> Because his music is fun, acessible and appealing to the masses. He´s very
> requested by producers.

> I think it was you who mentioned Santaolalla?

yeah, the terrible measuring stick add-on was my way of saying that scoring oscars mean nothing and are almost never right.

> Please go on. Find me one composer or a musical institution who praised
> Zimmer´s work.

Outside of his "products", I doubt it, but I'll look.

> Cutthroat Island? Bigger than anything Zimmer wrote. Wanna compare it to
> the Pirates? Also Passion of Christ sold as much as Gladiator.

Ummm...you seem to think I'd put At World's End above Cutthroat Island? HECK NO...Pirates 3 is entertaining and quite good in some parts for me, but it's no better than a four-star score. Every time track 12 starts I want to chuck the disk against the wall for how much it sounds EXACTLY (not just similar, exactly) like King Arthur, right down to the stupid rolling string line. Cutthroat Island constantly bounces around different places amongst my top three scores (the other two being the complete recordings of Fellowship and Two Towers). There is no convincing argument that can be mounted about how Pirates of the Caribbean music (any of the scores) could be superior in any way to Cutthroat Island, save maybe for record sales (about as good a measuring stick as the scoring oscar). Here's my "comparison": Pirates music can be entertaining though derivative, with improvements in each film. Cutthroat Island is a classic, much more entertaining, and will just blow you away. End of discussion. There is no quality argument that can challenge that, though I dare that drum major fan girl who posted on some pirates soundtrack forum (think it was the first one) to try it simply so I can get a laugh.

As for the Passion argument, I was originally shocked, but taking the religious aspect into account...not surprised at all.