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Cool, exciting CD premiere! John Powell scores Harald Zwart action comedy with Frankie Muniz, Hilary Duff and all concerned melding James Bond with Ferris Bueller! Cody Banks works for the CIA, embarks on deadly mission to defeat sinister ERIS. Now if he can only win the girl. Action and hijinks play out to rousing, tuneful music with emphasis on energetic pace. Powell offers great main theme, tips harmonic hat to John Barry of the sixties, then surrounds with dynamic action for full orchestra. Mod-sixties vibe adds to retro feel. Powell manages not inconsiderable feat of balancing his score between both juvenile world of high school kid in CIA tale and rip-roaring action ideas for grown-up, high tech excitement involved. Bring in element of fun and you have John Powell at his coolest, colorful-est, commanding-est, best! Several cues stand out but sizzling action of "Natalie Rescued" certainly deserves spotlight. Snappy main theme for Cody Banks is another highlight but vying for equal attention is serious, rhythmic minor-key military motif for CIA and related activity. All in all, Agent Cody Banks springs into action to a terrific barrage of orchestral razzle dazzle! Entire 79-minute score presented from two-track digital stereo session mixes, courtesy MGM and John Powell. Informative liner notes by Daniel Schweiger plus colorful graphics and flipper cover art designed by Joe Sikoryak add further appeal. Mission accomplished! John Powell composes, Mike Nowak conducts. Intrada Special Collection CD available while quantities and interest remain!
http://store.intrada.com/s.nl/it.A/id.9710/.f?sc=13&category=-113
01. Opening (1:59)
02. Skateboard Chase (2:38)
03. Hero (2:17)
04. CIA (0:17)
05. Field Agent (1:43)
06. Stutter Boy (0:30)
07. Cody To Duty (2:22)
08. Welcome To The CIA (0:45)
09. CIA Lab (2:15)
10. School Brochure (0:24)
11. Slo-Mo Natalie (0:49)
12. Silver Button (1:38)
13. Mr. Yip (1:36)
14. Failed (0:53)
15. Sparring Match (1:37)
16. CIA Cleans House (2:33)
17. The Van (1:46)
18. Girl School (2:36)
19. Nurse! (2:32)
20. Roadside Briefs (0:46)
21. Banks, Cody Banks (1:01)
22. Break In Part 1 (1:48)
23. Break In Part 2 (7:15)
24. Pool Fight (1:57)
25. Sacked (1:31)
26. Kitchen Fight (1:48)
27. Cody Can't Help (1:06)
28. Jr. Jr. Secret Agent (3:02)
29. Seaplane (1:19)
30. Snowmobile Chase (3:21)
31. To Lair (3:54)
32. Escape Fails (2:18)
33. Natalie Rescued (7:50)
34. I'll Be Back (2:04)
35. Hero's Homecoming (2:13)
36. End Credits (4:37)
Total time: 79:24
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So glad to pick this up, a fantastically varied and fun score from Powell's glory days. Another footwarmer I can happily retire. As always, the moment a legit release comes out, I gladly buy it. Hope this sells well and convinces labels to release more of these recent scores - his score for PLUTO NASH, for example, is great fun.
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This is such a great release!!!
There are so many great John Powell scores from his back catalog that I hope get this kind of treatment. Granted, ACB is a premiere release, but this kind of deluxe presentation would really breathe new life to past scores if expanded upon stuff like the Bourne trilogy, Paycheck, The Italian Job, I am Sam, Hancock, etc. Unfortunately all of those except Bourne 3 are Varese titles so I guess the terms grinding halt are in order, but hopefully one day Powell's previous winners will get their deluxe due...
Keep 'em coming, thanks Intrada!
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This is a fantastic Powell score and I thank Intrada for dipping their toes in to his output! I hope they tackle The Adventures of Pluto Nash next, as despite the movie's reputation it's amazing music.
Yavar
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So glad to pick this up, a fantastically varied and fun score from Powell's glory days.
Powell's still in his glory days!
very true! I just meant in the days when he was scoring ten movies a year, and I would pick up a new Powell album almost every month it seemed. He only seems to do one family film a year anymore. I think someone here said it was due to family reasons. I'm sorry he isn't able to work as much as he once did, but it says something very great about him that he would put his family before a thriving career at its peak. 
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