![]() Throughout the entirety of Surf’s Up, music plays an essential role in scoring the triumphs and topples of Cody and his comrades. Big Z reveals himself to be alive, Chicken Joe wins the Surf Off, and the residents of Pen Gu rejoice. Cody competes in the memorial competition, nearly wins, but ultimately chooses to save his quirky friend Chicken Joe from a surf-attack by the malicious Tank. Z is presumed to be dead-until he saves Cody from a crash and becomes his Obi-Wan Kenobi. The titular Big Z of the memorial competition is a surfing legend renowned for his talent and kind, laid back attitude. Pen Gu island hosts the annual Big Z Memorial Surf Off and Cody, recruited by a silly bird named Mike, is determined to walk away the champion, besting the competition’s usual victor: a bully named Tank Evans. He leaves his home in Shiverpool, Antarctica in favor of a pseudo-Hawaii by the name of Pen Gu island. Surf’s Up is the story of Cody Maverick and his desire to be a world renowned professional penguin surfer. Though officially titled Surf’s Up Music From The Motion Picture, the album stands alone as a masterful collection of jammy tunes that occasionally wanders into tasteful, soulful reflection. ![]() The timeless tale is a criminally underrated film with an even more underrated soundtrack. Starring Shia LaBeouf as the film’s protagonist, a Rockhopper penguin named Cody Maverick, Surf’s Up is a hero’s journey into self-love, comradery, and the all-encompassing power of surfing. Reggae, charming island tunes, beach-rock, blissful waves, surfing competitions, sunny days, and penguins-where can we find the commonalities? The 2007 Dreamworks film Surf’s Up.
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