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Hans Zimmer
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Hans Florian Zimmer is a German composer and record producer. Since the 1980s, he has composed music for over 150 films, Zimmer spent the early part of his career in the United Kingdom before moving to the United States. He is the head of the music division at DreamWorks studios and works with other composers through the company that he founded, Remote Control Productions. His studio in Santa Monica, California has a range of computer equipment and keyboards. Zimmers works are notable for integrating electronic music sounds with traditional orchestral arrangements and he has received four Grammy Awards, three Classical BRIT Awards, two Golden Globes, and an Academy Award. He was also named on the list of Top 100 Living Geniuses, Zimmer was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. As a young child, he lived in Königstein-Falkenstein, where he played the piano at home but had piano lessons only briefly as he disliked the discipline of formal lessons and he moved to London as a teenager, where he attended Hurtwood House school. In an interview with Mashable in February 2013, he said of his parents My mother was very musical, basically a musician and my father was an engineer and an inventor. In an interview with the German television station ZDF in 2006, he commented, My father died when I was just a child, and I escaped somehow into the music and music has been my best friend. In a speech at the 1999 Berlin Film Festival, Zimmer stated that he is Jewish, Zimmer began his career playing keyboards and synthesizers in the 1970s, with the band Krakatoa. He worked with the Buggles, a new band formed in London in 1977 with Trevor Horn, Geoff Downes. Zimmer can be seen briefly in the Buggles music video for the 1979 song Video Killed the Radio Star, after working with the Buggles, he started to work for the Italian group Krisma, a new wave band formed in 1976 with Maurizio Arcieri and Christina Moser. He was a featured synthesist for Krisma’s third album, Cathode Mamma and he has also worked with the band Helden. Both Zimmer and Cann, were invited to be part of the Spanish group Mecano for a performance in Segovia in 1984. Two songs from this concert were included in the Mecano, En Concierto album released in 1985 only in Spain, in 1985, he contributed to the Shriekback album Oil & Gold. While living in London, Zimmer wrote advertising jingles for Air-Edel Associates, in the 1980s, Zimmer partnered with Stanley Myers, a prolific film composer who wrote the scores for over sixty films. Zimmer and Myers co–founded the London–based Lillie Yard recording studio, together, Myers and Zimmer worked on fusing the traditional orchestral sound with electronic instruments. Some of the films on which Zimmer and Myers worked are Moonlighting, Success is the Best Revenge, Insignificance, Zimmers first solo score was Terminal Exposure for director Nico Mastorakis in 1987, for which he also wrote the songs
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Walt Disney Records
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Walt Disney Records is an American record label of the Disney Music Group. The label was founded in 1956 as Disneyland Records, before that time, Disney recordings were licensed to a variety of other labels such as RCA, Decca, Capitol, ABC-Paramount, and United Artists. It was Walt Disney’s brother Roy O. Disney who suggested that Walt Disney Productions form their own record label, Roy enlisted longtime staffer Jimmy Johnson to head this new division. It adopted its current name in 1989, in 1954, the Disneyland Record label was used for a Columbia Records release of Fess Parkers recording of the Ballad of Davy Crockett. The record was a success causing the formation of the record company, the company was founded as Disneyland Records in 1956, serving as the recorded unit subsidiary of Walt Disney Productions. The Disneyland company issued its first album, A Childs Garden of Verses, also, Disneyland Records issued a Parkers Wringle Wrangle single from the Westward Ho the Wagons. Film with in a year of starting operations, the became a hit. This led the company to start recording music from outside the films, however, what ever was released by the company the industry categorized as children. Pricing was directed towards an audience, which was more than standard children fare. The only outside success was Tuttis Trumpets, thus in 1959, the Disneyland label became the childrens label and Buena Vista label for the occasional pop song record. Jimmy Johnson brought in musician Tutti Camarata, founder of Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood, to head the Artists, Tuttis connections within the music industry also brought to the label the likes of Mary Martin, Louis Armstrong, Louis Prima, Jerry Colonna, and Phil Harris. It was also Tutti’s idea that the popular Mouseketeer, Annette Funicello, in 1959, the Buena Vista Records label was formed for Funicellos select recordings and for the release of soundtrack albums and other contemporary music. While looking for the material for Annette, Tutti and his team discovered the songwriting duo of Richard M. Sherman. The two were brought to the Disney studio in Burbank where they became the first staff songwriters for the company. The dual label company started its series in 1965. By 1971, Disneyland Records was also called Disneyland/Vista Records, in 1989, Disneyland Records was renamed Walt Disney Records. In addition to the Buena Vista label, the Disney Audio Entertainment, Disney Sound, today, Walt Disney Records selection of products ranges from traditional studio albums and original soundtracks to audiobooks and karaoke albums. It releases music from Walt Disney Pictures feature films, Lucasfilms Star Wars franchise, Disney Channel Original Movies, Walt Disney Theatrical productions and other feature-length productions
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Record producer
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A record producer or music producer oversees and manages the sound recording and production of a band or performers music, which may range from recording one song to recording a lengthy concept album. A producer has many roles during the recording process, the roles of a producer vary. The producer may perform these roles himself, or help select the engineer, the producer may also pay session musicians and engineers and ensure that the entire project is completed within the record companies budget. A record producer or music producer has a broad role in overseeing and managing the recording. Producers also often take on an entrepreneurial role, with responsibility for the budget, schedules, contracts. In the 2010s, the industry has two kinds of producers with different roles, executive producer and music producer. Executive producers oversee project finances while music producers oversee the process of recording songs or albums. In most cases the producer is also a competent arranger, composer. The producer will also liaise with the engineer who concentrates on the technical aspects of recording. Noted producer Phil Ek described his role as the person who creatively guides or directs the process of making a record, indeed, in Bollywood music, the designation actually is music director. The music producers job is to create, shape, and mold a piece of music, at the beginning of record industry, producer role was technically limited to record, in one shot, artists performing live. The role of producers changed progressively over the 1950s and 1960s due to technological developments, the development of multitrack recording caused a major change in the recording process. Before multitracking, all the elements of a song had to be performed simultaneously, all of these singers and musicians had to be assembled in a large studio and the performance had to be recorded. As well, for a song that used 20 instruments, it was no longer necessary to get all the players in the studio at the same time. Examples include the rock sound effects of the 1960s, e. g. playing back the sound of recorded instruments backwards or clanging the tape to produce unique sound effects. These new instruments were electric or electronic, and thus they used instrument amplifiers, new technologies like multitracking changed the goal of recording, A producer could blend together multiple takes and edit together different sections to create the desired sound. For example, in jazz fusion Bandleader-composer Miles Davis album Bitches Brew, producers like Phil Spector and George Martin were soon creating recordings that were, in practical terms, almost impossible to realise in live performance. Producers became creative figures in the studio, other examples of such engineers includes Joe Meek, Teo Macero, Brian Wilson, and Biddu
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He's a Pirate
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Hes a Pirate is a 2003 track composed by Klaus Badelt and Hans Zimmer for the 2003 Disney film Pirates of the Caribbean, The Curse of the Black Pearl. It is featured on the album of the film and is used at the beginning of the credits for the film. The track has been subject to a number of remix versions collected in an EP titled Pirates Remixed and separate singles released notably by Tiësto in 2006 and by Rebel in 2014. Hans Zimmer was initially asked to score the film, but he gave the assignment to his colleague Klaus Badelt since he was working on another project at that time, however, he ended up writing most of the themes, including Hes A Pirate. Pirates Remixed is an EP that features remixes by Tiësto and other DJs of the song Hes a Pirate composed by Klaus Badelt for the Disney movie Pirates of the Caribbean and it was made available for download exclusively through iTunes, via the official EP website. Walt Disney Records also has a promotional CD which contains nine tracks total, EMI also was licensed to create a CD which contained the Tiësto remixes and the Jack Theme Suite from the second films score. Along with the download and the limited CD releases, it was also released as a promotional copy on vinyl. The vinyl version came under the name Pirates of the Caribbean, Dead Mans Chest Remixes, Tiësto also released an alternative Hes a Pirate remix as a bonus track on his Elements of Life album. Walt Disney Records also released a vinyl version with 6 tracks including five of Hes a Pirate
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The Walt Disney Company
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The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney, is an American diversified multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate, headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California. It is the second largest media conglomerate in terms of revenue. Disney was founded on October 16,1923 – by brothers Walt Disney, the company also operated under the names The Walt Disney Studio and then Walt Disney Productions. Taking on its current name in 1986, it expanded its operations and also started divisions focused upon theater, radio, music, publishing. In addition, Disney has since created corporate divisions in order to more mature content than is typically associated with its flagship family-oriented brands. The company is best known for the products of its studio, Walt Disney Studios. Disneys other three divisions are Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, Disney Media Networks, and Disney Consumer Products. The company has been a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average since May 6,1991, Mickey Mouse, an early and well-known cartoon creation of the company, is a primary symbol and mascot for Disney. In early 1923, Kansas City, Missouri, animator Walt Disney created a film entitled Alices Wonderland. After the bankruptcy in 1923 of his previous firm, Laugh-O-Gram Studios, Disney moved to Hollywood to join his brother, Walt and Roy Disney formed Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio that same year. More animated films followed after Alice, in January 1926, with the completion of the Disney studio on Hyperion Street, the Disney Brothers Studios name was changed to the Walt Disney Studio. The distributor owned Oswald, so Disney only made a few hundred dollars, Disney completed 26 Oswald shorts before losing the contract in February 1928, due to a legal loophole, when Winklers husband Charles Mintz took over their distribution company. After failing to take over the Disney Studio, Mintz hired away four of Disneys primary animators to start his own animation studio, Snappy Comedies. In 1928, to recover from the loss of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Disney came up with the idea of a character named Mortimer while on a train headed to California. The mouse was later renamed Mickey Mouse and starred in several Disney produced films, ub Iwerks refined Disneys initial design of Mickey Mouse. Disneys first sound film Steamboat Willie, a cartoon starring Mickey, was released on November 18,1928 through Pat Powers distribution company and it was the first Mickey Mouse sound cartoon released, but the third to be created, behind Plane Crazy and The Gallopin Gaucho. Disney used Pat Powers Cinephone system, created by Powers using Lee De Forests Phonofilm system, Steamboat Willie premiered at B. S. Mosss Colony Theater in New York City, now The Broadway Theatre. Disneys Plane Crazy and The Galloping Gaucho were then retrofitted with synchronized sound tracks, Disney continued to produce cartoons with Mickey Mouse and other characters, and began the Silly Symphonies series with Columbia Pictures signing on as Symphonies distributor in August 1929
