Knight & Day

John Powell's style is unmistakable. When I heard he signed on for Knight And Day I immediately got excited. It's a genre that he's accustomed to. If you recall Mr. & Mrs. Smith you'll remember the tango infused score he did for that film.

With Knight And Day he approaches it with mix of French and hispanic influences. It has a "cool" element to it and it's definitely enhanced by electronics. The score in the film was unfortunately mixed incredibly low in my opinion. Here on CD though the score truly shines.

The most interesting part is the incorporation of Mexican guitarists Rodrigo y Gabriela. Easily the most talented guitarists working today. Now, when I say this I am being completely honest. When I got their debut album 4 years ago the first thing I said was "Man, I wish I could introduce these two to John Powell". Their styles were extremely similar, and lo and behold. John Powell having them as featured performers on his score.

The music is...Read more

The reviewer before me did quite a great job describing the score. I just want to add that I actually NOTICED it, which is saying a lot for me. I'm one of those people who usually do not notice soundtracks, even the ones people consider great. I do sometimes recognize songs, or try to remember them for later, but it's very rarely that I actually notice INSTRUMENTAL music in movies. I think the ones that come off the top of my head are Amelie, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, and this one. And it turns out the latter two are by the same composer, so I might want to pay closer attention to what he does.

What happened to the end-credit track that is noted in the EXTRAS with Tom Cruise and The Blackeyed Peas called "SOMEDAY". I don't see it in the track listing for the CD or MP3 Downloads.