Wild Colonials
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Origin | jazz rock |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, bass, violin, piano, sax, etc. |
Years active | 1992–present |
Labels | DGC/Geffen, Chromatic, UMe/Universal, WLPS |
Members | Shark Paul Cantelon Scott Roewe |
Past members | Angela McCluskey Ian Bernard Joel Virgel Vierset Thaddeus Corea Jason Payne Skip Ward Chad Smith |
Website | www.wildcolonials.net |
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Biography
Formed in early 1992 as an impromptu jam session at an Irish coffee house in
From Café Beckett the group developed a large following, performing regularly at
The band's fourth album was intended to be released as four separate EPs under the umbrella name Life As We Know It (UMe/Universal). To date only EP 1/4 has been released.
The band members have a number of connections to other celebrities and musicians: Thaddeus Corea is the son of pianist/composer Chick Corea, violinist Paul Cantelon is the brother in law of American singer Rickie Lee Jones, and vocalist Angela McCluskey is British singer Lily Allen's Godmother.
Music in film
Wild Colonials music has appeared in over thirty different films from Disney's Mr. Wrong, to the quirky Indie sensation Flirting with Disaster and the Sundance Film Festival hit Dead Man's Curve. Three members of the band, Shark, Paul Cantelon and Scott Roewe have all scored feature-length films.
- The song "Blue" appeared in the movie "Dead Man's Curve" and the film "Anarchy TV".
- The song "Victim" appeared in the movie The Last Supper (1995 film) and the short film The Yard Sale.
- The song “Wake Up Sad (remix)” appeared in the movie "Dead Man's Curve".
- The Wild Colonials version of Mr. Wrong"
- The song "Evil" appeared in the movie "The Motorcycle Gang (Rebel Highway)".
- The song "This Misery" appeared in the movie "Unhook The Stars".
- The song "RollerCoaster" appeared in the movie "I'll Take You There".
- The song "Love®" appeared in the movie "Cosa Bella".
- The Wild Colonials version of Leonard Cohen's "Dance Me To The End Of Love" appeared in the movie Chromophobia
- The song "Cure" appears in the television movie Cabin by the Lake and its sequel.
- The songs "Rainbow" and "If By Chance" (a duet with Cyndi Lauper) appears in the movie soundtrack for "Southie".
- The song "Heaven & Hell 2010" appears in the movie "Conviction".
Discography
- Fruit of Life (1994)
- This Can't Be Life (1996)
- Reel Life vol. 1 (2000)
- Life As We Know It - EP (2007)
Awards
Vocalist Angela McCluskey as co-writer/guest vocalist with French Electronica band
References
External links
- Official website
- Wild Colonials discography at Discogs
- Wild Colonials at IMDb