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
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Pirates of the Caribbean, Dead Mans Chest is a 2006 American fantasy swashbuckler film and the second installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean film series, following The Curse of the Black Pearl. It was directed by Gore Verbinski, written by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, Sparrow discovers his debt to Davy Jones is due. Two sequels to Pirates of the Caribbean, The Curse of the Black Pearl were conceived in 2004, with Elliott and Rossio developing a story arc that would span both films. Filming took place from February to September 2005 in Palos Verdes, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica and it was shot back-to-back with the third film of the series, Pirates of the Caribbean, At Worlds End. Dead Mans Chest was released in the United States on July 7,2006, the film received Academy Award nominations for Best Art Direction, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, and won the Academy Award for Visual Effects. Norringtons whereabouts are uncertain, as he resigned after his obsessive pursuit of Sparrow resulted in the Navys flagship, HMS Dauntless, Elizabeth is imprisoned and Jack reunites with Will’s father Bootstrap Bill, on the Black Pearl. Bootstrap reveals he is a crewman on the Flying Dutchman, captained by Davy Jones, Jack must join Jones crew or be dragged to Davy Jones Locker by the monstrous Kraken. Beckett promises to free Elizabeth if Will tracks down Jack and brings Beckett Jacks magic compass which points to whatever the holder wants most, will eventually finds Jacks crew on an island ruled by cannibals, who worship Jack as a god, from which they escape. Shortly after, Governor Swann tries to escape Port Royal with Elizabeth but is captured, Elizabeth negotiates with Beckett to let her escape to find the compass herself, and she hides aboard a Scottish merchant vessel, the Edinburgh Trader. The pirates meet voodoo priestess Tia Dalma, who tells them Jones’ weakness is his heart, locating the Dutchman, Will is shanghaied into service while Jones sends Jack to bring him one-hundred souls so his blood debt can be paid. On the Dutchman, Will meets his father, and learns that the key is in Jones possession. After playing a game of liars dice against Davy Jones, Bootstrap helps Will escape with the key, in Tortuga, Jack hires a new crew, including Elizabeth, and Norrington, now a drunk. In the chaos, Jack obtains Jones heart and hides it in a jar of dirt, Jack manages to break free, but is dragged with the Pearl down to the bottom of the sea by the Kraken. Jones discovers that his heart was stolen and lost. The Pearl’s crew take shelter with Tia Dalma, where they all agree to rescue Jack, Tia Dalma introduces the captain that will guide them, the resurrected Captain Barbossa. In a post-credits scene, the tribe now worships a dog in replacement of Jack. They wanted to explore the reality of what would happen after Will Turner and Elizabeth Swanns embrace at the end of the first film and they settled on introducing Davy Jones, the Flying Dutchman and the Kraken. They also introduced the historical East India Trading Company, who for them represented a counterpoint to the themes of freedom represented by pirates
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Pipe organ
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The pipe organ is a musical instrument that produces sound by driving pressurized air through organ pipes selected via a keyboard. Because each pipe produces a pitch, the pipes are provided in sets called ranks, each of which has a common timbre. Most organs have multiple ranks of pipes of differing timbre, pitch, a pipe organ has one or more keyboards played by the hands, and a pedalboard played by the feet, each keyboard has its own group of stops. The keyboard, pedalboard, and stops are housed in the organs console, the smallest portable pipe organs may have only one or two dozen pipes and one manual, the largest may have over 20,000 pipes and seven manuals. A list of some of the most notable and largest pipe organs in the world can be viewed at List of pipe organs. The origins of the organ can be traced back to the water organ in Ancient Greece, in the 3rd century BC. By the 6th or 7th century AD, bellows were used to supply organs with wind, beginning in the 12th century, the organ began to evolve into a complex instrument capable of producing different timbres. A pipe organ with great leaden pipes was sent to the West by the Byzantine emperor Constantine V as a gift to Pepin the Short, King of the Franks, in 757. Pepins son Charlemagne requested a similar organ for his chapel in Aachen in 812, by the 17th century, most of the sounds available on the modern classical organ had been developed. From that time, the organ was the most complex man-made device - a distinction it retained until it was displaced by the telephone exchange in the late 19th century. Pipe organs are installed in churches, synagogues, concert halls, schools and they are used in the performance of classical music, sacred music, secular music, and popular music. The beginning of the 21st century has seen a resurgence in installations in concert halls, the organ boasts a substantial repertoire, which spans over 500 years. The organ is one of the oldest instruments used in European classical music that has commonly been credited as having derived from Greece. Its earliest predecessors were built in Ancient Greece in the 3rd century BC. The word organ is derived from the Greek όργανον, a term for an instrument or a tool, via the Latin organum. The Greek engineer Ctesibius of Alexandria is credited with inventing the organ in the 3rd century BC and he devised an instrument called the hydraulis, which delivered a wind supply maintained through water pressure to a set of pipes. The hydraulis was played in the arenas of the Roman Empire, the 9th century Persian geographer Ibn Khurradadhbih, in his lexicographical discussion of instruments, cited the urghun as one of the typical instruments of the Eastern Roman Empire. It was often used in the Hippodrome in the capital of Constantinople
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Music box
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A music box or musical box is an automatic musical instrument that produces sounds by the use of a set of pins placed on a revolving cylinder or disc so as to pluck the tuned teeth of a steel comb. They were developed from musical snuff boxes of the 18th century, some of the more complex boxes also have a tiny drum and/or bells, in addition to the metal comb. The original snuff boxes were tiny containers which could fit into a waistcoat pocket. The music boxes could have any size from that of a hat box to a piece of furniture. They were usually powered by clockwork and originally produced by artisan watchmakers, for most of the 19th century, the bulk of music box production was concentrated in Switzerland, building upon a strong watchmaking tradition. The first music box factory was opened there in 1815 by Jérémie Recordon, there were also a few manufacturers in Bohemia and Germany. By the end of the 19th century, some of the European makers had opened factories in the United States, the cylinders were normally made of metal and powered by a spring. In some of the models, the cylinders could be removed to change melodies, thanks to an invention by Paillard in 1862. In some exceptional models, there were four springs, to provide continuous play for up to three hours, the very first boxes at the end of the 18th century made use of metal disks. The switchover to cylinders seems to have been complete after the Napoleonic wars, in the last decades of the 19th century, however, mass-produced models such as the Polyphon and others all made use of interchangeable metal disks instead of cylinders. The cylinder-based machines rapidly became a minority, instead, the cylinder worked by actuating bellows and levers which fed and opened pneumatic valves which activated a modified wind instrument or plucked the chords on a modified string instrument. Some devices could do both at the time and were often combinations of player pianos and music boxes, such as the Orchestrion. There were many variations of large machines, usually built for the affluent of the pre-phonograph 19th century. Some were called the Symphonium, others were called the Concert Regina Music Box machine, both variations were as tall as a grandfather clock and both used interchangeable large disks to play different sets of tunes. Both were spring-wound and driven and both had a bell-like sound, the machines were often made in England, Italy, and the US, with additional disks made in Switzerland, Austria, and Prussia. Early juke-box pay versions of them existed in places also. Marshs free Museum and curio shop in Long Beach, Washington has several still-working versions of them on public display, the Musical Museum, Brentford, London has a number of machines. The Morris Museum in Morristown, NJ, USA has a notable collection, in addition to video and audio footage of each piece, the actual instruments are demonstrated for the public daily on a rotational basis
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Electric guitar
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The vibrations of the strings are sensed by a pickup, of which the most common type is the magnetic pickup, which uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction. The signal generated by a guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is plugged into a guitar amplifier before being sent to a loudspeaker. The output of a guitar is an electric signal. Invented in 1931, the electric guitar was adopted by jazz guitarists. Early proponents of the guitar on record included Les Paul, Lonnie Johnson, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, T-Bone Walker. During the 1950s and 1960s, the guitar became the most important instrument in pop music. It has evolved into an instrument that is capable of a multitude of sounds and styles in genres ranging from pop and rock to country music, blues and jazz. It served as a component in the development of electric blues, rock and roll, rock music, heavy metal music. Electric guitar design and construction vary greatly in the shape of the body and the configuration of the neck, bridge, Guitars may have a fixed bridge or a spring-loaded hinged bridge that lets players bend the pitch of notes or chords up or down or perform vibrato effects. The sound of a guitar can be modified by new playing techniques such as string bending, tapping, hammering on, using audio feedback, in a small group, such as a power trio, one guitarist switches between both roles. In larger rock and metal bands, there is often a rhythm guitarist, many experiments at electrically amplifying the vibrations of a string instrument were made dating back to the early part of the 20th century. Patents from the 1910s show telephone transmitters were adapted and placed inside violins, hobbyists in the 1920s used carbon button microphones attached to the bridge, however, these detected vibration from the bridge on top of the instrument, resulting in a weak signal. With numerous people experimenting with electrical instruments in the 1920s and early 1930s, Electric guitars were originally designed by acoustic guitar makers and instrument manufacturers. Some of the earliest electric guitars adapted hollow-bodied acoustic instruments and used tungsten pickups, the first electrically amplified guitar was designed in 1931 by George Beauchamp, the general manager of the National Guitar Corporation, with Paul Barth, who was vice president. The maple body prototype for the one-piece cast aluminum frying pan was built by Harry Watson, commercial production began in late summer of 1932 by the Ro-Pat-In Corporation, in Los Angeles, a partnership of Beauchamp, Adolph Rickenbacker, and Paul Barth. In 1934, the company was renamed the Rickenbacker Electro Stringed Instrument Company, in that year Beauchamp applied for a United States patent for an Electrical Stringed Musical Instrument and the patent was issued in 1937. The Electro-Spanish Ken Roberts provided players a full 25 scale, with 17 frets free of the fretboard and it is estimated that fewer than 50 Electro-Spanish Ken Roberts were constructed between 1933 and 1937, fewer than 10 are known to survive today. The need for the guitar became apparent during the big band era as orchestras increased in size, particularly when acoustic guitars had to compete with large
