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- "Pirates of the Caribbean" gets a new composer, Geoff Zanelli, with the fifth installment of the franchise, "Dead Men Tell No Tales."
"Pirates of the Caribbean" gets a new composer, Geoff Zanelli, with the fifth installment of the franchise, "Dead Men Tell No Tales." Variety's Andrew Barker...
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Score available from iTunes and Amazon. The first Pirates of the Caribbean score was a breakout moment in my career. That I should be called on to score Dead Men Tell No Tales was simply a dream come true for me.
3 days ago · Pirates of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (Expanded Score) ~ Release by Geoff Zanelli (see all versions of this release, 1 available)
May 26, 2017 · Last fall, composer Geoff Zanelli recorded his score to the fifth film in the highly successful Disney franchise, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. Taking the reigns from Hans Zimmer, Zanelli recorded the score to with a 99-piece ensemble of the Hollywood Studio Symphony (plus soloists), and we’re delighted to present our ...
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Geoff Zanelli (born September 28, 1974) is a film-score composer who wrote the music for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. He is well-known for a myriad of works, as well as his collaborations with the famous composer Hans Zimmer.
Emmy Award-winning composer Geoff Zanelli is a standout in the film and television scoring industry, garnering accolades and recognition for his diverse musical voice. Zanelli has composed for directors such as Gore Verbinski and Ridley Scott; writer/directors David Koepp, Peter Hedges and David Duchovny; producers Jerry Bruckheimer, Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg; as well as actor/producers Angelina Jolie and Tom Hanks.
In 2019, Zanelli teamed with Disney, Angelina Jolie and Joachim Rønning to score “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil” including working with Bebe Rexha on her song for the film titled “You Can’t Stop The Girl,” as well as two movies from prolific director Deon Taylor, “The Intruder” and “Black and Blue.”
Zanelli scored the fifth installment of Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise, “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” which debuted at #1 in the world upon release in May 2017, earning over $347 million in its first weekend. “Pirates of the Caribbean” fans have previously heard Zanelli’s original music contributions in all four of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” films via his collaborative work with Zimmer.
He has a long history with Disney, which began with his breakout score for the fantasy drama “The Odd Life of Timothy Green” starring Jennifer Garner and Joel Edgerton. Zanelli’s organic and stirring score for the film also received critical acclaim, including a feature in Variety’s Eye on the Oscars issue. In addition, he scored Marc Forster’s “Christopher Robin” alongside composer Jon Brion.
Zanelli has collaborated with Grammy-award winning Mark Ronson on the co-written score and songs to Lionsgate’s “Mortdecai,” marking his third time working with writer/director David Koepp; director Jared Hess for the comedy “Masterminds;” and Steve Martin and Edie Brickell to lend string arrangements to the Grammy-award winning album “Love Has Come For You,” and follow-up album “So Familiar,” which dominated the Bluegrass charts. He recently wrote the score and songs for “Star Citizen: Squadron 42,” the most crowd-funded game in history.
In 2006, Zanelli earned his first Emmy after scoring the original music for Steven Spielberg’s miniseries “Into The West.” With this win, Zanelli became the youngest composer ever to be awarded the ‘Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score)’ accolade. A few years later, Spielberg once again tapped Zanelli to score HBO’s “The Pacific,” which earned him his second Emmy nomination. Other credits include: DreamWorks and Paramount Pictures’ “Disturbia,” 20th Century Fox’s “Hitman,” Lionsgate’s “Gamer,” DreamWork’s “Ghost Town,” The Weinstein Company’s “Outlander” and Columbia Pictures’ “Secret Window” (co-written with Philip Glass) among many others. Additionally, Zanelli co-wrote the song “Don’t Make Me Wait” for “Disturbia.”
•Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl - composer: additional music
•Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - composer: additional music
•Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End - composer: additional music
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Aug 16, 2016 · Disney’s upcoming “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” will be the first film in the “Pirates” franchise not to feature composer Hans Zimmer.
Score available from Amazon and iTunes. We all knew Pirates was a great film, but no one could have predicted just how much it was going to resonate with audiences. The film itself was risky with its daring acting performances, and having Gore Verbinski as a director meant we got to take risks with the music as well.
