovers the cursed pirates for the first time. |
| 6 | Walk the Plank | 1:59 | This track opens with a segue from Swords Crossed, then it transitions to Jack and Will preparing to commandeer the Interceptor. |
| 7 | Barbossa is Hungry | 4:06 | This track is used as the action cue for the chase between the HMS Interceptor and the Black Pearl. |
| 8 | Blood Ritual | 3:33 | the first part is played when Pintel & Ragetti reveal Bootstrap's story, while the track's latter part is played as Jack Sparrow and William Turner commandeer the Interceptor from Port Royal. |
| 9 | Moonlight Serenade | 2:09 | The beginning is played when Jack and Elizabeth are marooned. The track ends with an action piece, highlighting the very beginning of the climactic battle. |
| 10 | To the Pirates' Cave! | 3:31 | This track is played when Elizabeth rescues the crew of the Black Pearl in the climatic battles of the film, and earlier in the film during Will and Elizabeth's conversation on the Interceptor |
| 11 | Skull and Crossbones | 3:24 | the cue is played during the duel between Jack Sparrow and Hector Barbossa, and the aftermath of the destruction of the Interceptor. The action part of this track sounds rather different in the film. |
| 12 | Bootstrap's Bootstraps | 2:39 | The track opens with a menacing version of the cursed crew theme, which leads to the main theme heard in He's a Pirate.
Despite its name, taken from Pintel's line concerning William "Bootstrap Bill" Turner being tied to a cannon by his bootstraps, this cue is played during the battle of the Isla de Muerta between the Commodore Norrington and his soldiers of the Royal Navy against the Cursed crew, and the duel between Jack Sparrow and Hector Barbossa. |
| 13 | Underwater March | 4:12 | The beginning of the track plays when the curse is lifted and the pirates are beaten, and the end plays during their underwater march. |
| 14 | One Last Shot | 4:46 | This track is played in the final scenes of the film. |
| 15 | He's a Pirate | 1:30 | This track is played at the beginning of the credits. |
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