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Jerry Bruckheimer
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Jerome Leon Jerry Bruckheimer is an American film and television producer. He has been active in the genres of action, drama and his best known television series are CSI, Crime Scene Investigation, CSI, Miami, CSI, NY, Without a Trace, Cold Case, and the U. S. version of The Amazing Race. At one point, three of his TV series ranked among the top 10 in the U. S. ratings—a unique feat in television and he also serves as a Director at ZeniMax Media. Many of his films have produced by Disney and Paramount, while many of his television series have been co-produced by Warner Bros. Bruckheimer was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of German Jewish immigrants and he graduated from Mumford High School in Detroit, at age 17, before moving to Arizona for college. Bruckheimer was also a member of the Stamp Collecting Club. He graduated with a degree in psychology from the University of Arizona and he was a member of the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity. A film buff at an age with an interest in photography. After college Bruckheimer worked in advertising in Detroit and New York City, as of 2010, Bruckheimer has produced over 40 feature films, and is regarded in the industry as one of the most successful film producers of all time. Bruckheimer started producing films in the 1970s, after leaving his job in advertising and they had worked together on the films The Culpepper Cattle Company, Farewell, My Lovely, and March or Die. Bruckheimer then worked with Paul Schrader on two films, American Gigolo and Cat People, which began to give him notice in Hollywood, during the 1980s and 1990s, he was a co-producer with Don Simpson of a string of highly successful Hollywood films for Paramount Pictures. He originally met Don at a screening of 1973s The Harder They Come at Warner Brothers, the two worked together and created Bruckheimers first big hit, 1983s Flashdance, which brought in US$95 million, an incredible sum for an R-rated film. He had a number of hits during that time period, including the Beverly Hills Cop films, Top Gun. Top Gun marked his first collaboration with English director Tony Scott, while working with Simpson, Bruckheimer became known as Mr. Outside because of his experience with film making, while Simpson became known as Mr. Inside because of his film industry contacts. The Rock was the last film in which Bruckheimer collaborated with Simpson, Bruckheimer stipulated that The Rock be dedicated to the memory of Simpson. His other hit films produced include Remember the Titans, Black Hawk Down and he has also acquired the rights to produce a film based on the popular role playing game by Palladium Books, Rifts. Early in his career, Bruckheimer produced television commercials, including one for Pepsi, since 1997 he has branched out into television, creating a number of police dramas of which CSI, Crime Scene Investigation has been the most successful. He has also produced the reality game show The Amazing Race, in May 2008 CBS announced it had picked up Bruckheimers newest series, Eleventh Hour, for the 2008–2009 broadcast television season
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Gore Verbinski
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Gregor Gore Verbinski is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and musician. He is best known for directing the first three films of the Pirates of the Caribbean film saga, The Ring, and Rango, Verbinski is a graduate of UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. His most recent film, A Cure for Wellness, was released in 2017, Verbinski won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2012 for his animated action-comedy western Rango. With his films having a worldwide gross of $3.72 billion. Verbinski was born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, the third of five children of Laurette Ann and Victor Vincent Verbinski and his father was of Polish descent. Verbinski was active in several L. A. rock bands early in his career and he played in the Daredevils, Bulldozer, The Drivers, and the all-star band The Cylon Boys Choir. He was also in a band called The Little Kings, which backed Stiv Bators on his version of Have Love Will Travel with amateur drummer Chris Poobah Bailey. On the compilation albums liner notes, label owner Greg Shaw described the band as an adequate and his first films were a series of 8 mm films called The Driver Files c. 1979, when he was a young teen and he started his career directing music videos for bands like Vicious Rumors, Bad Religion, NOFX, 24-7 Spyz and Monster Magnet working at Palomar Pictures. Verbinski moved from music videos to commercials, where he worked for many names including Nike, Coca-Cola, Canon, Skittles. One of his most famous commercials was for Budweiser, featuring frogs who croak the brand name, for his efforts in commercials, Verbinski won four Clio Awards and one Cannes Advertising Silver Lion. After completing a film, The Ritual, Verbinski made his feature film directing debut with MouseHunt. The film was a hit globally and he followed up the success with the action/comedy The Mexican, starring Julia Roberts. The film received mixed reviews, and performed modestly at the box-office, Verbinski followed it up with the horror film remake The Ring, which struck gold globally, grossing well over $200 million worldwide. Verbinski also had a hand in The Time Machine that year. Verbinski directed some of the underground Morlock sequences and is given a Thanks to credit in the film and he then directed the very successful Pirates of the Caribbean, The Curse of the Black Pearl which earned over $600 million at the international box office. This was his first collaboration with producer Jerry Bruckheimer, whom he has collaborated with on several other movies. His next film was The Weather Man, which starred Nicolas Cage, the film received mixed to positive reviews but was a box office failure
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Kraken (Pirates of the Caribbean)
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The Kraken is a fictional sea monster in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. The monster made its first appearance in Pirates of the Caribbean, although a creation of Industrial Light & Magic for Dead Mans Chest and designed by the films producers, this Kraken derives from the eponymous mythical creature. Walt Disney Pictures also became the first studio to produce this creature using CGI, the Kraken makes a small, symbolic appearance in the third film in the series, Pirates of the Caribbean, At Worlds End. In the films, the Kraken is a sea creature of monstrous proportions, controlled by Davy Jones, various pronunciations are made of the name, Kevin McNally pronounced it /ˈkrækən/ KRAK-ən, so that pronunciation was adopted on the set. In Dead Mans Chest and At Worlds End, Jack refers to the Kraken as beastie, during the filming of the attacks, Keira Knightley divulged that the Kraken, at the moment, is just Gore running around, going, Im a tentacle. Gore Verbinski worked with Industrial Light & Magic to create the scenes for the film involving the Kraken, when filming the attack on the Edinburgh Trader, they used the ship as a set in shallow waters. Many more sailors were added on board the ship. When the time came to film the Edinburgh Trader being broken in half, two massive pipes were filled with 30,000 pounds of cement for a total of 60,000 pounds and crushed down onto the set. To prepare for this event, most metal and the masts were removed, furthermore, the interior middle of the ship was lined with cables of explosives to blast the wood apart in the air. After the shot, other men were filmed on another blue tilting set, john Knoll, Visual Effects Supervisor, confessed that it was extremely complex to add the Krakens tentacles between all the environmental effects of water and wood debris. When the time came to film Jack Sparrow in front of the Krakens maw, Johnny Depps stand-in, the slime was spattered about him with jets of air. For the actual filming, Depp was spattered with the slime and it was afterward digitally added along with sound, tentacles, and other visual effects. Nothing is revealed in the films about the Krakens origins, the Kraken first appears in Pirates of the Caribbean, Dead Mans Chest, brought to life using the most advanced computer-generated imagery from Industrial Light & Magic. Davy Jones, who seeks Jack Sparrows soul to recoup a debt, dispatches Bootstrap Bill Turner to deliver Sparrow the Black Spot, when a Cypriot sailor retrieves Sparrows lost hat from the sea, he unwittingly calls the Kraken, which then destroys his vessel. The Kraken later attacks an English ship, whereof Will Turner boards the wreckage in search of the Dutchman, while momentarily underwater, Will briefly glimpses the monster. Moments later, the Kraken destroys the cannons before attacking the rest of the ship, the Kraken makes its final assault just as Sparrow frees himself, after which the Kraken drags Sparrow and the Black Pearl to Davy Jones Locker. The Kraken is briefly seen in Pirates of the Caribbean, At Worlds End, when reminded of this killing, Jones appears distraught and plays sad music on his pipe organ. This statement implies that the Kraken was the last of its species, the Kraken was designed by the producers of Pirates of the Caribbean, Dead Mans Chest, and brought to life by technicians at Industrial Light & Magic
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Johann Sebastian Bach
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Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period. Bachs compositions include the Brandenburg Concertos, the Goldberg Variations, the Mass in B minor and his music is revered for its technical command, artistic beauty, and intellectual depth. He is now regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time. Bach was born in Eisenach, in the duchy of Saxe-Eisenach and his father Johann Ambrosius Bach was the director of the town musicians, and all of his uncles were professional musicians. His father probably taught him to play the violin and harpsichord, apparently at his own initiative, Bach attended St. Michaels School in Lüneburg for two years. He received the title of Royal Court Composer from Augustus III in 1736, Bachs health and vision declined in 1749, and he died on 28 July 1750. Johann Sebastian Bach was born in Eisenach, the capital of the duchy of Saxe-Eisenach, in present-day Germany and he was the son of Johann Ambrosius Bach, the director of the town musicians, and Maria Elisabeth Lämmerhirt. He was the eighth and youngest child of Johann Ambrosius, who taught him violin. His uncles were all musicians, whose posts included church organists, court chamber musicians. One uncle, Johann Christoph Bach, introduced him to the organ, Bachs mother died in 1694, and his father died eight months later. The 10-year-old Bach moved in with his eldest brother, Johann Christoph Bach, there he studied, performed, and copied music, including his own brothers, despite being forbidden to do so because scores were so valuable and private and blank ledger paper of that type was costly. He received valuable teaching from his brother, who instructed him on the clavichord, also during this time he was taught theology, Latin, Greek, French and Italian at the local gymnasium. By 3 April 1700 Bach and his schoolfriend Georg Erdmann–who was two years Bachs elder–were enrolled in the prestigious St. Michaels School in Lüneburg, some two weeks travel north of Ohrdruf and their journey was probably undertaken mostly on foot. His two years there were critical in exposing Bach to a range of European culture. In addition to singing in the choir, he played the Schools three-manual organ and he came into contact with sons of aristocrats from northern Germany, sent to the highly selective school to prepare for careers in other disciplines. While in Lüneburg, Bach had access to St. Johns Church and possibly used the famous organ from 1553. His role there is unclear, but it probably included menial, non-musical duties, despite strong family connections and a musically enthusiastic employer, tension built up between Bach and the authorities after several years in the post. Bach was dissatisfied with the standard of singers in the choir and he called one of them a Zippel Fagottist
