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.

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