Reel Life, Vol. 1 is a compilation album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 by American alternative band Wild Colonials

Wild Colonials

Wild Colonials are an American alternative rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1992 by Angela McCluskey , Shark , Paul Cantelon , Scott Roewe and Ian Bernard...

, released in 2000 (see 2000 in music

2000 in music

See also:* 2000 in music Record labels established in 2000-Events:*January – Gary Glitter is released from jail, two months before his sentence for sexual offences ends.*January 1**John Tavener is knighted in the New Year's Honours List....

).

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

Fruit of Life

Fruit of Life is the debut album for American Alternative band Wild Colonials, released in 1994 .- Details :Fruit of Life features some of Wild Colonials' more popular early songs, including first single "Spark", "Victim" and "Rainbow." Most of the songs on the album were recorded during a single...

in 1994, the bands music had been featured in over thirty films. Three members of the Wild Colonials, guitarist Shark

Shark (musician)

Shark, a Los Angeles-based musician, film composer, radio host, and is a founding member and guitarist for American alternative band Wild Colonials. He also records under the name Shark and Co..-Big Bam Boo:...

, violinist Paul Cantelon

Paul Cantelon

Paul Cantelon Paul Cantelon Paul Cantelon (born December 25, 1959 is an American composer of contemporary classical music, a film score composer and an actor He is also a violinist, pianist, and accordionist, who is also a founding member of American alternative band Wild Colonials....

 and multi-instrumentalist Scott 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 from Dr. John

Dr. John

Malcolm John "Mac" Rebennack, Jr. , better known by the stage name Dr. John , is an American singer-songwriter, pianist and guitarist, whose music combines blues, pop, jazz as well as Zydeco, boogie woogie and rock and roll.Active as a session musician since the late 1950s, he came to wider...

, Cyndi Lauper

Cyndi Lauper

Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper is an American singer, songwriter, actress and LGBT rights activist. She achieved success in the mid-1980s with the release of the album She's So Unusual and became the first female singer to have four top-five singles released from one album...

 and Shudder to Think

Shudder to Think

Shudder to Think is an American indie rock group. Formed in 1986, they released three albums on the Washington, D.C.-based label Dischord Records and were a post-hardcore band, although they drew upon a wide range of stylistic influences, including pop....

. The album contains various cover versions of songs made famous by Tom Jones

Tom Jones (singer)

Sir Thomas John Woodward, OBE , known by his stage name Tom Jones, is a Welsh singer.Since the mid 1960s, Jones has sung many styles of popular music – pop, rock, R&B, show tunes, country, dance, techno, soul and gospel – and sold over 100 million records...

, The Grateful Dead, Muddy Waters

Muddy Waters

McKinley Morganfield , known as Muddy Waters, was an American blues musician, generally considered the "father of modern Chicago blues"...

 and Squirrel Nut Zippers

Squirrel Nut Zippers

The Squirrel Nut Zippers are a band formed in 1993 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina by James "Jimbo" Mathus , Katharine Whalen , Chris Phillips on drums, Don Raleigh on bass and sideman Ken Mosher....

. 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

Ocean's Eleven (1960 film)

Ocean's 11 is a 1960 heist film directed by Lewis Milestone and starring five Rat Packers: Peter Lawford, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Joey Bishop....

. The inside photos were all taken on the set of the video shoot for "Coy" by Deverill Weekes.

Soundtrack appearances

• The song "It's Not Unusual
  It's Not Unusual
  "It's Not Unusual" is a song written by Les Reed and Gordon Mills, first recorded by a then-unknown Tom Jones after having first been offered to Sandie Shaw. Jones recorded what was intended to be a demo for Shaw, but when she heard it she was so impressed with Jones' delivery that she declined the...
  
  " was featured in the Ellen DeGeneres
  Ellen DeGeneres
  Ellen Lee DeGeneres is an American stand-up comedienne, television host and actress. She hosts the syndicated talk show The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and was also a judge on American Idol for one year, having joined the show in its ninth season....
  
   film Mr. Wrong, and on the motion picture soundtrack CD.
• The song "This Misery" was featured in Nick Cassavetes' film Unhook the Stars
  Unhook the Stars
  Unhook the Stars is a 1996 drama film starring Gena Rowlands, Marisa Tomei, and Gerard Depardieu. The movie was directed by Nick Cassavetes, son of Gena Rowlands. Rowlands and Tomei both received SAG Award nominations for their performances...
  
  starring Gena Rowlands
  Gena Rowlands
  Gena Rowlands is an American actress of film, stage and television. The four-time Emmy and two-time Golden Globe winner is best known for her collaborations with her actor-director husband John Cassavetes in ten films, in two of which, Gloria and A Woman Under the Influence, she gave Academy...
  
   and Gérard Depardieu
  Gérard Depardieu
  Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu is a French actor and filmmaker. He is a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur, Chevalier of the Ordre national du Mérite and has twice won the César Award for Best Actor...
  
