Life or Something Like It Life or Something Like It Life or Something Like It is a 2002 romantic comedy/drama film directed by Stephen Herek. The film focuses on television reporter Lanie Kerrigan (Angelina Jolie) and her quest to find meaning in her life. The original music score was composed by David Newman. The film's taglines are: "Destiny is what you make of it" and "What if you had only 7 days to live?" Lanie Kerrigan (Angelina Jolie), a successful reporter for a Seattle television station, interviews a self-proclaimed prophet, Jack (Tony Shalhoub), to find out if he really can predict football scores. Instead, Prophet
If There Is Light, It Will Find You about Nielsen's friends battling drug addictions, with Nielsen stating, "Over the years, I have lost a number of friends to drug addiction. This song addresses those losses and how I have tried to intervene in people’s addictions over the years... So many of us in this country have a friend or loved one who has lost their battle, and I thought it was important to highlight that struggle.” The song's title references an expression lettered on the side of the Lower Trenton Bridge. "Double Cross" is a song written reflective on the changing lineups of the band, with Nielsen stating