Dan Wool is an American composer and sound designer. Originally from

St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the bi-state metropolitan area, which e ...

, where he played in the punk rock band The Strikers, he is based in

San Francisco, California San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17th ...

. He has worked in New York, Los Angeles, London, Mexico City and Anhui China creating scores for broadcast television projects, theatrical sound installations and more than 45 feature films, including nine films for celebrated cult filmmaker

Alex Cox Alexander B. H. Cox (born 15 December 1954) is an English film director, screenwriter, actor, non-fiction author and broadcaster. Cox experienced success early in his career with '' Repo Man'' and ''Sid and Nancy'', but since the release and co ...

. Wool has also composed music for television movies and episodic series for ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, and HBO. He is often recognized for his work as principal composer in film score soundtrack-group Pray for Rain. Wool has also worked extensively creating sound and music for international and domestic advertising and sound-branding and also as sound-designer for short films and documentaries, including several for the BBC and Channel 4 (UK). As a music producer and engineer Wool has collaborated with international artists such as

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(

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), Philip Chevron and

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(

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), Debbie Harry ( Blondie), and worked with various bay-area recording artists such as All My Pretty Ones, Beth Custer, Enrique, essence (singer), Indianna Hale,

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, Kally Price and Todd Stadtman. In the Arts Wool has composed scores and designed sound for The Architecture and Design Museum ( A+D Museum), Los Angeles (sound installation for the exhibition "Windshield Perspective" May–July 2013),

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's Imagery dance company: Sketch Series ("Awkward Beauty" performed at ODC Theatre 2013. Choreographer Marc Brew).

AXIS Dance Company AXIS Dance Company is a professional physically integrated contemporary dance company and dance education organization founded in 1987 and based in Oakland, California. It is one of the first contemporary dance companies in the world to conscious ...

("Full Of Words" performed on U.S. tour 2011/12), Liss Fain Dance ("Speak of Familiar Things" performed at YBCA SF, "The True and False are One" performance and sound-installation at Theatre Artaud 2010 and at YBCA 2011 and "The Water is Clear and Still" performance and sound-installation at Theatre Artaud 2012, Powerhouse Arena Brooklyn and YBCA SF 2013), RAWdance ("Two by 24", site-specific dance performance at U.N. Plaza 2012), choreographer Sonsherée Giles (Afternoon of a Fawn performed at Theater KOSMOS, Austria 2010 and Temescal Arts Center 2011) and The Tea Dancers/Ballet de la Compasión (Fantasia Mexicana performed at Studio Eight 2011). In 2018 his music and sound design work for

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and Lucy Raven’s experimental film OUT THERE screened at MoMA (NYC).In October 2010 Wool performed in composer Jem Finer's "

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" installation, sponsored by the

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at YBCA. In the years 2015 through 2018 he has been engaged by the U.S. Olympic Synchronized Swimming Team for ongoing compositional and musical services. Dan has twice been nominated for an

Isadora Duncan Dance Award The Isadora Duncan Dance Awards or Izzies honor San Francisco Bay Area dance artists for outstanding achievements in a range of categories including: choreography, sustained achievement, individual performance, company performance, costume design, ...

(Izzie Award) for Outstanding Achievement in Music/Sound/Text, in 2017 for his work with Liss Fain Dance and in 2013 for his work with AXIS Dance Company. In 2014 Dan received an award from Bay Area Dance Watch (Blessay Award) for “Best Dance Soundtrack” Dan Wool is the brother of screenwriter/electrician Abbe Wool and stepbrother to Los Angeles musician

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(Circle Jerks, Joe Strummer) and St. Louis luminary Chip Schloss.

Filmography

(feature film composer credits except as indicated) * ''Phil Tippett's Mad God'' (2022) * ''Inclinations'' (2019) (Short Film) ''Music and Sound Design'' *
Mad God Part 3
' (2018) (Short Film) * ''

OUT THERE Out may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Out'' (1957 film), a documentary short about the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 * ''Out'' (1982 film), an American film directed by Eli Hollander * ''Out'' (2002 film), a Japanese film ba ...

