John Powell - AGENT CODY BANKS (2003) - Soundtrack Suite

Finger snapping, kazoos and a spy feel. You think it would be Chicken Run revisited but the difference or even the intriguing fact is, John Powell wrote this for a Bond outing for kids, with agent Cody Banks doing all action and none dating, something guys will find easier the other way around. Anyway, for the movie, Powell went back again to his most original form and proves once more he is the most entertaining composer on this earth now. Only he can write such entertaining stuff when you just want to hear original music with energy and comedy combined. Paycheck was a case in point were he wrote music with depth and finesse and other efforts as Chicken Run and Evolution proved Powell doing just entertaining moves all around. But also Paycheck proved the voice of a Bond composer and Agent Cody Banks reaffirms that fate in a less serious effort but equally spy flavor. More then that, the score is unreleased to the general public and a true shame it is because soundtracks as amusing as these are too few in numbers to be really counting them. In my eyes, John Powell wrote great scores and some aren't heard, and so Agent Cody Banks tops that list with many people because of the quality of the music they heard during the film. I heard it only on disc and its riveting to hear this for Jr. Bond alone. What on earth kazoos have to do with spy music is not sure, but I'm betting you will love it equally as I did when you hear it. For the main reason, it are the various examples of Powell's most entertaining music that will rock your senses and simply make you belief in entertaining scores for no apparent reason whatsoever. The track 'Agent Banks' could simply accompany Chicken Run like that, with a fun theme and a Chicken Run attitude (especially the flutes carry the sign of that soundtrack) and its really so entertaining, you can't help but feel revived at the end.
Agent Cody Banks is simply Spy Kids but way better and like that score needed 8 composers, Powell can deliver 8 styles alone. It has at times Shaft's funkiness or some jazz to spice it up, Powell does more here then reprise Face/Off or The Bourne Identity. Give him the chance and you will see why he equally deserves to appear alongside Harry Gregson - Williams on today's hit list. Agent Cody Banks goes sadly unreleased but altogether its Bond light in serious standards but Bond big if you simply talk about quality. And I think its good to pick up girls with it too! Hey, it worked for Bond Jr. in the movie.
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[ghostbusters301]

cody banks is soooooooooo cool



[Hotshot303033]

John Powell is a genius, thanks for putting this on here :-)