The Elusive Light and Sound, volume 1

The Elusive Light and Sound, Vol. 1 is a 2002 compilation album

Compilation album

A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

by Steve Vai

Steve Vai

Steven Siro "Steve" Vai is a three time Grammy Award-winning American guitarist, songwriter and producer who has sold over 15 million albums. Steve Vai is widely known as a flamboyant guitar virtuoso....

. The album collects many of the songs that Vai recorded for movies and television shows.

The album is Volume 1 in "The Secret Jewel Box

The Secret Jewel Box

The Secret Jewel Box is a ten-CD box set, a collection of music by guitarist Steve Vai, released in 2001. Vai's website describes it as "not a compilation of Vai's catalog, but rather something far more conceptual...

Track listing

1. "Celluloid Heroes
Celluloid Heroes
"Celluloid Heroes" is a song performed by The Kinks and written by their lead vocalist and principal songwriter, Ray Davies. It debuted on their 1972 album Everybody's in Show-Biz.-Lyrical themes:...

" (Ray Davies
Ray Davies
Ray Davies, CBE is an English rock musician. He is best known as lead singer and songwriter for the Kinks, which he led with his younger brother, Dave...

) - (The Kinks
The Kinks
The Kinks were an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, North London, by brothers Ray and Dave Davies in 1964. Categorised in the United States as a British Invasion band, The Kinks are recognised as one of the most important and influential rock acts of the era. Their music was influenced by a...

' Cover)

Written for "Interview With A Vampire" (1994) (rejected from inclusion in the films' score)

2. "Love Blood"

From or inspired by the movie "Crossroads
Crossroads (1986 film)
Crossroads is a 1986 film starring Ralph Macchio, Joe Seneca and Jami Gertz, inspired by the legend of blues musician Robert Johnson.The film was written by John Fusco and directed by Walter Hill and featured an original score featuring Ry Cooder and Steve Vai on the soundtrack's guitar, and...

" (1986), with Ralph Macchio
Ralph Macchio
Ralph George Macchio is an American actor, best known for his roles as Daniel LaRusso in the Karate Kid series, Bill Gambini in My Cousin Vinny, and Johnny Cade in The Outsiders. He is also known to American television audiences for his season five recurring role as Jeremy Andretti on the...

and Joe Seneca
Joe Seneca
Joe Seneca was an American film and television actor who had a lengthy Hollywood career, portraying bit parts in many major films and television sitcoms spanning from the 1970s to the 1990s....

^{These tracks were not released as part of the OSTCrossroads (1986 film, OST)
-Track listing:* -Film's music chronology:- Miscellaneous Informations :* The "Eugene's Trick Bag" is based on the Caprice No. 5 by Nicolo Paganini....}

3. "Fried Chicken" (not in the movie)
4. "Butler's Bag" (Vai, Ry Cooder
Ry Cooder
Ryland Peter "Ry" Cooder is an American guitarist, singer and composer. He is known for his slide guitar work, his interest in roots music from the United States, and, more recently, his collaborations with traditional musicians from many countries.His solo work has been eclectic, encompassing...

) (alt. version in the movie)
5. "Head-Cuttin' Duel" (Vai, Cooder)
6. "Eugene's Trick Bag" (Vai)

From or inspired by the movie "Dudes
Dudes (film)
-Plot:Two punks from the big city , traveling across the country in a Volkswagen bug, embrace the western ethos when they must take revenge against a group of rednecks for killing their friend in this lighthearted road movie...

" (1987)

7. "Amazing Grace" (Previously Released on the soundtrack album)
8. "Louisiana Swamp Swank"

From or inspired the movie Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)

9. "Air Guitar Hell"
10. "The Reaper" (Previously Released on the soundtrack album)
11. "Introducing the Wylde Stallions"
12. "Girls Mature Faster Than Guys"
13. "The Battle"
14. "Meet the Reaper"
15. "Final Guitar Solo"
16. "The Reaper Rap" (Previously Released on the soundtrack album)

From the movie Encino Man

Encino Man

Encino Man, released in Europe as California Man, is a 1992 comedy film directed by Les Mayfield and starring Brendan Fraser, Sean Astin and Pauly Shore. The plot revolves around two geeky teenagers from Encino, Los Angeles, California played by Astin and Shore, who discover a caveman in their...

(1992)

17. "Drive the Hell Out of Here"
18. "Get the Hell Out of Here" (Previously Released on the soundtrack album)

From the movie PCU

PCU (film)

PCU is a 1994 comedy film. The film depicts college life at the fictional Port Chester University, and represents "an exaggerated view of contemporary college life...." The film is based on the experiences of writers Adam Leff and Zak Penn at...

(1994)

^{From the film Score, not released on the original motion picture soundtrack album (except n.40)}

19 "Welcome Pre-Frosh"
20 "The Dark Hallway"
21 "The Dead Band Ends"
22 "The Cause Heads"
23 "Find the Meat"
24 "The Ax Will Fall"
25 "Now We Run (Cue)"
26 "Hey Jack"
27 "What!"
28 "Still Running"
29 "Dead Heads"
30 "Blow Me Where the Pampers Is"
31 "Pins and Needles"
32 "Plug My Ass In"
33 "Loose Keg Sightings"
34 "Don't Sweat it"
35 "How Hidge"
36 "Beer Beer"
37 "We're Not Gonna Protest"
38 "Initiation"
39 "See Ya Next Year"
40 "Now We Run" (Previously Released on the soundtrack album)

Except where noted, all other tracks are unreleased on any other album.

All songs written by Steve Vai, except where noted.

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