'' (2018) (Short Film) ''Music and Sound Design'' * ''

Tombstone Rashomon ''Tombstone Rashomon'' is a 2017 Western film directed by Alex Cox and starring Adam Newberry and Eric Schumacher. It tells the story of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona Territory, from multiple differing perspectives in th ...

'' (2017) *
Mad God Part 2
' (2015) (Short Film) *
Racing to Zero
' (2014) (Documentary) *
Mad God Part 1
' (2014) (Short Film) * ''Hog's Tooth'' (2014) (Short Film) * ''The Inheritance'' (2014) (Short Film) * ''The Mayor'' (2013) (Short Documentary) *

' (2012) (Short Documentary) * '' The Hack'' (2011) (Short Film) ''Sound Design'' * '' Sin Pais'' (2010) (TV) (Short Documentary) * '' Immigration Tango'' (2010) * ''

Repo Chick ''Repo Chick'' is a 2009 American comedy film written and directed by Alex Cox. Like Cox's first feature, '' Repo Man'', it centers on the repossession trade and a mysterious vehicle with a large reward. It is the second of Cox's "microfeatures", p ...

'' (2010) * '' 5 Westerns'' (2008) (TV) (Short Documentary Series) ''Music and Sound Design'' * '' Dispatches from Nicaragua'' (2008) (TV) ''

Walker Walker or The Walker may refer to: People * Walker (given name) *Walker (surname) * Walker (Brazilian footballer) (born 1982), Brazilian footballer Places In the United States *Walker, Arizona, in Yavapai County *Walker, Mono County, California ...

DVD Element'' * '' Searchers 2.0'' (2007) * ''

Journeyman A journeyman, journeywoman, or journeyperson is a worker, skilled in a given building trade or craft, who has successfully completed an official apprenticeship qualification. Journeymen are considered competent and authorized to work in that fie ...

'' (2006) * '' Missing Scenes'' (2006) ''Producer, Music and Sound Design for Repo Man Anniversary Edition DVD Element'' * '' Repo Code'' (2006) ''Music and Sound Design for Repo Man Anniversary Edition DVD Element'' * '' Harry Zen Stanton'' (2006) ''Music and Sound Design for Repo Man Anniversary Edition DVD Element'' * ''

Death and the Compass "Death and the Compass" (original Spanish title: "La muerte y la brújula") is a short story by Argentine writer and poet Jorge Luis Borges (1899–1986). Published in '' Sur'' in May 1942, it was included in the 1944 collection ''Ficciones''. ...

'' (2005) ''Commentary for UK DVD'' * '' Dalai Lama: Discourse on the Heart Sutra'' (2004) (DVD) * '' Mike Hama - Private Detective: Mike Hama Must Die!'' (2002) (TV) * '' Never Trust a Serial Killer'' (2002) * '' The Wednesday Woman'' (2000) (TV) * '' A Hard Look'' (2000) (TV) (Documentary) * '' Way Past Cool'' (2000) (TV) ''Score Mixer'' * ''

Late Last Night "Late Last Night" was a single originally recorded by New Zealand band Split Enz in Australia in 1976. Written by Phil Judd, it was accompanied by the band's first promotional video clip. The single was a minor hit on the Australian Top 100, reac ...

'' (1999) (TV) * '' Kurosawa: The Last Emperor'' (1999) (Documentary) * ''

Three Businessmen ''Three Businessmen'' is a 1998 comedy film directed by Alex Cox and written by Tod Davies, who was also the producer. It is an international co-production between the United Kingdom, Netherlands, and United States. Two businessmen, played by Mi ...