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Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565
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The Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV565, is a piece of organ music written, according to its oldest extant sources, by Johann Sebastian Bach. The piece opens with a section, followed by a fugue that ends in a coda. It has a claim to being the most famous work in the organ repertoire, scholars differ as to when it was composed. It could have been as early as c.1704, which would be one explanation for the unusual features, for a century after its creation the only certainty about this Toccata and Fugue is that it survived in a manuscript written by Johannes Ringk. The first publication of the piece, in the Bach Revival era, was in 1833, through the efforts of Felix Mendelssohn, who also performed the piece in an acclaimed concert in 1840. That popularity further increased, due for example to its inclusion in Walt Disneys Fantasia, in the last quarter of the 20th century scholars like Peter Williams and Rolf-Dietrich Claus published their studies on the piece, and argued against its authenticity. Bach scholars like Christoph Wolff defended the attribution to Bach, other commentators ignored the authenticity doubts or considered the attribution issue undecided. The only extant near-contemporary source for BWV565 is a copy by Johannes Ringk. A broad estimate is that the manuscript was written somewhere in the period from ten years before Bachs death in 1750 to ten years after it, Ringk produced his first copy of a Bach score in 1730 when he was 12. At the time Ringk was a student of Bachs former student Johann Peter Kellner at Gräfenroda, and probably faithfully copied what his teacher put before him. The title page of Ringks manuscript writes the title of the work in Italian as Toccata con Fuga, names Johann Sebastian Bach as the composer of the piece, which is usually seen as the key signature being D minor. However, in Ringks manuscript the staves have no ♭ accidental at the key, in this sense, in Ringks manuscript, the piece is written down in D Dorian mode. Another piece listed as Bachs was also known as Toccata and Fugue in D minor and it was that piece, BWV538, that received the Dorian nickname, that qualifier being effectively used to distinguish it from BWV565. Most score editions of BWV565 use the D minor key signature, Ringks manuscript does not use a separate stave for the pedal part, which was common in the 18th century. Printed editions of the BWV565 organ score invariably write the line on a separate stave. In Ringks manuscript the upper stave is written using the soprano clef. Whether these derive from an earlier manuscript independent from Ringks is debated by scholars and these near-identical 19th-century copies, the version Felix Mendelssohn knew, use the treble clef and a separate stave for the pedal. In the later copies the work is named for instance Adagio and Fuga, Ringks copy abounds in Italian tempo markings, fermatas and staccato dots, all very unusual features for pre–1740 German music
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Davy Jones (Pirates of the Caribbean)
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Davy Jones is a fictional character in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series, portrayed by Bill Nighy. He appears in the film, Dead Mans Chest and returns in the series third installment. He is the captain of the Flying Dutchman, the computer-generated imagery used to complete Jones was named by Entertainment Weekly as the tenth favorite computer generated film character in film history, only behind King Kong in 2007. The work on Davy Jones by Industrial Light and Magic earned them the 2006 Academy Award for Visual Effects for Dead Mans Chest, the character is based on the superstition of Davy Jones Locker. In contrast to the legends, the films Jones is a tragic villain. Before officially casting Bill Nighy, producers also met with Jim Broadbent, Iain Glen, like the entire crew of the Flying Dutchman, Davy Joness physical appearance is completely 3-D computer-generated. Briefly during the film, Jones appears as a human for a single scene. Several reviewers have in fact mistakenly identified Nighy as wearing prosthetic makeup due to the computer-generated characters photorealism, Davy Jones physique was designed by the films producers to be a mixture of various aquatic flora and fauna features. Jones most striking feature is his head, with octopus-like tentacles giving the illusion of a thick beard. The major features of the Davy Jones physique bear strong resemblance to the mythical Cthulhu created by H. P. The character of Davy Jones has also a crustacean-style claw for his arm, a long tentacle in place of the index finger on his right hand. He also speaks with a clearly distinguishable, albeit thick, Scottish accent thats slightly altered to account for his lack of a nose, and presumably, originally, director Gore Verbinski wanted Jones to be Dutch, as he is the captain of the Dutch-man. Nighy however responded, I dont do Dutch, Nighy later revealed that Scottish sitcom Still Game influenced his choice of accent, stating, I had to find an accent no one else had. Although Alex Norton is Scottish, mine was slightly different and we wanted something that was distinctive and authoritative. I have seen Still Game and I am a fan. The sort of extremity of the accent was inspired in that area, Davy Jones, a human, fell in love with Calypso, a sea goddess. She granted him immortality and entrusted him with the task of ferrying the souls of those who died at sea to the next world, Calypso gave him the Flying Dutchman to accomplish this task. She swore that after ten years, she would meet him, when Jones returned to shore after ten years, Calypso failed to appear. Believing Calypso had betrayed him, Davy Jones turned the Pirate Brethren against her, saying if she were removed from the world
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King Arthur (2004 film)
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King Arthur is a 2004 epic historical fiction war film directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by David Franzoni. It stars Clive Owen as the character, Ioan Gruffudd as Lancelot. The film is unusual in reinterpreting Arthur as a Roman officer rather than a medieval knight, the film was shot in England, Ireland and Wales. D. Arthur is loyal to Rome and a devout Catholic, but follows the teachings of Pelagianism and he and his men guard Hadrians Wall against the Woads, a group of native Britons who are rebels against Roman rule, led by the mysterious Merlin. However, on the night when they are to receive their freedom, Bishop Germanus sends them on a final, Marius Honorius faces impending capture by the invading Saxons, who are invading from mainland Europe, led by their king Cerdic and his son Cynric. According to Germanus, Marius son Alecto is the Popes favourite godson, though angry, the knights follow Arthur once more but only after he and Lancelot argue over Arthurs deeply held beliefs. At the remote estate, Arthur discovers that Marius has immured pagans, including a Woad named Guinevere, Arthur defies Marius and frees the captives before deciding to take everyone, along with Marius family, back to Hadrians Wall. One night, Guinevere takes Arthur to meet with Merlin, the leader of the Woads, at first, Arthur thinks Guinevere has betrayed him, but Merlin has come in peace. It is revealed in a flashback that Arthurs mother had died in a Woad attack when he was a boy, Arthurs famous sword, Excalibur, had belonged to his father and marked his burial mound. Arthur had pulled it from the mound in an effort to rescue his mother from a burning building, Merlin suggests an alliance between the Woads and the Sarmatian knights against the invading Saxons. Marius then betrays the group, takes Lucan hostage and attempts to kill Dagonet but is shot by Guinevere with an arrow, while moving on to the south, Alecto informs Arthur that Germanus executed Pelagius after being insulted by his teachings of equality. Tristan returns from scouting the area and tells Arthur that a Saxon army is close behind them, the knights stay behind to delay the Saxons and allow the refugees to escape. They soon encounter the Saxons at a lake bordered on each side by steep cliffs. Greatly outnumbered, Arthur, Guinevere and the attempt to repel them with arrows. The battle is won when Dagonet runs to the middle of the ice, many Saxons are also killed, and the rest are forced to turn back. Upon their return to the wall, Germanus awards the knights their discharge papers, Guinevere attempts to persuade Arthur to remain in Britain and defend the people from the Saxons. The pair share an encounter in Arthurs room, only to be interrupted by the Saxon armys arrival, despite Lancelots pleas, Arthur decides to stay and defend the wall, sending his knights away to live the rest of their lives in freedom. Now in command of the Woad forces, Arthur prepares to face the Saxon army, as the knights are leading the evacuation, they hear the Saxon drums and turn back to join Arthur
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Pirates of the Caribbean
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The franchise originated with the Pirates of the Caribbean theme ride attraction, which opened at Disneyland in 1967 and was one of the last Disney theme park attractions overseen by Walt Disney. Disney based the ride on pirate legends and folklore, as of October 2016, Pirates of the Caribbean attractions can be found at five Disney theme parks. Their related films have grossed over US$3.7 billion worldwide as of January 2015, putting the film franchise 10th in the list of all-time highest grossing franchises and film series. Walt Disney World Quest, Magical Racing Tour by Eidos Interactive included a level in which players can race water boats at the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction in Walt Disney World. Pirates of the Caribbean was released in 2003 by Bethesda Softworks to coincide with the release of Pirates of the Caribbean, Pirates of the Caribbean Multiplayer Mobile for mobile phones Pirates of the Caribbean Online a massively multiplayer online role playing game which was released in Autumn 2007. In the first visit, the story is directly copied from the film, the second visit focuses more on Organization XIIIs activities in Port Royal, as well as Sora, Jack, Donald and Goofys first encounter with Luxord. Pirates of the Caribbean, The Curse of the Black Pearl for Game Boy Advance and this game is based on Captain Jack Sparrows misadventures in the pursuit of saving Ria Anasagasti with his shipmate Will Turner. Pirates of the Caribbean, The Legend of Jack Sparrow was released exclusively for the PlayStation 2 console, Pirates of the Caribbean, Dead Mans Chest, was released for the Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, Game Boy Advance and others. Pirates of the Caribbean, At Worlds End was released on May 22,2007 and was based on the film of the name which was released on May 25,2007. It was the first game in the series to be released for a seventh generation console, Pirates of the Caribbean, Armada of the Damned, an action and role playing video game, was being developed by Propaganda Games but was cancelled in October 2010. Lego Pirates of the Caribbean, The Video Game, released in May 2011, is the most recent Pirates game and it features all four films as well as over 70 characters and over 21 levels. Pirates of the Caribbean, Master of the Seas, an app available on Android. Jack Sparrow, Hector Barbossa, and Davy Jones are playable characters in Disney Infinity, a playset themed after the franchise was included with the starter pack. Crispin Several additional works have been derived from the franchise, In 2000, Pirates of the Caribbean, Battle for Buccaneer Gold, the attraction allows up to five players to board a virtual pirate ship and attempt to sink other ships with water cannons. A Pirates of the Caribbean board game Monopoly is manufactured by USAopoly, a Pirates of the Caribbean version of the board game The Game of Life was developed. A Pirates of the Caribbean version of the board game Battleship is produced by Hasbro under the title of Battleship Command, Pirates of the Caribbean was the name of a team participating in the 2005–2006 Volvo Ocean Race. Their boat was named the Black Pearl, a Pirates of the Caribbean multiplayer online game was released by Disney on October 31,2007. The British Melodic Hard Rock band Ten have released an album entitled Isla De Muerta, the title of which is about the legendary island of the series
