Privateer Barbossa

Privateer Barbossa is a musical theme composed by Hans Zimmer for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. It appeared as a track on the film's complete soundtrack.

Track Description
The track opens with a light statement of Barbossa's new theme, followed by a reprise of the three note figure used to represent Lord Cutler Beckett in the second film, played on a quavering low register, before a more prominent statement of Privater Barbossa's theme on the harpsichord. The track ends with a building string crescendo.

The track plays during Barbossa's entrance and the following conversation between him and Jack, where Jack learns the Black Pearl has been lost.

Trivia

 * This track is also know as "Barbossa's Entrance" from the alternative track listing.
 * This is the first reprisal of Beckett's three note leitmotif, which is adapted as the British theme for this film.
 * This is the first appearance of the theme for Barbossa as a privateer, also adapted from Beckett's suite from the Sountrack Treasures Collection. However, that particular theme was not used in any of the films prior to this one.