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Pray for Rain is the "a.k.a" and " d.b.a" for soundtrack composer Dan Wool, but it was not always so. Here's is a brief history:

Though they began as a San Francisco-based rock band, it was an instrumental demo composed by Dan Wool that led to PRAY FOR RAIN's first screen credit. Having recently recruited bass player Gary Brown (from the traditional and latin-jazz scene) to the group, Wool and band mate James Woody were playing San Francisco clubs when the demo caught the ear of director Alex Cox who had recently completed his debut film, REPO MAN. Cox subsequently asked the group to create the instrumental score for his sophomore effort. The result was the ground-breaking haunting set pieces for the now classic film SID & NANCY.

Since that time Wool, while still using the original members as players and occasional collaborators, has honed his craft allowing for contributions with an unmistakable aural accent to an eclectic array of projects. From the epic guitar-driven score for Cox's demented take on spaghetti-westerns, STRAIGHT TO HELL, to Daniel Lee's darkly minimalist, JOURNEYMAN, Wool has demonstrated an ability to enhance the visual story while creating stylistically distinct scores for each project undertaken.

Working with directors whose visions have ranged from comedic to tragic to suspenseful, Wool has invented scores that embrace everything from boozy Dixieland (ZANDALEE) to funked-out goofiness (CAR 54 WHERE ARE YOU?) to melancholy heroism (ROADSIDE PROPHETS).

Having started with the guitar heavy foundation that defined PRAY FOR RAIN, Wool has expanded his scope when appropriate to lush orchestration (WHITE MILE) or synthesized alienation (DEATH & THE COMPASS) utilizing diverse inflections from sources such as Caribbean sunnyshine (KEY WEST) to Salsa-chic (LINGUINI INCIDENT and SINCE YOU'VE BEEN GONE) to nightmare lounge-jazz (TRUST ME).

Today PRAY FOR RAIN functions as Dan Wool's 'a.k.a', but he continues to utilize the immense abilities of the the original members as needed in order to give each project an individual personality.

Wool's most recent endeavors have allowed him to create distinctive musical scores for a variety of media. From the feature film SEARCHERS 2.0 to the Documentary REPO CODE, to creating music for major domestic and international advertising campaigns, Wool continues to draw upon the collaborative spirit of PRAY FOR RAIN while investing visual imagery and cinematic story-telling with melodic dimension and stylistic range.