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Pirates of the Caribbean (film series)
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Pirates of the Caribbean is a series of fantasy swashbuckler films produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and based on Walt Disneys theme park ride of the same name. Directors of the series include Gore Verbinski, Rob Marshall, and Joachim Rønning, the series was most notably written by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, other writers include Stuart Beattie, Jay Wolpert, and Jeff Nathanson. The stories followed the adventures of Captain Jack Sparrow, Will Turner, characters such as Hector Barbossa and Joshamee Gibbs follow Jack, Will, and Elizabeth in the course of the films. The fourth film featured Philip Swift and Syrena, while the film will feature Henry Turner. The films take place in a historical setting, a world ruled by the British Empire, the East India Company. After the first films success, Walt Disney Pictures revealed that a trilogy was in the works, the franchises second film, subtitled Dead Mans Chest, was released three years later in 2006, the sequel proved successful, breaking financial records worldwide the day of its premiere. Dead Mans Chest ended up being the one film of the year upon earning almost $1.1 billion at the worldwide box office. The third film in the series, subtitled At Worlds End, followed in 2007, on Stranger Tides succeeded in also grossing more than $1 billion, becoming the second film in the franchise and only the eighth film in history to achieve this. A fifth film, subtitled Dead Men Tell No Tales, is set to be released on May 26,2017. Blacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate Captain Jack Sparrow to save Turners love, Elizabeth Swann, from cursed pirates led by Jacks mutinous former first mate, Captain Barbossa. Jack wants revenge against Barbossa, who left him stranded on an island before stealing his ship, lord Cutler Beckett of the East India Trading Company arrests Will and Elizabeth for aiding Captain Jack Sparrow in the previous film. Lord Beckett gains power over Davy Jones and, with the help of the Flying Dutchman, to stand against the East India Trading Co. Will, Elizabeth, Barbossa, and the crew of the Black Pearl set out to rescue Captain Jack Sparrow from Davy Jones Locker, as one of the Nine Pirate Lords, Jack is needed in order to summon an ancient goddess with the power to defeat Becketts forces. Captain Jack Sparrow is on a quest to find the fabled Fountain of Youth and crosses paths with a former lover and she forces Jack aboard the Queen Annes Revenge, a ship captained by the infamous pirate Blackbeard, Angelicas father. Both are also in search of the Fountain, Angelica to save her fathers soul, joining the hunt is former pirate captain Barbossa, now a privateer in King George IIs Navy, who is in a race against the Spanish for the Fountain of Youth. Captain Jacks only hope of survival lies in seeking out the legendary Trident of Poseidon, with the release of the official trailer of Dead Men Tell No Tales, it was suggested that Dead Men will be the last film in the franchise. However, on March 4,2017, director Joachim Rønning stated that Dead Men was only the beginning of the final adventure, wenches Scarlett and Giselle fix each other up for their wedding, in which they would each marry their groom. Upon realizing that both their grooms were the same man – Jack Sparrow – the two find themselves in an auction led by the Auctioneer
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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
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Pirates of the Caribbean, At Worlds End is a 2007 American epic fantasy swashbuckler film and the third installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. It is the last film in the series to be directed by Gore Verbinski and it was filmed in two shoots during 2005 and 2006, the former simultaneously with the preceding film, Dead Mans Chest. The film was released in English-speaking countries on May 25,2007, the film was praised for its performances, musical score, action scenes, and special effects, but was criticized for its plot and running time. At Worlds End was a box office hit, becoming the most successful film of 2007, with over $960 million worldwide. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling and the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, which it lost to La Vie en Rose and The Golden Compass, respectively. A fourth installment, On Stranger Tides, the first in the series to neither be directed by Verbinski nor star Bloom and Knightley, was released in cinemas on May 20,2011. With a production budget of $300 million, Pirates of the Caribbean, At Worlds End was the most expensive ever made at the time of its release. To control the oceans, Lord Cutler Beckett executes anyone associated with piracy by ordering Davy Jones to destroy all pirate ships in the seas, condemned prisoners sing Hoist the Colours to compel the nine Pirate Lords to convene at Shipwreck Cove to hold the Brethren Court. Traveling to Singapore, the crew meet Captain Sao Feng, who owns navigational charts to the Locker, Becketts soldiers invade, but the crew escape. Feng and Turner make a deal to give Jack to Feng, the crew travels to the locker and rescues the marooned Jack. They find themselves trapped, encountering dead souls, including Elizabeths father Governor Swann and they learn the Dutchman must always have a captain. Returning to the world, the Pearl is attacked by Sao Feng. Sao Feng tells Elizabeth that the first Brethren Court bound Calypso in human form after she betrayed her lover and he plans to release her to defeat Beckett. Davy Jones attacks Fengs ship, but Feng appoints Elizabeth his successor as Pirate Lord before dying, admiral Norrington frees Elizabeth and her new crew from the Dutchman, but is killed by a crazed Bootstrap Bill. The Black Pearl arrives at Shipwreck Cove where Barbossa attempts to persuade the Brethren Court to release Calypso, Davy Jones visits Tia Dalma in the Pearls brig, revealing she is Calypso, and they promise to be together again. Jacks father Captain Teague and Keeper of the Pirate Code, informs the Court that only an elected Pirate King can decide, to avoid a stalemate, Jack casts his vote for Elizabeth, making her King. The Brethren Court and Becketts fleets emerge for war, Barbossa frees Calypso, but when Will reveals it was Jones who made it possible for the first Court to imprison her, Calypso vanishes and summons an enormous maelstrom. The Pearl and the Dutchman battle in the maelstrom, Elizabeth and Will are wed by Barbossa before swinging over to the Dutchman to aid Jack
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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
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Pirates of the Caribbean is a series of fantasy swashbuckler films produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and based on Walt Disneys theme park ride of the same name. Directors of the series include Gore Verbinski, Rob Marshall, and Joachim Rønning, the series was most notably written by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, other writers include Stuart Beattie, Jay Wolpert, and Jeff Nathanson. The stories followed the adventures of Captain Jack Sparrow, Will Turner, characters such as Hector Barbossa and Joshamee Gibbs follow Jack, Will, and Elizabeth in the course of the films. The fourth film featured Philip Swift and Syrena, while the film will feature Henry Turner. The films take place in a historical setting, a world ruled by the British Empire, the East India Company. After the first films success, Walt Disney Pictures revealed that a trilogy was in the works, the franchises second film, subtitled Dead Mans Chest, was released three years later in 2006, the sequel proved successful, breaking financial records worldwide the day of its premiere. Dead Mans Chest ended up being the one film of the year upon earning almost $1.1 billion at the worldwide box office. The third film in the series, subtitled At Worlds End, followed in 2007, on Stranger Tides succeeded in also grossing more than $1 billion, becoming the second film in the franchise and only the eighth film in history to achieve this. A fifth film, subtitled Dead Men Tell No Tales, is set to be released on May 26,2017. Blacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate Captain Jack Sparrow to save Turners love, Elizabeth Swann, from cursed pirates led by Jacks mutinous former first mate, Captain Barbossa. Jack wants revenge against Barbossa, who left him stranded on an island before stealing his ship, lord Cutler Beckett of the East India Trading Company arrests Will and Elizabeth for aiding Captain Jack Sparrow in the previous film. Lord Beckett gains power over Davy Jones and, with the help of the Flying Dutchman, to stand against the East India Trading Co. Will, Elizabeth, Barbossa, and the crew of the Black Pearl set out to rescue Captain Jack Sparrow from Davy Jones Locker, as one of the Nine Pirate Lords, Jack is needed in order to summon an ancient goddess with the power to defeat Becketts forces. Captain Jack Sparrow is on a quest to find the fabled Fountain of Youth and crosses paths with a former lover and she forces Jack aboard the Queen Annes Revenge, a ship captained by the infamous pirate Blackbeard, Angelicas father. Both are also in search of the Fountain, Angelica to save her fathers soul, joining the hunt is former pirate captain Barbossa, now a privateer in King George IIs Navy, who is in a race against the Spanish for the Fountain of Youth. Captain Jacks only hope of survival lies in seeking out the legendary Trident of Poseidon, with the release of the official trailer of Dead Men Tell No Tales, it was suggested that Dead Men will be the last film in the franchise. However, on March 4,2017, director Joachim Rønning stated that Dead Men was only the beginning of the final adventure, wenches Scarlett and Giselle fix each other up for their wedding, in which they would each marry their groom. Upon realizing that both their grooms were the same man – Jack Sparrow – the two find themselves in an auction led by the Auctioneer
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
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Pirates of the Caribbean, Dead Men Tell No Tales is an upcoming American fantasy swashbuckler film, and the fifth installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. The film is directed by Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg from a script by Jeff Nathanson, Johnny Depp, Kevin McNally, and Geoffrey Rush reprise their roles as Jack Sparrow, Joshamee Gibbs, and Hector Barbossa, respectively. The film also stars Javier Bardem as Armando Salazar, Brenton Thwaites as Henry Turner, the film also features the return of Orlando Bloom as Will Turner, following his absence from the fourth installment, On Stranger Tides. The filmmakers cited the first installment, The Curse of the Black Pearl, as inspiration for the script, pre-production for the film started shortly before On Stranger Tides was released in early 2011, with Terry Rossio writing a script for the film. In early 2013, Jeff Nathanson was hired to write a new script, initially planned for a 2015 release, the film was delayed to 2016 and then to 2017, due to script and budget issues. Principal photography started in Australia in February 2015, after the Australian government offered Disney $20 million of tax incentives and it is set to be released in conventional, Disney Digital 3-D, RealD 3D, and IMAX 3D formats on May 26,2017. Captain Jack Sparrow is pursued by an old rival, Armando Salazar, who along with his Spanish Navy ghost crew has escaped from the Devils Triangle, and is determined to kill every pirate at sea. Jack seeks the Trident of Poseidon, an artifact that grants its possessor total control over the seas. Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow, The eccentric but noble pirate captain of the Black Pearl on the hunt for the Trident of Poseidon, Javier Bardem as Captain Armando Salazar, A powerful and maniacal undead pirate hunter of the Spanish Navy who was trapped in the Devils Triangle. After escaping, he seeks the Trident of Poseidon to wipe out all piracy and exact revenge on his old enemy, Brenton Thwaites as Henry Turner, A young man who tries to reconnect with his father. He struggles to break a curse that is preventing him from doing so, lewis McGowan portrays a young Henry. Kaya Scodelario as Carina Smyth, A feisty and altruistic astronomer, Scodelario explained the characters motivation and role saying, she is an academic, shes fighting for the right to study at university, because women couldnt at that time. So shes on her own journey – looking for the trident of Poseidon – and she discussed the difference between Carina and Elizabeth Swann, believing that she was not just a carbon copy of that character. Kevin McNally as Joshamee Gibbs, Captain Jacks loyal friend and First Mate, Geoffrey Rush as Captain Hector Barbossa, The one-legged pirate captain of the Queen Annes Revenge, former captain of the Black Pearl, and Captain Jacks former rival-turned-ally. Orlando Bloom as Captain William Will Turner, Jr, a blacksmith-turned-pirate who was transformed into the Captain of the Flying Dutchman at the end of At Worlds End. Golshifteh Farahani as Shansa, a sea-witch, Stephen Graham as Scrum, Barbossas crewmember of the Queen Annes Revenge, former member of Blackbeards crew. However, it was stated that only a fifth film was in the works. On January 11,2013, Jeff Nathanson signed on to write the script for the film, rob Marshall, the director of the last film, was believed for return to direct, but he declined after he chose to direct Into the Woods and The Thin Man