'' (1998) * '' The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery'' (1998) (TV) * '' Nightmare in Big Sky Country'' (1998) (TV) * '' Since You've Been Gone'' (1998) * ''Standoff'' (1998) * '' Perfect Body'' (1997) (TV) * '' Any Mother's Son'' (1997) (TV) * ''

Perversions of Science ''Perversions of Science'' is an American science fiction/ horror anthology television series that ran from June 7 to July 23, 1997, on the premium cable channel HBO, lasting one season. It is a spin-off of the horror series ''Tales from the C ...

'' (1997) TV Series * '' The Three Lives of Karen'' (1997) (TV) * '' Pretty Poison'' (1996) (TV) * '' Sweet Dreams'' (1996) (TV) * ''

'' (1996) (TV)... a.k.a. Muerte y la Brújula, La (Mexico) * '' The Winner'' (1996) (Japanese directors-cut only) * '' A Boy Called Hate'' (1996) * '' Her Last Chance'' (1996) (TV) * '' She Fought Alone'' (1995) (TV) ... a.k.a. Scared by Love * ''

My Dubious Sex Drive My or MY may refer to: Arts and entertainment * My (radio station), a Malaysian radio station * Little My, a fictional character in the Moomins universe * ''My'' (album), by Edyta Górniak * ''My'' (EP), by Cho Mi-yeon Business * Market ...

'' (1995) * '' White Mile'' (1994) (TV) * ''

Car 54, Where Are You? ''Car 54, Where Are You?'' is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from September 1961 to April 1963. Filmed in black and white, the series starred Joe E. Ross as Gunther Toody and Fred Gwynne as Francis Muldoon, two mismatched New York City p ...

'' (1994) * '' Floundering'' (1994) * '' Love, Cheat & Steal'' (1993) (TV) * '' Key West'' (1993) TV Series (13 episodes) * ''

Roadside Prophets ''Roadside Prophets'' is a 1992 American comedy film written and directed by Abbe Wool, featuring musicians John Doe of the L.A. punk band X, and Adam Horovitz of the Beastie Boys with cameo appearances by, amongst others, Timothy Leary, Arlo ...

'' (1992) * ''

'' (1992) (TV) for UK broadcast * ''

The Linguini Incident ''The Linguini Incident'' (also released on home video as ''Houdini and Company'', ''The Robbery'', ''Shag-O-Rama'') is a 1991 American cult crime comedy film set in New York starring David Bowie and Rosanna Arquette. The film was directed by R ...

'' (1991) (restaurant source music) * ''

Zandalee ''Zandalee'' is a 1991 American erotic thriller/romantic tragedy directed by Sam Pillsbury and starring Nicolas Cage, Judge Reinhold, Erika Anderson, Viveca Lindfors, Aaron Neville, Joe Pantoliano and Steve Buscemi. The screenplay by Mari Kornhau ...

'' (1991) * '' No Secrets'' (1991) * '' Trust Me'' (1989) * ''

Tales from the Crypt Tales from the Crypt may refer to: * ''Tales from the Crypt'' (album), by American rapper C-Bo * ''Tales from the Crypt'' (comics), published by EC Comics during the 1950s ** ''Tales from the Crypt'' (film), a 1972 Amicus film starring Ralph Ric ...

'' (1989) TV Series (episode "The Bribe") * '' Straight to Hell'' (1987) * ''

Sid and Nancy ''Sid and Nancy'' (also known as ''Sid and Nancy: Love Kills'') is a 1986 British biographical film directed by Alex Cox, co-written with Abbe Wool, and starring Gary Oldman and Chloe Webb. The film portrays the life of Sid Vicious, bassist of t ...

'' (1986)

Performing Arts and Sound Installation Credits

* ''Here. Take It'' (2022) Commissioned score composition, and sound design for Liss Fain Dance. Presented in 8.1 ch sound at Z Space (SF). Choreographer Liss Fain * ''Fly Sichuan'' (2020) Score composition, sound-design for 20.1 channel theatrical "fly ride" sound installation. Tianfu, China Produced by

Tippett Studio Tippett Studio is an American visual effects company specializing in computer-generated imagery (CGI) for films and television commercials. The studio has created visual effects and animations on over fifty feature films and commercials, garnerin ...