  . In the film's credits the song is listed as "Wilma".
• The song "Friend" was featured in the short film Inertia
  Inertia
  Inertia is the resistance of any physical object to a change in its state of motion or rest, or the tendency of an object to resist any change in its motion. It is proportional to an object's mass. The principle of inertia is one of the fundamental principles of classical physics which are used to...
  
  , starring Donal Logue
  Donal Logue
  Donal Francis Logue is an Canadian actor perhaps most famous for his role as Sean Finnerty in Grounded for Life.-Personal life:...
  
   and Marissa Ribisi
  Marissa Ribisi
  Marissa Ribisi is an American actress. She has performed in the films Dazed and Confused, True Crime, The Brady Bunch Movie, Pleasantville, and Don's Plum and television shows such as Felicity, Friends, Grace Under Fire, Watching Ellie, and Tales of the City.-Early life:Ribisi was born Santina...
  
  .
• The song "Anything But Love" was featured in the opening credits of David O. Russell
  David O. Russell
  David Owen Russell is an American film director and screenwriter. He has been praised for the loose, comic energy that characterizes his work, and is notorious for his explosive confrontations with cast members.-Early life:...
  
  's film Flirting with Disaster, and on the motion picture soundtrack CD.
• The song "The Battle Won" was featured in Keoni Waxman's film Countdown
  Countdown
  A countdown is a sequence of counting backward to indicate the seconds, days, or other time units remaining before an event occurs or a deadline expires. Typical events for which a countdown is used include the launch of a rocket or spacecraft, the detonation of a bomb, the start of a race, and the...
  
  , as an on screen performance by Tryptich.
• The song "Cure" was featured in Po Chih Leong's film Cabin by the Lake
  Cabin by the Lake
  Cabin by the Lake is a black comedy/horror TV movie released in 2000. It tells the story of Stanley, played by Judd Nelson, a script writer who begins killing girls for research for a movie he is writing, where the villain does the same thing.-Plot:...
  
  , and in the sequel Return To Cabin By The Lake.
• The song "Coy" was featured in the TV film Love's Deadly Triangle starring Holly Marie Combs
  Holly Marie Combs
  Holly Marie Combs is an American film and television actress and producer whose roles have included a portrayal in Charmed as Piper Halliwell and another in Picket Fences, where she received a Young Artist Award for her role, as Kimberly Brock...
  
  .
• The track "Route 15 4:30AM" was a score piece from Keoni Waxman's film I Shot A Man In Vegas starring Janeane Garofalo
  Janeane Garofalo
  Janeane Garofalo is an American stand-up comedian, actress, political activist and writer. She is the former co-host on the now defunct Air America Radio's The Majority Report. Garofalo continues to circulate regularly within New York City's local comedy and performance art scene.-Early...
  
   and David Cubitt
  David Cubitt
  David Cubitt is a Canadian television actor.Born in England in 1965 to a Dutch mother and a British father, he moved with his parents to Vancouver, British Columbia when he was six months old. He studied at Studio 58 there. He has starred in the Canadian series Traders and the American series...
  
  .
• The song "If By Chance" was featured in John Shea
  John Shea
  John Victor Shea III is an American actor and director who has starred on stage, television and in film. He is best known for his role as Lex Luthor in the 1990s TV series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman and also starred in the short lived 1990s TV series WIOU as Hank Zaret...
  
  's film Southie
  Southie (film)
  Southie is a 1999 American film directed by John Shea and starring Donnie Wahlberg. The film centers on Danny Quinn who returns home to South Boston from New York City and gets stuck between his friends, who are supported by one Irish gang, and his family, which are members of another...
  
