The Kraken
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The Kraken is a musical theme composed and conducted by Hans Zimmer for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. It appears on the film's soundtrack as track two, at 6:55 in length.
"The Kraken" may have drawn inspiration from theme from Jaws (by John Williams), as both Jaws and the Kraken are seen as great oceanic threats. It also shares similarities with the opening of Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 by Johann Sebastian Bach.
The track starts out pianisimo (pp very quiet) with only the low strings and low winds playing, the latter becoming reinforced by high winds and strings, and grows to a fortisimo (ff very loud) and then a fff (extremely loud). The theme features an organ solo.
It is heard during the Kraken attacks in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, and briefly underscores the moment where Joshamee Gibbs tells William Turner of Kraken lore in the Cypress Forest. Elements are also heard in the track "Hello Beastie".
