- Reel Life vol 1
Infobox Album |
Name = Reel Life vol 1
Type =Album
Artist =Wild Colonials
Released =2000
Recorded = Various studios
Genre = Alternative Folk Rock
Length = 60:00
Label =Chromatic Records
Producer = Various
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://wc01.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3vfqxqtkldke link]
Last album = "This Can’t Be Life " (1994)
This album = "Reel Life vol 1"
(2000)
Next album =Life As We Know It EP 1/4
(2007)"Reel Life vol 1" is the third
album by American alternative bandWild Colonials , released in 2000 (see2000 in music ).Details
Reel Life vol 1 is a compilation featuring songs and score cues recorded and composed for various films. Over the previous six years since their debut album
Fruit of Life in 1994, the bands music had been featured in over thirty films. Three members of the Wild Colonials, guitarist Shark, violinistPaul Cantelon and multi-instrumentalistScott Roewe have each scored various feature films. The album features a score cue from each of them. Ten tracks on the album appear on CD for the first time.The album contains guest appearances fromDr. John ,Cyndi Lauper andShudder To Think . The album contains various cover versions of songs made famous by Tom Jones,The Grateful Dead ,Muddy Waters andThe Squirrel Nut Zippers . In 2000 the band toured the U.S. and in Britain acoustically. The first single, "Friend", became a #1 Radio Hit on AAA Radio in the US. No video was made for "Friend", but a video was made for the second single "Coy". A CD sampler featuring the five instrumentals was sent to NAV Radio stations in the US and did very well.Cover artwork
The cover image is based on the poster artwork of the film Ocean's Eleven. The inside photos were all taken on the set of the video shoot for "Coy" by
Deverill Weekes .oundtrack appearances
*The song "
It's Not Unusual " was featured in theEllen DeGeneres film "Mr. Wrong", and on the motion picture soundtrack CD.
*The song "This Misery" was featured inNick Cassavettes ' film "Unhook the Stars " starringGena Rowlands andGérard Depardieu .
*The song "Friend" was featured in the short film "Inertia ", starringDonal Logue andMarissa Ribisi .
*The song "Anything But Love" was featured in the opening credits ofDavid O. Russell 's film "Flirting With Disaster ", and on the motion picture soundtrack CD.
*The song "The Battle Won" was featured inKeoni Waxman 's film "Countdown ", as an on screen performance by Tryptich.
*The song "Cure" was featured inPo Chih Leong 's film "Cabin By The Lake ", and in the sequel "Return To Cabin By The Lake ".
*The song "Coy" was featured in the TV film "Love's Deadly Triangle " starringHolly Marie Combs .
*The track "Route 15 4:30AM" was a score piece fromKeoni Waxman 's film "I Shot A Man In Vegas " starringJaneane Garofalo andDavid Cubitt .
*The song "If By Chance" was featured inJohn Shea 's filmSouthie , starringDonnie Wahlberg andAmanda Peet , and on the motion picture soundtrack CD.
*The track "I'm Leaving" was a score piece fromJohn Caire 's film "Silent Hearts " starringMarianne Jean-Baptiste andCarroll Baker .
*The song "Day Ditty" was featured inJesse Perets 's film "First Love, Last Rites " starringGiovanni Ribisi andNatasha Gregson Wagner .
*The song "Evil" was featured inJohn Milius ' film "The Motorcycle Gang " starringGerald McRaney andCarla Gugino , and on the Rebel Highway Series soundtrack CD.
*The song "Shadows" was featured inDan Rosen 's film "The Curve " starringKerri Russell andDana Delany , a longer version appeared on the motion picture soundtrack CD.
*An instrumental version of the song "Victim" was featured as score inStacey Title 's film "The Last Supper " starringCameron Diaz andRon Perlman . The vocal version appeared on the motion picture soundtrack CD.Trivia
*The only track that did not appear in any film is the
Grateful Dead cover "Brokedown Palace", which was recorded for the 1999 filmBrokedown Palace but not used due to a problem with sync rights. It is listed on the album credits as FOR instead of FROM.
*The Italian dialogue at the beginning of the track 13 "Evil" basically translates as... "A friend of mine said to me once, what is EVIL but a life lived backwards."
*The instrumental track "Shadows" is credited to Los Colonials Savage which is the band without singer Angela.Track listing
All songs written by
# "It's Not Unusual" – 4:13
# "This Misery (single edit)" – 4:50
# "Friend" – 5:05
# "Anything But Love" by Dr. John and Angela McCluskey – 3:17
# "The Battle Won" by Tryptich– 5:14
# "Brokedown Palace" – 4:05
# "Cure" – 5:36
# "Coy (New Mix)" – 3:54
# "Route 15 4:30AM" by Shark 'N The Smoke– 3:44
# "If By Chance" – 3:44
# "I'm Leaving" by Scott Roewe– 3:44
# "Day Ditty" by Shudder To Think featuring Angela McCluskey– 3:44
# "Evil" – 3:44
# "Shadows (edit)" by Los Colonials Savage – 3:44
# "Victim (Instrumental)" – 3:44ingles
*Friend
# "Friend (edit)" – 3:33
# "Friend (LP version)" – 4:10*Coy (New Mix)
# "Coy (New Mix)" – 3:54*"Reel Life • The Instrumentals" EP
# “The Battle Won”
# “Route 15 4:30AM”
# “I’m Leaving”
# “Shadows (edit)”
# “Victim (instrumental)”Videos
A Video was made for "Coy".
Personnel
*
Angela McCluskey - vocals
*Shark. - guitars, vocals, percussion
*Paul Cantelon - violin, piano, keyboards, accordion
*Scott Roewe - bass, keyboards, organ, tenor sax, didgeridoo, melodica, guitar, percussion
*Thaddeus Corea - drums, percussion, vocals, samplesWith
*
Martin Tillmann - cello
*Tony Berg - tambura, optigan
*Frankie Blue - guitar, piano
*Richard Fortus - cello
*Joel Virgel Vierset - percussion
*Pete Thomas - drums
*Pandit Dinesh - tablas
*Jon Brion - organ
*Ronin Lyles - gospell vocals
*J. Karen Thomas - gospell vocalsProduction
Various
External links
* [http://www.wildcolonials.com Official website]
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