  , starring Donnie Wahlberg
  Donnie Wahlberg
  Donald Edward "Donnie" Wahlberg, Jr. is an American singer, actor and film producer. He is a member of the popular 1980s and 1990s boy band New Kids on the Block. His work background includes music, feature films, and television...
  
   and Amanda Peet
  Amanda Peet
  Amanda Peet is an American actress, who has appeared on film, stage, and television. After studying with Uta Hagen at Columbia University, Peet began her career in television commercials, and progressed to small roles on television, before making her film debut in 1995...
  
  , and on the motion picture soundtrack CD.
• The track "I'm Leaving" was a score piece from John Caire's film Silent Hearts starring Marianne Jean-Baptiste
  Marianne Jean-Baptiste
  Marianne Raigipcien Jean-Baptiste is a British actress and singer of Antiguan and St. Lucian heritage.-Early life:...
  
   and Carroll Baker
  Carroll Baker
  Carroll Baker is a former American actress who has enjoyed popularity as both a serious dramatic actress and, particularly in the 1960s, as a movie sex symbol...
  
  .
• The song "Day Ditty" was featured in Jesse Peretz
  Jesse Peretz
  Jesse Peretz is an American bass guitar player, feature film director, and Grammy-Award winning music video director.-Life and career:...
  
  's film First Love, Last Rites
  First Love, Last Rites
  First Love, Last Rites is a collection of short stories by Ian McEwan. It was first published in 1975 by Jonathan Cape and re-issued in 1997 by Vintage.- Context :...
  
  starring Giovanni Ribisi
  Giovanni Ribisi
  Giovanni Ribisi is an American actor. His film credits include Gone in 60 Seconds, Boiler Room, Saving Private Ryan, The Mod Squad, The Gift, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, Lost in Translation and more recently, Public Enemies and Avatar...
  
   and Natasha Gregson Wagner
  Natasha Gregson Wagner
  Natasha Gregson Wagner is an American actress.Gregson Wagner was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Richard Gregson, a film producer, and the late actress Natalie Wood...
  
  .
• The song "Evil" was featured in John Milius
  John Milius
  John Frederick Milius is an American screenwriter, director, and producer of motion pictures.-Early life:Milius was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Elizabeth and William Styx Milius, who was a shoe manufacturer. Milius attempted to join the Marine Corps in the late 1960s, but was rejected...
  
  ' film The Motorcycle Gang starring Gerald McRaney
  Gerald McRaney
  Gerald Lee "Mac" McRaney is an American television and movie actor. McRaney is best known as one of the stars of the television shows Simon & Simon, Major Dad, and Promised Land. He was a series regular for the first season of Jericho.-Early life:McRaney was born in Collins, Mississippi, the son...
  
   and Carla Gugino
  Carla Gugino
  Carla Gugino is an American actress known for her roles of Sally Jupiter in Watchmen, Dr. Vera Gorski in Sucker Punch, Lucille in Sin City, Amanda Daniels in seasons 3, 5 and 7 of Entourage, Ingrid Cortez in the Spy Kids film trilogy, and as the lead characters of the television series Karen Sisco...
  
  , and on the Rebel Highway Series soundtrack CD.
• The song "Shadows" was featured in Dan Rosen's film The Curve starring Kerri Russell and Dana Delany
  Dana Delany
  Dana Welles Delany is an American film, stage, and television actress, producer, host and health activist.After various roles in the early career, Delany garnered her first leading role in 1987 in the short-lived NBC sitcom Sweet Surrender and achieved wider fame in 1988–1991 as Colleen McMurphy...
  
  , a longer version appeared on the motion picture soundtrack CD.
• An instrumental version of the song "Victim" was featured as score in Stacy Title
  Stacy Title
  Stacy Title is a film director and producer. Her filmography as director includes Let the Devil Wear Black , The Last Supper and Down on the Waterfront .She is the wife of Jonathan Penner and has directed him in several movies...
  
  's film The Last Supper starring Cameron Diaz
  Cameron Diaz
  Cameron Michelle Diaz is an American actress and former model. She became famous during the 1990s with roles in the movies The Mask, My Best Friend's Wedding, and There's Something About Mary. Other high-profile credits include the two Charlie's Angels films, voicing the character Princess Fiona...
  
   and Ron Perlman
  Ron Perlman
  Ronald N. "Ron" Perlman is an American television, film and voice over actor. He is known for having played Vincent in the TV series Beauty and the Beast , a Deathstroke figure known as Slade in the animated series Teen Titans, Clarence "Clay" Morrow in Sons of Anarchy, the comic book character...
  
