- Local Hero (album)
Infobox Album |
Name = Local Hero
Type =soundtrack
Artist =Mark Knopfler
Released = March 1983
Recorded = 1982
Genre =Soundtrack
Length = 43:48
Label =Warner Bros. Records
Producer =Mark Knopfler
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:ltanqj1bojaa link]
* "Rolling Stone" Rating|4|5 (5/26/83 No. 396)
Last album = "Love over Gold "
(1982)
This album = "Local Hero"
(1983)
Next album = "Cal"
(1984)"Local Hero" is
Mark Knopfler 'ssoundtrack album for the 1983 filmLocal Hero , produced byDavid Putnam , written and directed byBill Forsyth ."Rolling Stone" magazine (5/26/83 - RS No. 396) commented: "...result is an insinuating LP of charming, cosmopolitan soundtrack music – a record that can make movies in your mind."
Newcastle United currently run out onto the pitch for home games atSt. James' Park to "Going Home."Track listing
#"The Rocks and the Water" (Knopfler, Alan Clark) – 3:30
#"Wild Theme" (Knopfler, Alan Clark) – 3:38
#"Freeway Flyer " – 1:47
#"Boomtown (Variation Louis' Favourite)" – 4:06
#"The Way It Always Starts" – 4:00
#"The Rocks and the Thunder" (Knopfler, Alan Clark) – 0:45)
#"The Ceilidh and the Northern Lights" – 3:57
#"The Mist Covered Mountains" – 5:13
#"The Ceilidh: Louis' Favourite/Billy's Tune " (Knopfler, Acetones) – 3:57
#"Whistle Theme" – 0:51
#"Smooching" – 4:58
#"Stargazer" (Knopfler, Alan Clark) – 1:31)
#"The Rocks and the Thunder" (Knopfler, Alan Clark) – 0:40
#"Going Home: Theme of the Local Hero" – 4:55All titles written by Mark Knopfler except "The Mist Covered Mountains", traditional, arranged by Mark Knopfler.
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* [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/2263/albums/album/236225 Rolling Stone review]
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