Going Rogue

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Going Rogue

Show Notes

Almost everything that could go wrong went wrong on Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. I still really like it.

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CLIPS USED:

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (Walt Disney Studios)

Writers Audio Commentaries for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

According to Plan: The Harrowing And True Story of Dead Man's Chest

Charting The Return

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Deleted Scenes

A Reeltime Conversation with Film Editor Craig Wood

Team Deakins Episode 88 - John Knoll

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End Masters of Design: Crash McCreary - The Cursed Crew

Bill Nighy Breaks Down His Career, from 'Harry Potter' to 'Pirates of the Caribbean’ (Vanity Fair)

Gore Verbinski Interview (Reba Merill)

MUSIC:

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Score Excerpts:

- Jack Sparrow

- Davy Jones

- The Wedding / Beckett's Arrival

- Abandon Ship

- Row to Tia Dalma's

- Davy Jones Plays His Organ

- Jack Sparrow's Theme (Demo)

“Black Vortex”, “Bleeping Demo”, “Hiding Your Reality”, “Crypto”, “Oppressive Gloom”, “The Chamber”, “Kumasi Grove”, “Bossa Antigua”, “Thinking Music”, “Floating Cities”, “Firesong” “Morgana Rides”, “Lost Frontier”, “Tenebrous Brothers Carnival - Intermission”, “Nonstop”, “Monkeys Spinning Monkeys”, “Danse Macabre”, “ZigZag”, “Stormfront”, “I Can Feel It Coming”, “Leaving Home”, “Screen Saver”, “Showdown”, “Magic Forest” & “Deep Haze”

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

“The Buccaneer’s Haul” and “Synapse” by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

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