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Jack Sparrow
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Captain Jack Sparrow is a fictional character and the main protagonist in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. He first appears in the 2003 film Pirates of the Caribbean and he later appears in the sequels Dead Mans Chest, At Worlds End, On Stranger Tides, and Dead Men Tell No Tales. In the films, Sparrow is one of the nine pirate lords in the Brethren Court and he can be treacherous and survives mostly by using wit and negotiation rather than by force, opting to flee most dangerous situations and to fight only when necessary. Sparrow is introduced seeking to regain his ship, the Black Pearl, from his mutinous first mate, later he attempts to escape his blood debt to the legendary Davy Jones while battling the East India Trading Company. The characters role expanded as the films progressed, the Pirates of the Caribbean series was inspired by the Disney theme park ride of the same name, and when the ride was revamped in 2006, the character of Captain Jack Sparrow was added to it. Captain Jack Sparrow first appears in The Curse of the Black Pearl when he arrives in Port Royal in Jamaica to commandeer a ship, despite rescuing Elizabeth Swann, the daughter of Governor Weatherby Swann, from drowning, he is jailed for piracy. That night, a pirate ship called the Black Pearl attacks Port Royal. The Black Pearls captain, Hector Barbossa, desperately seeks one last gold coin to break an ancient Aztec curse that he, a blacksmith named Will Turner frees Sparrow to aid him in rescuing Elizabeth. They commandeer the HMS Interceptor and recruit a crew in Tortuga in Haiti before heading to Isla de Muerta. Along the way, Will learns that Sparrow was the Black Pearls captain until Barbossa led a mutiny ten years earlier and took over the ship, Sparrow tells Turner that his father was a pirate known as Bootstrap Bill Turner. The rescue attempt goes awry and Barbossa maroons Jack and Elizabeth on the island he had stranded Sparrow before. Elizabeth creates a fire from rum barrels and they are rescued by the British Royal Navy. Sparrow cuts a deal with Commodore James Norrington to lead Norrington to the Black Pearl, Norrington refuses until Elizabeth, desperate to save Will, spontaneously accepts Norringtons earlier marriage proposal. Right before the climactic battle with the pirates at Isla de Muerta, Sparrow swipes a cursed coin from the treasure chest, making himself immortal. He shoots his rival with the pistol he has carried for ten years just as Will breaks the curse, despite having assisted the Navy, Sparrow is sentenced to hang. At Sparrows execution in Port Royal, Will saves Sparrow, Elizabeth intervenes, declaring her love for Will who is pardoned, while Sparrow escapes by tumbling off a sea wall. The Black Pearl and her new crew arrive in time to retrieve him, impressed by the wily pirate, Norrington allows him one days head start before giving chase. A year following the events of the first film, Sparrow searches for the Dead Mans Chest, Sparrow made a bargain with Jones to raise the sunken Black Pearl and make Sparrow captain for thirteen years
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Hector Barbossa
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Captain Hector Barbossa is a fictional character in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series, portrayed by Australian actor Geoffrey Rush. Having met his demise in the climax of the film, his character is revealed to have been resurrected at the end of Dead Mans Chest. In the third film At Worlds End, it is shown that Barbossa is also one of the nine pirate lords in the Brethren Court, the Pirate Lords of the Seven Seas. In the fourth film On Stranger Tides, he has become a privateer in the British Royal Navy and is ordered to accompany Sparrow on an expedition for the Fountain of Youth, Barbossa will appear in the fifth film, Dead Men Tell No Tales. Barbossas first name, Hector, was revealed in a commentary on the Curse of the Black Pearl DVD. It was revealed that co-star Johnny Depp played a part in providing the name. In Pirates of the Caribbean, The Curse of the Black Pearl, Barbossa is captain of the pirate ship and he was originally the ships first mate under Captain Jack Sparrow. Barbossa persuaded Jack to reveal the bearings to Isla de Muerta where a chest of Aztec gold was hidden, after Sparrow divulged the location, Barbossa and the crew mutinied and marooned Sparrow on a tiny island, with only a single-shot pistol with which to commit suicide. For the next ten years, Barbossa believed that Jack was dead, Barbossa and the crew found the Aztec treasure, but ran afoul of a curse placed upon the gold by the Aztec gods, which rendered the pirates undead. To lift the curse, the needs to return all 882 coins to the chest. They still need the blood of their former shipmate Bootstrap Bill Turner, Turner was the lone holdout against the mutiny, believing the crew deserved to remain cursed for betraying Jack, he sent one coin to his son, Will. In retaliation, Barbossa tied Bootstrap to a cannon and threw him overboard, for years, Barbossa searched for the last coin, which was now possessed by Elizabeth Swann. Barbossa sets sail for Port Royal after detecting a signal when the coin touched the sea, unknown to him, Jack Sparrow is also in Port Royal. Believing Elizabeth is Bootstraps daughter, Barbossa abducts with her and takes the medallion and he reveals their curse en route to Isla de Muerta. Elizabeths blood is offered, but the ritual fails, will, aided by Sparrow, rescues Elizabeth and escapes with the medallion. Sparrow is taken aboard the Pearl, and Barbossa pursues them. Barbossa learns Wills true identity and tricks Will into believing that Jack, the crew and he instead maroons Jack and Elizabeth on a deserted island while he takes Will to Isla de Muerta to be killed. As Barbossa is about to kill Will, Sparrow makes another unexpected return, Jack reveals to Barbossa that he has led the British Royal Navy to the island, and he convinces Barbossa to capture the HMS Dauntless, leaving Jack the Black Pearl
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Will Turner
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William Will Turner, Jr. is a fictional character in the Pirates of the Caribbean films. He appears in The Curse of the Black Pearl, Dead Mans Chest, At Worlds End, and Dead Men Tell No Tales and he is portrayed by Orlando Bloom. William Turner is an apprentice working in Port Royal, Jamaica. He secretly loves the daughter, Elizabeth Swann, although he occupies a lower social class than she does. Will is the son of Bootstrap Bill Turner, and he works to free his father from service to Davy Jones and he marries Elizabeth Swann in At Worlds End, and they have a son named Henry. Wills final costume in Pirates of the Caribbean, The Curse of the Black Pearl is reminiscent of Errol Flynns swashbuckler movie roles. There is also a nod to Douglas Fairbanks when Turner uses his knife to glide down the sail in Dead Mans Chest, just as Fairbanks did in the 1926 film. While some felt his tattoo should have been covered for his Pirates role, according to the audio commentary from the first Pirates of the Caribbean DVD, Will Turner is the best swordsman in the Pirates universe. According to the commentary, Barbossas skills are equal to James Norrington, Jack Sparrows skills trail closely behind Barbossas. Will is the child of Bootstrap Bill Turner. According to Jack Sparrow, Will strongly resembles his father, both in appearance and ability, however, his father was absent during his early childhood in England. Will was born in Glasgow, Scotland but his mother moved him to England when he was young, will grew up believing his father to be a merchant seaman. Following his mothers death, Will, then twelve years old. Weatherby Swann and his daughter Elizabeth sail to Port Royal after Weatherby is appointed governor, Elizabeth spots Will clinging to a floating piece of a shipwreck. She discovers a gold medallion around his neck, and hides it to prevent anyone from believing that Will is a pirate, over the next eight years, Will and Elizabeth maintain a respectful friendship, although Will conceals his romantic feelings for her. He is now an apprentice in Port Royal. Will has developed into a master craftsman of fine swords, although his often-drunk master usually claims credit for Wills exquisite workmanship, will is also an exceptional, self-taught swordsman. The DVD commentary states that he is the best among the characters in the film, including Barbossa, Norrington, when Jack Sparrow attempts to flee from British forces, Will engages him in a duel
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Elizabeth Swann
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Elizabeth Swann is a fictional character in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. She appears in The Curse of the Black Pearl and two of its sequels, Dead Mans Chest and At Worlds End and she is portrayed by Keira Knightley. She is known to use the alias Elizabeth Turner, but this becomes her married name when she weds the character Will Turner. Elizabeth is a spirited, intelligent, and independent-minded character whose beauty attracted Will Turner, James Norrington, Sao Feng, only Will Turners affections were reciprocated, although she struggled with a subtle attraction and kiss with Sparrow, and a compassionate friendship with Norrington. Throughout the three films, she transforms from a girl to a proper lady and finally into a courageous pirate. Elizabeth has always fascinated by piracy, but she is often revolted by pirates aggressive. Even after becoming a pirate, Elizabeth retains her refined ways, as well as her loyalty, Elizabeth adapts easily to piracy, having natural leadership abilities. She learns seamanship quickly, and finds that she has a talent for battle strategy. She learns swordsmanship from Will, and is capable of defending herself against multiple opponents. She later uses a Chinese Jian sword and also carries a multitude of weapons on her person including knives, firearms. She freely speaks her mind if it offends others, for example, she calls a potentially dangerous enemy, Sao Feng. During her reign as Pirate King, Elizabeth proves to be a charismatic leader, Elizabeths darker side is shown when she sacrifices Jack Sparrow to the Kraken so she and the crew can escape. However, she feels so guilty about it that she helps rescue Sparrow from Davy Jones Locker. Following the films prologue, Elizabeth Swann is approximately 19 years old, about 57 tall with a figure, brown eyes. Having been raised in upper-class society as a daughter, Elizabeth is a refined. In The Curse of the Black Pearl, she wears a dress style known as a Robe a LAnglaise. As a young girl, she wears a dress in this style. After being rescued by Commodore Norrington, Elizabeth is loaned a Royal Navy uniform, at Jack Sparrows execution, she is once again fashionably attired, wearing a peach-colored gown and a picture hat
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Joshamee Gibbs
