So, I've been listening to the Pirates 3 soundtrack a lot recently, and it is amazing! It's almost good enough to pirate...but I wouldn't do that....now would I? But anyhow, as I was saying: I have always been the first to criticize the former two soundtracks for their garish and overbearing simplicity and lack of the remotest hint of contrapuntal harmonies in favour of brash noise that while being horribly scored is still annoyingly catchy in it's own way. I have said numerous times, how such Media Ventures creations as the first POTC and parts of the second score are the perfect examples of the sorts of scores that those who have a true love for film scores do not love to hate, but rather, hate to love....for we do love it, while at the same time we hate ourselves for loving it. It is to truly scored film music what pop music is to rock. It's the plastic-ee, cheesey, pop sound that everyone eats up, and those who no better try their best to abstain in any way possible. Except in this case (unlike the newest boy band) you find yourself enjoying and even liking (often against your will) scores such as "The Rock" or Pirates 1, or any other Media Ventures outpouring in recent history.

However, that is not the way Zimmer scored the third one, and for that I am most grateful. Zimmer took a surprisingly orchestrational edge to this score, to the point that most of the time, one is amazed that it is actually Zimmer's writing. Parts of it still seem...well....brassy, but overall, it's a touching score with plenty of action, and a new theme that is to die for. When I saw the film, the theme didn't stand out in a huge way for me, but now that I've listened to the score, I can really appreciate what an amazing theme Zimmer has made for this film. It is one of the most malleable, flexible themes I have ever heard, and he puts it through it's paces. Throughout the score, I have heard it score some of the most heart-rending moments, and yet, it also manages to be outstandingly well suited for action sequences, and everywhere in between! It is beautiful, sad, heroic, uplifting, depressing, and even forshadowing all in different parts of the score. On top of this, you add the Pirate's Chant at the beginning, and a lot of other themes borrowed from the first movies, and you have a score only blemished by the electric guitar played randomly during the parley sequence. Overall though, one of Zimmer's best, and most memorable. And that new theme: Incredible!

So....yeah. I'm tired. Exhausted. But I have to be at work at 5:30 tomorrow...and I have to bike...which means I have to start the waking up process 20 minutes early. Oh well, I'll live. And "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger." I'm hoping to avoid that painful part in between the not killing and the stronger.

We performed the Importance of Being Earnest again. It was great, because I had sort of already grieved it's having ended the first time, so I was able to just sort of do it and not feel terrible about it's having ended today. It is still sad--I have such wonderful friends, and I will miss them all a lot--but it's easier now then last time.

Speaking of being tired, I shouldn't be....considering how much Dr Pepper I've digested today....I think something like 4 cans....oh well, it's probably still less caffeine than 1 energy drink.