"Sequels suck! Oh please, please! By definition alone, sequels are inferior....." Randy - Scream 2
Rob Lane (People on Vacation / TCC) disagrees, especially when it comes to his Movie Soundtrack / Pop Culture Music Project, STRAIGHT TO VIDEO. Following the great response to the first STV EP released back in 2013, Lane, once again armed with his little Black Book of Music Contacts, has dived head first into a full album's worth of Movie Soundtrack Cover Songs.
Riding high on the back of a hugely successful Pledge Music Campaign, which hit over 200% Funding, 'STRAIGHT 2 VIDEO - The Sequel Has Landed', works on the premise of ‘Bigger is Better’ when it comes to creating this new album.
“I loved the fact that when people heard the first collection of songs, they said how much fun everything sounded. That’s pretty much the only blueprint – I’ve no idea how it’s gonna turn out so let’s just go in and have some fun paying tribute to some great films and the songs that often define them!”
The new album is uniquely split between an A Side of 1980s Movie songs (including tracks from ‘The Breakfast Club’ and ‘Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure’), whilst the B Side boasts many alt-rock infused anthems from the 1990s (such as ‘Empire Records’ and ‘Singles’).
When it came to choosing the musicians to help be a part of each song, Lane admits that the songs pretty much dictated it themselves.
“The last thing I wanna do is to have to force someone onto the album just for the hell of it. Picking someone who can add something to a particular song because of their style and playing has always been very important!”
This time around, Straight To Video enlists the help of People On Vacation’s Ryan Hamilton, Paul Miro (Apes, Pigs & Spacemen) and even Canadian Rock Legend turned Cage Fighter Robin Black are just a few of over 30 musicians involved!
Side A – The 1980s
Time Runs Wild
Melt With You
Mind Over Matter
Don't You (Forget About Me)
Two Heads Are Better Than One
Time Runs Wild - Originally performed by Danny Wilde
Taken from the 1989 film 'Dream A Little Dream'
Vocals & Acoustic Guitar – Dave Kerr
Guitars – Grant Spicer / Davey Rocks
Keyboards – James Martin
Bass – Rob Lane
Drums – Michael Richards
Melt With You - Originally performed by Modern English
Taken from the 1983 film 'Valley Girl'
Vocals & Acoustic Guitar – Rob Lane
Guitars – Craig Reynolds
Keyboards – Mike Hollinshead
Backing Vocals – Joey Strange / Rob Lane
Bass – Rob Lane
Drums – Michael Richards
Mind Over Matter - Originally performed by E.G Daily
Taken from the 1987 film 'Summer School'
Vocals – Tiggy Dockerty
Guitars – Rob Lane
Keyboards & Programming – Richie Wermerling
Bass – Rob Lane
Drums – Michael Richards
Don't You (Forget About Me) - Originally performed by Simple Minds
Taken from the 1985 film 'The Breakfast Club'
Vocals / Guitar / Bass / Percussion - Rob Lane
Keyboards / Programming – Natt Webb
Two Heads Are Better Than One - Originally performed by Power Tool
Taken from the 1989 film 'Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure'
Vocals – Rob Wylde
Guitars – Rich Shaw / Craig Reynolds
Guitar Solo – Johnny Monaco
Keyboards – James Martin
Backing Vocals – Rob Wylde / Rob Lane
Bass – Rob Lane
Drums – Michael Richards
Side B – The 1990sIf You Don't Love Me (I'll Kill Myself)
Dyslexic Heart
Story of My Life
Till I Hear It From You
Two Days In February
If You Don't Love Me (I'll Kill Myself) - Originally performed by Pete Droge
Taken from the 1994 film 'Dumb & Dumber'
Vocals – Ryan Hamilton
Guitars – Baz Francis / Rob Lane
Keyboards – Rob Lane
Backing Vocals – Baz Francis
Cowbell – Chris Holt
Bass – Rob Lane
Drums – Michael Richards
Dyslexic Heart - Originally performed by Paul Westerberg
Taken from the 1992 film 'Singles'
Vocals – Robin Black
Guitars – Simon Clements
Hammond Organ – Lee Horsley
Backing Vocals – Erica Black / Joey Strange / Rob Lane
Bass – Rob Lane
Drums – Michael Richards
Vocal Recording Engineered by Moe Berg
Story of My Life - Originally performed by Social Distortion
Taken from the 1994 film 'Reality Bites'
Vocals – Jamie Delerict
Guitars – Vincent Watts / Rob Lane
Slide Guitar – Ky Anto
Backing Vocals – Jamie Delerict / Rob Lane
Till I Hear It From You - Originally performed by The Gin Blossoms
Taken from the 1995 film 'Empire Records'
Vocals & Piano – Tom Wardle
Guitars – Simon Clements / Tom Wardle
Bass – Rob Lane
Drums – Michael Richards
Two Days In February - Originally performed by Goo Goo Dolls
Taken from the 1991 film
‘Freddy's Dead - The Final Nightmare'
Performed by Paul Miro