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Joshamee Hamish Gibbs is a fictional character in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. Alongside Jack Sparrow and Hector Barbossa, he is one of the few characters to appear in every film, Gibbs is portrayed by Kevin McNally in the films. He is voiced by Steven Blum in video game adaptations, writer Terry Rossio has said he actually considers Gibbs to be the most virtuous character in the series. Gibbs is first seen as a Royal Navy warrant officer aboard the vessel carrying Governor Weatherby Swann, Gibbs is highly superstitious and fearful of the mere mention of pirates. When they come across a vessel, Gibbs is the first to suggest it was attacked by pirates. Sometime over the eight years, Gibbs either leaves or is expelled from the Royal Navy. Despite his initial dread of pirates, he became friends with one. Jacks history is well-known to Gibbs, including his quest to regain the Pearl and seek revenge on his mutinous first mate and he is also familiar with the curse that has afflicted the Black Pearls crew and how to break it. He has not grown any less superstitious, however, and continually comments about what causes bad luck, such as bringing women aboard ships, Jack finds Gibbs sleeping among pigs in Tortuga after he and Will escape from Port Royal. They assemble a crew to man the stolen navy vessel Interceptor, after Jack falls behind during a confrontation with the pirates at Isla de Muerta, Gibbs assumes command, indicating he is now Jacks first mate. Gibbs and the crew flee from Barbossa, the Pearl quickly catches the Interceptor and destroys it. Gibbs and the rest of the crew are captured, on Isla de Muerta, Elizabeth frees Gibbs and the crew from the Pearls brig, and they take control of the ship. Although Elizabeth tries to convince Gibbs and the others to save Jack and Will and they tell Elizabeth that Jack owes them a ship. However, they later rescue Jack from execution in Port Royal, with Jack back in command of the Black Pearl, Gibbs stays on as second in command. Gibbs is still serving under Jack aboard the Black Pearl, Jack obtains a drawing of the key to the Dead Mans Chest. When Mr. Gibbs asks if the chest and key is what they are looking for, afterwards, Gibbs, Jack, and the crew are captured by a cannibalistic native tribe after they beach the Black Pearl on the mysterious island of Pelegosto. Some time later, they escape, following Will Turners arrival while searching for Jack. When Jack reveals the Black Spot to Tia Dalma, Gibbs panics, Gibbs accompanies Jack on his quest to find the Dead Mans Chest, containing the heart of Davy Jones
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James Norrington
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Admiral James Norrington, CB is a fictional character in Disneys Pirates of the Caribbean film series. He is played by English actor Jack Davenport, davenports casting came in part from his father, Nigel, being a major character in the 1960s pirate film A High Wind in Jamaica, which both Bruckheimer and director Gore Verbinski enjoyed. In Pirates of the Caribbean, At Worlds End, Norrington has a role despite setting the films plot in motion. Early scripts and a scene had him stopping Governor Swann from stabbing the heart of Davy Jones. In At Worlds End Norrington is killed by Bootstrap Bill Turner when caught rescuing Elizabeth, the Essential Guide to Pirates of the Caribbean states that Norrington is feared among pirates for his naval skills and swordsmanship. At the first films climax, Norrington personally fights Koehler, a member of Barbossas pirate crew. Norrington is highly skilled in swordsmanship and firearms. His sword, a smallsword with gold filigree in the handle, is a plot device recurring throughout the films that ties the characters to one another. According to screenplay writer Terry Rossio, it has a bit of destiny about it, the sword was forged by Will Turner, who delivers it to Governor Weatherby Swann in the opening scene of The Curse of the Black Pearl for presentation to Norrington at his promotion to Commodore. At the films conclusion, Norrington uses the sword to express his feelings regarding Elizabeth and Will and he remarks to Will, This is a beautiful sword. I expect the man who made it to show the same care, in Dead Mans Chest, Norrington has resigned his commission in disgrace after losing HMS Dauntless in a hurricane near Tripoli while pursuing Captain Jack Sparrow. The sword now rests in Norringtons old office in Port Royal and it becomes a haunting symbol of Norringtons once-brilliant career before falling to piracy. Norrington is last seen making his way back to Port Royal, finally, in At Worlds End, Lord Cutler Beckett reunites the newly-promoted Admiral Norrington with an old friend when he presents him with his sword. Norringtons sword ultimately becomes the instrument for his redemption, using it to free Elizabeth, tragically, he is mortally wounded by the deranged Bootstrap Bill Turner during the escape. Defying Davy Jones offer of servitude aboard the Flying Dutchman, the dying Norrington spears Jones shoulder with the sword, the immortal Jones merely extracts the weapon and claims it as a prize, exclaiming, Nice sword. The sword eventually returns to Will Turners possession, James Norrington appears in the book, Jack Sparrow,10 - Sins of the Father. When he is five or six years old, he trails after his father, Admiral Lawrence Norrington. When young James falls overboard, the pirate, Captain Teague, jumps in, Admiral Norrington admonishes James for being indebted to a pirate, saying he would rather his son had drowned
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Pintel and Ragetti
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Pintel and Ragetti are recurring characters in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series, where they were primarily providing comic relief throughout each film. Pintel is portrayed by Lee Arenberg and Mackenzie Crook portrays Ragetti and their first appearance occurred in Pirates of the Caribbean, The Curse of the Black Pearl, when they served under Hector Barbossa upon the Black Pearl. Pintel and Ragetti, along with Barbossa and the crew of the Black Pearl and they join the ever-lengthening list of people who want the Dead Mans Chest, hoping to remove temptation from the other characters path and make a profit themselves. In Pirates of the Caribbean, At Worlds End, Ragetti, in this installment, they serve under Hector Barbossa in the journey to rescue Jack, and then serve in the joint effort by Barbossa and Sparrow to defeat the East India Trading Company. Ragettis wooden eye is used by Barbossa as his Piece of Eight, in the video game Pirates of the Caribbean, The Legend of Jack Sparrow Pintel and Ragetti are both voiced by Greg Ellis. Little is known about the background of either Pintel or Ragetti, Arenberg also claims Ragetti is the son of a prostitute. The two pirates served aboard the Black Pearl under Captain Sparrow until first mate Hector Barbossa turned them against him, the crew maroons Jack on an island and leave him to die. Later Captain Barbossa becomes Captain much to Bootstrap Bills fury, Bootstrap was the only one that vouched for Jack during the mutiny and sent a coin to his son Will in order to keep the crew cursed for betraying Jack. Barbossa in response tied a cannon to Bootstrap and threw him overboard the Pearl only to discover that Bootstrap is needed to lift their curse and they are first seen in The Curse of The Black Pearl when they invade the governors house and take Elizabeth Swann prisoner. In the sea battle between the Black Pearl and the H. M. S, interceptor, they fire the chainshot that smashes the H. M. S. They also facilitated the cursed pirates boarding Commodore Norringtons ship, the Dauntless and their characters provide comic relief during the movies more intense scenes and provide storyline information. When the curse is broken and the defeated, they are captured and jailed. They serve as antagonists of the movie. A running gag throughout the first movie involves characters surrendering themselves to Ragetti, at first they are pleased with invoking parley but according to the storys premise parley guarantees a prisoner will be escorted unharmed to the captain in order to conduct negotiations. Then they become irritated when all their captures invoke parley especially when Jack Sparrow invokes parley after he was discovered alive, at one point, Pintel snarls at his captives, If any of you so much as thinks of the word parley, Ill have your guts for garters. Ironically, after they are captured, Pintel attempts unsuccessfully to invoke parley himself. It is not known how he lost his one, though in At Worlds End. Barbossa, a lord, gave it to Ragetti for safekeeping
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Bootstrap Bill Turner
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This is a list of characters appearing in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. Captain Jack Sparrow is the protagonist of the series, portrayed by Johnny Depp. First introduced in the film Pirates of the Caribbean, The Curse of the Black Pearl, he appears in the sequels Dead Mans Chest, At Worlds End, On Stranger Tides. Depp based his characterization on The Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards and he insists on being introduced as Captain Jack Sparrow. In the first film, Sparrow is the captain of the Black Pearl. After a mutiny by his first mate Hector Barbossa, he is left to die on an island, though Barbossa and his crew are immortal as a result of a curse, Sparrow craves revenge. With the help of Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann, he lifts the curse, in Dead Mans Chest, it is revealed that Sparrow once made a deal with Davy Jones. Jones raised the Black Pearl from the sea in exchange for a guarantee of service as a crewman on the Flying Dutchman, when Jones attempts to collect on the bargain, Sparrow flees. He attempts to find the Dead Mans Chest, which contains Joness heart, at the end of the film, Sparrow is betrayed by Elizabeth Swann and dragged to Davy Joness Locker by the Kraken. In the third film, it is revealed that Sparrow is one of the members of the Brethren Court, Calypso, a sea goddess, needs all nine Pirate Lords to free her from a curse laid upon her by the original Brethren Court. She resurrects Barbossa, who is one of the Pirate Lords. Through a complex series of negotiations and betrayals, Jack schemes to kill Davy Jones, after Will Turner is mortally wounded, Sparrow allows him to kill Jones, thus sacrificing his chance at immortality in order to save his friend. At the end of the film, Barbossa once again commandeers the Black Pearl, in the fourth film, Jack seeks out the Fountain of Youth and becomes reacquainted with his love interest Angelica. She takes him aboard the Queen Annes Revenge, captained by Blackbeard, Barbossa, who has lost both his leg and the Pearl to Blackbeard, works with Jack to reach the Fountain. Though the Fountain is destroyed before he can achieve immortality, Jack kills Blackbeard by tricking him into sacrificing his life as part of the Fountains magical ritual. Jack will appear in Dead Men Tell No Tales, where he will be pursued by Armando Salazar, Sparrow is seeking the Trident of Poseidon, which gives its wielder control of the seas. The character has appeared in numerous video games, such as The Legend of Jack Sparrow. Elizabeth Swann appears in the first three films in the series and is the lady of the series, portrayed by Keira Knightley
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Cutler Beckett
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Lord Cutler Beckett is a fictional character portrayed by Tom Hollander in the second and third Pirates of the Caribbean films. He makes his debut in Dead Mans Chest as a supporting villain and has a more central part in the franchises third installment At Worlds End. A devious, ruthless, manipulative, elegant, sarcastic, and treacherous mastermind, Beckett is the chairman of the East India Trading Company, Becketts backstory was not fully revealed until the release of Ann C. Crispins novel Pirates of the Caribbean, The Price of Freedom, Cutler Beckett was born and raised in England. At a very young age, Beckett took employment in Great Britains East India Trading Co, while on a mission for the Company, he was captured by pirates led by Christophe-Julien de Rapièr. He was tortured for several weeks, an experience which left him with hatred for all maritime outlaws. Over the years, he became the EITC Director for West Africa, on voyage, Sparrow discovered the cargo was slaves and set them free on the island of Kerma off the west coast of Africa. Beckett became enraged upon learning Sparrows deed, Beckett ordered the Wicked Wench sunk and branded Sparrow a pirate. Beckett claims in Dead Mans Chest that Sparrow also left a mark on him, in the first movie, Commodore Norrington reveals a P branded on Jacks arm, saying Jack has had a run-in with the EITC. When William Turner asks Beckett what mark Sparrow left on him, whatever it was, Turner surmised it was serious enough that what Beckett wants most in the world is to see him dead. Most of the dirty work Beckett desires is carried out by his man, Ian Mercer. Cutler Beckett makes no appearance in The Curse of the Black Pearl, the books state that Jacks arm was branded because Jack refused to sin against God by transporting slaves and freed prisoners on his ship called the Wicked Wench. After this disobedience a furious Beckett in response ordered Jacks ship to be sunk and he was then imprisoned but he escaped and left a mysterious mark on Beckett that was so wounding to him that it resulted in him wishing more in the world to see Captain Jack Sparrow dead. Jack repaired his ship, painted it black, bought several black sails to make it the fastest ship in the Caribbean world, Beckett learned from several battles with the Black Pearl that Jack was alive, when Jack vanished he was initially declared dead. Beckett makes his first appearance in Dead Mans Chest as Chairman of the East India Trading Co, Beckett arrives at Port Royal seemingly to set it in order under Company control after the events of The Curse of the Black Pearl. Beckett desires the compass to locate the Dead Mans Chest, whomsoever possesses Davy Joness heart within it, may dominate him by extortion and this would allow Beckett to purge the seas from Pirates en-masse. During the course of the film, Beckett has an artisan working on a painting of the Worlds map over his offices back wall. Throughout different scenes seen, the painting is slowly being completed, the producers of Dead Mans Chest use this symbolically to represent the World getting smaller as Englands East India Trading Co. gains worldwide influence, thus leaving no more freedom in the world
