Local HeroOriginal Soundtrack/Mark Knopfler
Release Date: 01/01/1983
Original Release:
1983
# of Discs:
1
J&R Item # 120485_CD
UPC # 075992382724
Label: Warner Bros. Records (Record Label)
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Disc: 1
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Performer: Original Soundtrack/Mark Knopfler
Producer: Mark Knopfler Distributor: WEA (Distributor) Notes: Composed by Mark Knopfler. 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." ~ William Ruhlmann
Entertainment Weekly (10/12/01, p.43) - Ranked #81 in EW's "100 Best Movie Soundtracks" - "...Exquisite..."
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