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The Rocks & The Water | Mark Knopfler | 3:31 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
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Wild Theme | Mark Knopfler | 3:38 | $2.19 | View In iTunes |
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3 |
Freeway Flyer | Mark Knopfler | 1:49 | $1.19 | View In iTunes |
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Boomtown (Variation Louis' Favourite) | Mark Knopfler | 4:10 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
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The Way It Always Starts | Mark Knopfler | 4:01 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
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The Rocks & The Thunder | Mark Knopfler | 0:41 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
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The Ceilidh & The Northern Lights | Mark Knopfler | 3:52 | $1.19 | View In iTunes |
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The Mist Covered Mountains | Mark Knopfler | 5:04 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
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The Ceilidh: Louis' Favourite / Billy's Tune | Mark Knopfler | 3:40 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
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Whistle Theme | Mark Knopfler | 0:52 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
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11 |
Smooching | Mark Knopfler | 5:00 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
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12 |
Stargazer | Mark Knopfler | 1:34 | $1.19 | View In iTunes |
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The Rocks & The Thunder | Mark Knopfler | 0:41 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
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Going Home: Theme of the Local Hero | Mark Knopfler | 4:58 | $2.19 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 14 Songs |
Album Review
Dire Straits leader Mark Knopfler's intricate, introspective fingerpicked guitar stylings make a perfect musical complement to the wistful tone of Bill Forsyth's comedy film, Local Hero. This album was billed as a Knopfler solo album rather than an original soundtrack album, with the notation "music...for the film." Knopfler brings along Dire Straits associates Alan Clark (keyboards) and John Illsley (bass), plus session aces like saxophonist Mike Brecker, vibes player Mike Mainieri, and drummers Steve Jordan and Terry Williams. The low-key music picks up traces of Scottish music, but most of it just sounds like Dire Straits doing instrumentals, especially the recurring theme, one of Knopfler's more memorable melodies. Gerry Rafferty (remember him from "Baker Street"?) sings the one vocal selection, "That's the Way It Always Starts."
Biography
Born: 12 August 1949 in Glasgow, Scotland
Genre: Rock
Years Active: '80s, '90s, '00s
Top Albums and Songs By Mark Knopfler
| Name | Album | Time | Price | ||
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1 |
Going Home: Theme of the Local Hero | Private Investigations - The Best Of (Double Disc Version) | 5:00 | $2.19 | View In iTunes |
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Going Home: Theme of the Local Hero | Local Hero | 4:58 | $2.19 | View In iTunes |
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3 |
Storybook Love | The Princess Bride (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture) | 4:25 | $2.19 | View In iTunes |
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Once Upon a Time / Storybook Love | The Princess Bride (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture) | 3:59 | $2.19 | View In iTunes |
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If This Is Goodbye | All the Roadrunning | 4:44 | $2.19 | View In iTunes |
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This Is Us | All the Roadrunning | 4:35 | $2.19 | View In iTunes |
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Going Home - Theme of the Local Hero | Private Investigations - The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler | 5:00 | $2.19 | View In iTunes |
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Cannibals | Golden Heart | 3:41 | $2.19 | View In iTunes |
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Sailing to Philadelphia | Private Investigations - The Best Of (Double Disc Version) | 5:53 | $2.19 | View In iTunes |
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Wild Theme | Local Hero | 3:38 | $2.19 | View In iTunes |
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- $16.99
- Genres: Rock, Music, Classical, Arena Rock
- Released: 1983
- ℗ 1983 Mercury Records Limited