  . 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
  Grateful Dead
  The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. The band was known for its unique and eclectic style, which fused elements of rock, folk, bluegrass, blues, reggae, country, improvisational jazz, psychedelia, and space rock, and for live performances of long...
  
   cover Brokedown Palace, which was recorded for the 1999 film Brokedown Palace
  Brokedown Palace
  Brokedown Palace is an American film directed by Jonathan Kaplan, and starring Claire Danes and Kate Beckinsale. It deals with two American friends imprisoned in Thailand for drug smuggling. Because it presents a critical view of the Thai legal system, most scenes were filmed in the Philippines;...
  
   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

1. "It's Not Unusual" – 4:13
2. "This Misery (single edit)" – 4:50
3. "Friend" – 5:05
4. "Anything But Love" by Dr. John and Angela McCluskey – 3:17
5. "The Battle Won" by Tryptich– 5:14
6. "Brokedown Palace" – 4:05
7. "Cure" – 5:36
8. "Coy (New Mix)" – 3:54
9. "Route 15 4:30AM" by Shark 'N The Smoke
   Shark (musician)
   Shark, a Los Angeles-based musician, film composer, radio host, and is a founding member and guitarist for American alternative band Wild Colonials. He also records under the name Shark and Co..-Big Bam Boo:...
   
   – 3:44
10. "If By Chance" – 3:44
11. "I'm Leaving" by Scott Roewe– 3:44
12. "Day Ditty" by Shudder To Think featuring Angela McCluskey– 3:44
13. "Evil" – 3:44
14. "Shadows (edit)" by Los Colonials Savage – 3:44
15. "Victim (Instrumental)" – 3:44

Singles

• Friend

1. "Friend (edit)" – 3:33
2. "Friend (LP version)" – 4:10

• Coy (New Mix)

1. "Coy (New Mix)" – 3:54

• "Reel Life • The Instrumentals" EP

1. “The Battle Won”
2. “Route 15 4:30AM”
3. “I’m Leaving”
4. “Shadows (edit)”
5. “Victim (instrumental)”

Personnel

• Angela McCluskey
  Angela McCluskey
  Angela McCluskey is a Scottish singer-songwriter based in California. She performs as a solo artist and as a member of the folk rock group, Wild Colonials. McCluskey has also provided vocals for Curio and recorded the European dance hit and US Mitsubishi commercial hit "Breathe" among other songs...
  
   - vocals
• Shark
  Shark (musician)
  Shark, a Los Angeles-based musician, film composer, radio host, and is a founding member and guitarist for American alternative band Wild Colonials. He also records under the name Shark and Co..-Big Bam Boo:...
  
  . - guitars, vocals, percussion
• Paul Cantelon
  Paul Cantelon
  Paul Cantelon Paul Cantelon Paul Cantelon (born December 25, 1959 is an American composer of contemporary classical music, a film score composer and an actor He is also a violinist, pianist, and accordionist, who is also a founding member of American alternative band Wild Colonials....
  
   - violin, piano, keyboards, accordion
• Scott Roewe - bass, keyboards, organ, tenor sax, didgeridoo, melodica, guitar, percussion
• Thaddeus Corea - drums, percussion, vocals, samples

With

• Martin Tillman
  Martin Tillman
  Martin Tillman is a Swiss composer and world renowned cellistHe has established himself in the motion picture and recording world as one of the most sought after talents of experimental acoustic and electric cello.-Biography:...
  
   - cello
• Tony Berg - tambura, optigan
• Frankie Blue - guitar, piano
• Richard Fortus
  Richard Fortus
  Richard Fortus is a professional guitarist who is most famous for being rhythm guitarist in Guns N' Roses.Originally from St. Louis, Missouri, Fortus cut his teeth throughout the Midwest with his band, The Eyes. The four-piece alternative band independently released "Freedom in a Cage", which was...
  
   - cello
• Joel Virgel Vierset - percussion
• Pete Thomas
  Pete Thomas
  Pete Thomas is best known as the longtime drummer for Elvis Costello. Tom Waits has referred to him as "one of the best rock drummers alive".-Career:...
  
   - drums
• Pandit Dinesh - tablas
• Jon Brion
  Jon Brion
  Jon Brion is an American rock and pop multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, composer and record producer.-Early life:...
  
   - organ
• Ronin Lyles - gospell vocals
• J. Karen Thomas - gospell vocals