"He's a Pirate" is a 2003 track composed byKlaus Badelt andHans Zimmer for the 2003Disney filmPirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. It is featured on thesoundtrack 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 titledPirates Remixed and separate singles released notably byTiësto in 2006 and byRebel in 2014. Renditions of the track were also used for the credits of the fourPirates sequels.

The track, cut and altered for time, has been used as theme music by theTampa Bay Buccaneers for pre-game and time-out sequences at home games atRaymond James Stadium.

Hans Zimmer was initially asked to score the film, but since he was working onThe Last Samurai, he gave the assignment to his colleagueKlaus Badelt. However, Zimmer ended up writing many of the themes, including an early version of "He's A Pirate".^[1][2]

Pirates Remixed
EP by Klaus Badelt /Tiësto
Released	20 June 2006
Recorded	2006
Genre	Soundtrack
Label	Walt Disney
Producer	Tiësto,Hans Zimmer
Pirates of the Caribbean chronology
Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) Pirates Remixed (2006) Pirates of the Caribbean: Tiësto Remixes (2006)

Pirates Remixed is anEP that featuresremixes byTiësto and otherDJs of the song "He's a Pirate" composed byKlaus Badelt for theDisney moviePirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. It was made available for download exclusively throughiTunes, via the official EP website.

Walt Disney Records also has a promotionalCD which contains nine tracks total,^[3] including two tracks from the original scores, and radio edits.EMI also was licensed to create a CD which contained the Tiësto remixes and the Jack Theme Suite from the second film's score. Along with the digital download and the limited CD releases, it was also released as a promotional copy on vinyl. The vinyl version came under the namePirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Remixes and contained a remix not available on either the digital download or the CD versions.

Tiësto also released an alternative "He's a Pirate" remix as a bonus track on hisElements of Life album.

The digital download had 6 tracks that included a radio edit, and remixes, whereas the Walt Disney Records CD had 9 tracks including 7 track versions of "He's a Pirate" in addition to 2 tracks, the original score of "Swords Crossed" and "Jack Theme Suite". Walt Disney Records also released a promotional vinyl version with 6 tracks including five of "He's a Pirate".

1. He's a Pirate (Radio Edit Remix) - 4:10
2. He's a Pirate (Tribal Treasure Remix) - 8:17
3. He's a Pirate (Pelo Verde Remix) - 5:17
4. He's a Pirate (Pete 'n' Red's Jolly Roger Trance Remix) - 5:44
5. He's a Pirate (Chris Joss Ship Ahoy Tribal Remix) - 4:46
6. He's a Pirate (Orchestral Remix) - 7:04

1. He's a Pirate (Tiësto Radio Edit) - 4:05
2. He's a Pirate (Pete 'n' Red's Jolly Roger Radio Edit) - 3:11
3. Swords Crossed (Original Score) - 3:17
4. He's a Pirate (Friscia & Lamboy Tribal Treasure Mix) - 8:17
5. He's a Pirate (Pelo Verde Mix) - 5:14
6. He's a Pirate (Tiësto Remix) - 7:03
7. He's a Pirate (Pete 'n' Red's Jolly Roger Trance Mix) - 5:43
8. He's a Pirate (Chris Joss Ship Ahoy Tribal Mix) - 4:43
9. Jack Theme Suite (New Score Cue from Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest) - 6:11

1. He's a Pirate (Tiësto Remix) - 7:03
2. He's a Pirate (Friscia & Lamboy Tribal Treasure Mix) - 8:16
3. He's a Pirate (Pete 'n' Red's Jolly Roger Trance Mix) - 5:43
4. Swords Crossed (NK & Funky Junction Cursed Square Trubolenza) - 6:24
5. He's a Pirate (Pelo Verde Mix) - 5:14
6. He's a Pirate (Chris Joss Ship Ahoy Tribal Mix) - 4:43

1. He's a Pirate (Tiësto Radio Edit) - 4:05
2. He's a Pirate (Tiësto Remix) - 7:03
3. He's a Pirate (Tiësto Orchestral Remix) - 7:03
4. Jack Theme Suite (New Score Cue from Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest) - 6:11

"He's a Pirate – Tiësto Remixes"
Single byTiësto
from the albumElements of Life
Released	4 July 2006
Recorded	2005–2006
Genre	Uplifting trance
Label	EMI
Songwriters	Hans Zimmer Klaus Badelt Geoffrey Zanelli
Producer	Tiësto
Tiësto singles chronology
"dance4life" (2006) "He's a Pirate – Tiësto Remixes" (2006) "In the Dark" (2007)
Pirates of the Caribbean chronology
Pirates Remixed (2003) Pirates of the Caribbean: Tiësto Remixes (2006) Dead Man's Chest (2006)

"He's a Pirate – Tiësto Remixes" was a separate 2006 single release byTiësto considered a dance release version of Klaus Badelt's "He's A Pirate" and commercially successful in various European Singles' Charts after release on EMI Records.

1. "He's A Pirate" (Tiësto Radio Edit) (4:05)
2. "He's a Pirate" (Tiësto Remix) (7:03)
3. "He's a Pirate" (Tiësto Orchestral Remix) (7:03)
4. "Hans Zimmer - Jack Theme Suite" (New Score Cue from "Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest) (6:11)

The remixes have also been included in a number of compilations including:

• Tiësto'sTrance Night – Winter Edition 2007
• Tiësto'sTrance 2007 – The Hit-Mix
• Tiësto'sElements of Life (2007)

"Black Pearl (He's a Pirate)"
Single byRebel featuring Sidney Housen
Released	20 January 2014
Recorded	2013
Genre	Big room house
Length	7:16
Label	BIP Records,Ultra Music
Songwriters	Hans Zimmer Klaus Badelt Geoffrey Zanelli
Producers	Kevin Leyers Sidney Van Gool

In 2014, the Belgian DJ and music producerRebel made a remix under the title "Black Pearl (He's a Pirate)" featuring Sidney Housen becoming a hit for Rebel in France, Belgium and Switzerland.

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