Nicholas Kmet | Self(?)-Plagiarism in The Curse of the Black Pearl and Remote Control Productions @nicholaskmet2059 | Uploaded September 2016 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
Despite its popularity among the public, the soundtrack for Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl has at times been described as a compilation album of Remote Control’s (previously Venture Media) greatest themes. Composers at Hans Zimmer’s studio often work together in large teams, and sometimes this leads to themes appearing in more than one film. This compilation, while not comprehensive, displays a number of notable examples, both from The Curse of the Black Pearl and other soundtracks produced by composers associated with Remote Control.

This compilation is extracted from my video essay on self-plagiarism in film music.

The Danger Theme: Self-Plagiarism in Film Music (Part 1): youtu.be/DfzqxCshIaY
The Danger Theme: Self-Plagiarism in Film Music (Part 2): youtu.be/tO1IzC99FxQ

Other Music Examples from the Essay:
James Horner's Self-Plagiarisms: youtu.be/YAIIdW62Cjk
Hollywood Self-Plagiarisms: youtu.be/paxfFVlXFoQ
The Danger Theme: youtu.be/V8KxvE6PLKs