Keith Richards’ Contribution to the 'Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End' Soundtrack as Captain Teague

When Keith Richards showed up as Captain Teague, the Keeper of the Pirate Code, in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007), he didn’t just deliver a few gruff lines. He also contributed a short, uncredited musical piece that ended up in Hans Zimmer’s score — a snippet of guitar recorded during a break in filming. Richards reportedly improvised a rough, bluesy lick that Zimmer wove into the track “I Don’t Think Now Is the Best Time,” the cue that plays during the pirate council meeting where Te