Dan Wool

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Dan Wool
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Dan Wool performing in "Longplayer" 2010
Background information
Genres Film Score, Sound Design
OccupationsComposer, audio engineer, music producer, sound designer, theme park audio media designer
Website PrayForRain.com

Dan Wool is an American composer and sound designer based in San Francisco. He is known for his work across feature films, television, themed entertainment, dance, and experimental installations. Wool has composed music for over 45 feature films and numerous television projects, and was a longtime member of the soundtrack group Pray for Rain . [1]

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Career

Film and Television

Wool began his film scoring career Sid and Nancy (1986), directed by Alex Cox. [2] He continued collaborating with Cox on nine films, including Straight to Hell (1987), Death and the Compass (1996), and Tombstone-Rashomon (2017).

He was a principal member of Pray for Rain , a San Francisco-based music collective that specialized in film and television soundtracks. [1]

Wool has composed music for network television films and episodic series for ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, and HBO. [3]

Collaboration with Phil Tippett

From 2010 to 2021, Wool collaborated with visual effects artist and filmmaker Phil Tippett, composing the score for Tippett’s stop-motion experimental film Mad God (2022). [4] The film was released in 2021, and its soundtrack was distributed by Waxwork Records in 2022. [5] [6]

In 2023, Wool was nominated for an Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Music in a Feature Production for his work on Mad God. [7]

Wool also composed the score for OUT THERE, a 2018 experimental short film by Tippett and Lucy Raven that was screened at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City. [8]

Themed Entertainment

Wool has provided sound design, original music, and on-site mixing for several immersive theme park rides and attractions. Notable clients include Tippett Studio, Sunac Group, and Wanda Group. [9] [10] [11]

His work includes the "Fly Chongqing" and "Fly Sichuan" dome attractions in China, created in partnership with Tippett Studio. [12]

Dance, Theatre, and Installations

Wool has composed and designed sound for several dance companies and choreographers, including:

In October 2010, Wool participated in Jem Finer's 1000-year-long composition Longplayer , performed live at YBCA and sponsored by the Long Now Foundation. [14]

He composed a sound installation for the A+D Museum in Los Angeles titled “Windshield Perspective” (May–July 2013). [15]

From 2015 to 2018, Wool composed music for the U.S. Synchronized Swimming Team. [16]

Music Production

As a producer and engineer, Wool has collaborated with:

Awards and Recognition

Filmography

(feature film composer credits except as indicated)

Sound design credits

Performing arts and sound installation credits

References

  1. 1 2 "Pray For Rain" . Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  2. "Interview with Alex Cox".
  3. "Credits: Television – Dan Wool" . Retrieved 2025-04-17.
  4. "Interview with Phil Tippett about the making of MAD GOD". 7 December 2022.
  5. "Mad God Review - LA Times". The Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  6. "Phil Tippett's MAD GOD CD". Waxwork Records. Retrieved 2025-04-17.
  7. Giardina, Carolyn (2023-01-17). "Annie Awards: 'Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio' Leads Feature Competition With Nine Noms". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
  8. "Phil Tippett in Conversation with Lucy Raven | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2025-04-17.
  9. "Tippett Studio". tippett.com.
  10. "About SUNAC". sunac.com.cn.
  11. "Theme Park – Dan Wool" . Retrieved 2025-04-17.
  12. "Theme Park – Dan Wool" . Retrieved 2025-04-17.
  13. "AXIS Dance Company "Full of Words"". 2 January 2011.
  14. "Long Player - The Long Now". longnow.org. Retrieved 2025-04-17.
  15. "A+D Museum (LA) Windshield Perspective".
  16. "Turner Duckworth - Dan Wolf" . Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  17. "52nd Annual Annie Awards". annieawards.org. Retrieved 2025-04-17.
  18. "Izzie Award Nomination for AXIS Dance's "Full of Words"".
  19. "Izzie Award Nomination for Liss Fain Dance's "Your Story Was This".
  20. "Bio – Dan Wool". prayforrain.com. Archived from the original on 2025-01-22. Retrieved 2025-04-17.
  21. "Alice Sheppard Where Good Souls Fear".
  22. "A+D Museum (LA) Windshield Perspective".