Hans Zimmer's legendary score in Pirates of the Caribbean is among the best in Hollywood, and the composer has explained some of the details that went into the themes. The documentary Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel dives into Zimmer's career, exploring his creative process and legacy in the world of movie-making. The man is responsible for several iconic movie scores, like The Lion King (1994), Gladiator (2000), The Da Vinci Code (2006), Dune (2021), and much, much more, but Pirates of the Caribbean continues to be among his most memorable.

Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel explained that Zimmer nearly turned down the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, noting that the composer didn't think a movie about pirates would be anything special. It wasn't until filming was complete and the first few edits put together that he finally agreed to get on board, and at that point, he only had three weeks to complete the score.