Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again 6. Masquerade 7. Thinking of Me 8. Primma Donna 9. I Am The Very Model (of a Modern Major General) 10. Pirates Chorus 11. Mabel's Waltz 12. Policeman's Lot 13. Frederick's Song 14. Finale 15. Climbing Over Rocky Mountain 16. Hurrah for the Orphan Boy  (less)

charm, then unleashes a furious broadside of symphonic and choral thunder to rival his ominous score for K-19 . The composer's fellow German mentor is an obvious influence throughout (the album is credited with a wink as "Score overproduced by Hans 'Long John' Zimmer") but Badelt brings his own muscular instincts to bear throughout. Perhaps shrewdly realizing that genre cliches are nothing if not for reinventing, Badelt delivers his rhythmically nervous Eurocentric sensibilities--sort of Holst duels Shostakovich on the Spanish Main--with the subtlety of a scorching cannonball. It's seasoned with a little romantic respite in the final act, if a bit gingerly, and could no doubt profit by...  (less)

in the CD's liner notes include pirate-themed nicknames, like the roll call in a Simpsons Halloween episode) isn't in doubt--he sure is one in-demand composer--but afficionados are divided about his artistic worth, and this score isn't about to reconcile them. Some think that Zimmer relies too much on his stable of composers and sticks to tried-and-true recipes; others admire his capacity to weave themes in and out of cues, creating a whole made of subtly interrelated parts. At World's End feeds both camps: Seven of his collaborators are credited with writing "additional music," and the album feels by-the-numbers at times; but those inclined to listen very closely will be rewarded by the way Zimmer sneaks in bits of two main melodie...  (less)