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Tia Dalma
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Tia Dalma, played by Naomie Harris, is a fictional character from the movie Pirates of the Caribbean, Dead Mans Chest and Pirates of the Caribbean, At Worlds End. It is revealed in At Worlds End that she is the sea goddess Calypso, the name implies several linguistic possibilities stemming from Portuguese to Spanish. Tia is both Portuguese and Spanish for aunt, Dalma could be a reference to the colloquial Caribbean Spanish del mar, of the sea. It could also be a reference to Spanish de Alma, or Portuguese da alma and it could be derived from Hypatia meaning highest, supreme. However, it is an anagram of Dalmatia, a region in modern day Croatia infamous for its pirates who were active during the 9th and 10th century. Prior to the events of the films, Tia Dalma was known as the goddess Calypso, Davy Jones, a human, fell in love with her. Calypso gave him the task of guiding the spirits of the dead lost at sea, Jones was granted immortality on the condition that he could return to shore once every ten years. However, when Jones returned to shore after ten years of service, feeling betrayed, Davy Jones made a secret agreement with the Pirate Lords. He showed them how to bind her to form using Pieces of Eight, and thus, at the first Brethren Court. Her binding tamed the seas and satisfied Joness desire for vengeance and this entrapment could only be reversed if the Brethren Court reassembled, resubmitted the original nine Pieces of Eight they used to bind her, and burned them. Until the events of At Worlds End, she was unaware of the role that her former lover had played in her imprisonment. After she was bound in human form, Tia Dalma began to practice Voodoo and it was thought that Tia Dalma and Sparrow became lovers at some point during the latters adult life, Sparrow confessed to having known her at a time when they had been inseparable. Tia Dalma provided him with his compass, a device that pointed to that which its user truly wanted. When the events of Dead Mans Chest begin, Jack Sparrow returns to see Tia Dalma after many years, pursued across the Caribbean by Davy Joness Kraken, he plans to find the Dead Mans Chest. This chest contains Joness heart, and offers the means to kill him. Jacks crew returns to Tia Dalmas shack after Jack is dragged to Davy Joness Locker by the Kraken, Tia has foreseen this eventuality, and informs the mourning crew that there is a chance to save Jack. She reveals that she has resurrected Barbossa, who will lead the rescue mission. Tia Dalma joins Barbossa, Will, Elizabeth, and the rest of the Black Pearls crew as they travel to Singapore
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Weatherby Swann
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This is a list of characters appearing in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. Captain Jack Sparrow is the protagonist of the series, portrayed by Johnny Depp. First introduced in the film Pirates of the Caribbean, The Curse of the Black Pearl, he appears in the sequels Dead Mans Chest, At Worlds End, On Stranger Tides. Depp based his characterization on The Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards and he insists on being introduced as Captain Jack Sparrow. In the first film, Sparrow is the captain of the Black Pearl. After a mutiny by his first mate Hector Barbossa, he is left to die on an island, though Barbossa and his crew are immortal as a result of a curse, Sparrow craves revenge. With the help of Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann, he lifts the curse, in Dead Mans Chest, it is revealed that Sparrow once made a deal with Davy Jones. Jones raised the Black Pearl from the sea in exchange for a guarantee of service as a crewman on the Flying Dutchman, when Jones attempts to collect on the bargain, Sparrow flees. He attempts to find the Dead Mans Chest, which contains Joness heart, at the end of the film, Sparrow is betrayed by Elizabeth Swann and dragged to Davy Joness Locker by the Kraken. In the third film, it is revealed that Sparrow is one of the members of the Brethren Court, Calypso, a sea goddess, needs all nine Pirate Lords to free her from a curse laid upon her by the original Brethren Court. She resurrects Barbossa, who is one of the Pirate Lords. Through a complex series of negotiations and betrayals, Jack schemes to kill Davy Jones, after Will Turner is mortally wounded, Sparrow allows him to kill Jones, thus sacrificing his chance at immortality in order to save his friend. At the end of the film, Barbossa once again commandeers the Black Pearl, in the fourth film, Jack seeks out the Fountain of Youth and becomes reacquainted with his love interest Angelica. She takes him aboard the Queen Annes Revenge, captained by Blackbeard, Barbossa, who has lost both his leg and the Pearl to Blackbeard, works with Jack to reach the Fountain. Though the Fountain is destroyed before he can achieve immortality, Jack kills Blackbeard by tricking him into sacrificing his life as part of the Fountains magical ritual. Jack will appear in Dead Men Tell No Tales, where he will be pursued by Armando Salazar, Sparrow is seeking the Trident of Poseidon, which gives its wielder control of the seas. The character has appeared in numerous video games, such as The Legend of Jack Sparrow. Elizabeth Swann appears in the first three films in the series and is the lady of the series, portrayed by Keira Knightley
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Flying Dutchman (Pirates of the Caribbean)
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The Flying Dutchman, or simply referred to as the Dutchman, is a fictional ship in Disneys Pirates of the Caribbean. The ship made its first appearance in Dead Mans Chest under the command of the fictional captain, the story and attributes of the ship were inspired by the actual Flying Dutchman of nautical lore. As explained in the movie, the character of Davy Jones was given the Flying Dutchman by Calypso, his lover, when she neglected to meet him after his first ten years of duty, he was both heartbroken and enraged. He abandoned his duties and chose to wander the seas, doing as he pleased and this violation of his duty placed a curse on Jones and his crew, slowly transforming them into monsters. Apparently, the Dutchman is also believed to be nautical lore in the Pirates universe, the fictional Dutchman is also known as a fearful ship to those who are superstitious, and able to destroy any vessel. In Pirates of the Caribbean, Dead Mans Chest, the Dutchman makes its first appearance when it rises from the sea to claim its victims souls following a Kraken attack. The Dutchman, able to sail on the sea and underwater, emits terror, Davy Jones captures from the ship wreckage and demands that Jack Sparrow settle his overdue debt. Sparrow bargains for his life, and Jones finally agrees to accept 100 souls in exchange for Sparrows, will is reunited with his father, Bootstrap Bill Turner, who is an indentured sailor aboard the Flying Dutchman. Shipboard life is harsh, and the crew is often whipped by the cruel boatswain, will is also flogged, although it is his father who delivers the lash to spare his son from the boatswains sadistic hand. Will finds Elizabeth and Sparrow on Isla Cruces, the three escape the island on the Black Pearl, pursued by the Dutchman. Jones unleashes the Kraken, which attacks the Pearl and drags Sparrow to Davy Jones Locker and this irritates Lord Beckett who wants survivors to interrogate. The Dutchman accompanies Becketts flagship, Endeavour in its mission to eradicate piracy, when the Dutchman attacks Sao Fengs ship, the Empress, it takes its crew captive. Elizabeth and her escape the Dutchman with Admiral Norringtons help. The Dutchman leads the East India Trading Company armada in battle against the Brethren Court, the Dutchman and the Black Pearl engage in battle while entering a monstrous maelstrom. Jones is killed when, aided by Sparrow, the mortally wounded Will Turner stabs Jones heart, the Dutchman is also sucked into the maelstrom as Swann and Sparrow escape. The Dutchman s crew carve out the now-dead Will Turners heart, the Dutchman re-emerges from the maelstrom with Captain Will Turner at the helm. Joining forces with the Pearl, the two face off against the Endeavour. Stunned by this alliance, Beckett is unable to respond
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Queen Anne's Revenge
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Queen Annes Revenge was a frigate, most famously used as a flagship by the pirate Blackbeard. She had been launched in England as a merchant vessel in 1710 and she was used as a slave ship by the French, and was captured by pirates in 1717. Blackbeard used the ship for less than a year, but captured numerous prizes using her as his flagship, in 1718, Blackbeard ran the ship aground at Beaufort Inlet, North Carolina, in the present-day Carteret County. After the grounding her crew and supplies were transferred to smaller ships, in 1996 Intersal, Inc. a private firm, discovered the remains of a vessel likely to be Queen Annes Revenge, which was added to the US National Register of Historic Places. The 200-ton vessel, originally named Concord, was a merchant vessel built in England in 1710 and she was captured by the French one year later. The ship was modified to hold more cargo, including slaves, sailing as a slave ship, she was captured by the pirate Captain Benjamin Hornigold on November 28,1717, near the island of Martinique. Hornigold turned her over to one of his men, Edward Teach, Blackbeard made La Concorde de Nantes into his flagship, adding cannon and renaming her Queen Annes Revenge. Blackbeard sailed this ship from the west coast of Africa to the Caribbean, attacking British, Dutch, shortly after blockading Charleston harbor in May 1718, and refusing to accept the Governors offer of a pardon, Blackbeard ran Queen Annes Revenge aground while entering Beaufort Inlet. A deposition given by the captain of Adventure, David Herriot. He also states that Adventure run a-ground likewise about Gun-shot from the said Thatch in an attempt to kedge Queen Annes revenge off the bar, Teach then disbanded his flotilla and escaped by transferring supplies onto the smaller sloop, Adventure. He stranded several crew members on an island nearby, where they were later rescued by Captain Stede Bonnet. Some suggest Blackbeard deliberately grounded the ship as an excuse to disperse the crew, shortly afterward, Blackbeard did surrender and accepted a royal pardon for himself and his remaining crewmen from Governor Charles Eden at Bath, North Carolina. However, he returned to piracy and was killed in combat in November 1718. Intersal Inc. a private firm, discovered the wreck believed to be Queen Anne’s Revenge on November 21,1996. It was located by Intersals director of operations, Mike Daniel, the shipwreck lies in 28 feet of water about one mile offshore of Fort Macon State Park, Atlantic Beach, North Carolina. Thirty-one cannon have been identified to date and more than 250,000 artifacts have been recovered, the cannon are of different origins such as, Swedish, English and possibly French, and of different sizes as would be expected with a colonial pirate crew. In return, Intersal was granted media, replica, and other related to Blackbeard’s Queen Annes Revenge Shipwreck Project. NCDNCR, Intersal, and Rick Allen of Nautilus Productions signed a settlement agreement on October 24,2013 connected to QAR commercial, replica, the State of North Carolina owns QAR since the wreck lies in state waters
