Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (soundtrack) Sandoval is featured throughout the score. The music was recorded at the Sony Scoring Stage in Culver City, California, conducted by Nick Glennie-Smith, with Whitacre's choir being done at Abbey Road Studios. To make the soundtrack album stand out, Zimmer tried to focus on the Rodrigo y Gabriela tracks, as well as providing remixes that "fit the themes". Seven remixes overall are featured. The soundtrack was released on May 17, 2011, three days before the US release of the film. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (soundtrack) Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides—Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the
Pirates of the Caribbean (film series) 3-D and IMAX 3D. "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. The franchise has grossed over $4.5 billion worldwide; it is the twelfth-highest-grossing film series of all time and it was the first franchise where more than one film grossed $1 billion worldwide. Blacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate Captain Jack Sparrow to save Turner's love, Elizabeth Swann, from cursed pirates led by Jack's mutinous former first mate, Captain Barbossa. Jack wants revenge against Barbossa, who left