* ''Fly Chongqing'' (2020) Score composition, sound-design for 20.1 channel theatrical "fly ride" sound installation. Chengdu, China Produced by

* ''OUT THERE'' (2017-2019) Sound-design composition and mix for on-going experimental film by Lucy Raven and

. Preliminary screening at EMPAC (Albany, New York). Premiere screening at MOMA (NY) * ''Where Good Souls Fear'' (2017) Commissioned score composition for Disability Dance Works. Choreographer Alice Sheppard * ''Dream of Anhui'' (2016) Score composition, sound-design and mixer for 20.1 channel theatrical sound installation. Hefei, China Produced by

Director

* ''Tacit Consent'' (dance score) (2016) Commissioned score and sound-design composition for Liss Fain Dance. Presented in 20.1 ch sound at YBCA (SF). Choreographer Liss Fain Co-presentation with

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) is a multi-disciplinary contemporary arts center in San Francisco, California, United States. Located in Yerba Buena Gardens, YBCA features visual art, performance, and film/video that celebrates local, nati ...

* ''Tacit Consent'' (installation) (2016) Visual and sound installation at YBCA (SF) in collaboration with set-designer, Matthew Antaky and sound-installation and projection-designer Frédéric O. Boulay Co-presentation with

* ''Under An Untouchable Sky'' (2015) Commissioned score composition for Alice Sheppard. Choreographer Alice Sheppard * ''A Space Divided'' (2015) Commissioned score composition, sound and music supervisor for Liss Fain Dance. Presented in 8.1 ch sound at Z Space (SF). Choreographer Liss Fain * ''The Imperfect is Our Paradise'' (2014) Commissioned score composition for Liss Fain Dance. Choreographer Liss Fain * ''After The Light'' (2014) Commissioned score composition for Liss Fain Dance. Presented in 8.1 ch sound at Z Space (SF). Choreographer Liss Fain * ''Awkward Beauty ''(2013) Commissioned score composition for Amy Seiwert's Imagery. Choreographer Marc Brew * ''Windshield Perspective'' (2013) Commissioned score and sound installation for The Architecture and Design Museum ( A+D Museum), Los Angeles. Presented in 8.1 ch sound. Curator Greg Goldin * ''The Water is Clear and Still'' (2012/13) Commissioned score composition for Liss Fain Dance. Presented in 10.1 ch sound at Z Space (SF). Choreographer Liss Fain * ''Two by 24: Love on Loop'' (2012) Commissioned score composition for RAWdance. Choreographers Wendy Rein and Ryan T. Smith * ''Full of Words'' (2011) Commissioned score composition for

. Choreographer Marc Brew * ''Fantasia Mexicana'' (2011) Sound design and composition for dance-program for The Tea Dancers/Ballet de la Compasión. * ''The True & False are One'' (2010) Commissioned score composition for Liss Fain Dance. Choreographer Liss Fain * ''Longplayer'' (2010) Performer in an excerpt of

. Composer Jem Finer * ''Speak of Familiar Things'' (2010) Commissioned score composition for Liss Fain Dance. Choreographer Liss Fain * ''Afternoon of a Fawn'' (2010) Sound-design for dance performance by

Lisa Bufano Lisa Bufano (October 20, 1972 – October 3, 2013) was an American interdisciplinary performance artist whose work incorporated elements of doll-making, fabric work, animation, and dance. Early life Born to Louis A. Bufano and Elizabeth "Betty" ...

and Sonsherée Giles. Choreographer Sonsherée Giles. * ''Profound/Refound'' (2008) Sound-design installation accompanying art exhibition by sculptor and painter Ben Smith

External links

www.prayforrain.com
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www.danwool.bandcamp.comDan Wool's YouTube Channel
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