- Comfort and Joy (album)
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Comfort and Joy 
Soundtrack album by Mark Knopfler Released 1984 Recorded Air Studios Genre Soundtrack Label Vertigo Producer Mark Knopfler Mark Knopfler chronology Cal
(1984)Comfort and Joy
(1984)The Princess Bride
(1987)Comfort and Joy is a soundtrack album by Mark Knopfler for the 1984 film of the same name, written and directed by Bill Forsyth and starring Bill Paterson.
Although there were only three original pieces written for the movie, addition songs from the Dire Straits album Love Over Gold are used throughout the film. According to a review of the film by Philip Gillett, director Forsyth once admitted in an interview that he was “trying to mirror the tone” of the album by featuring the tracks “Telegraph Road” and “Private Investigations.[1]
Dialogue in the movie also makes reference to the band and song lyrics. After main character Allan "Dicky" Bird's car has been vandalized, a colleague quips, "I hear the seven deadly sins and the terrible twins came to call on you," a direct quote from the song "It Never Rains". (Bird's retort is "Dire Straits!")
The score was only ever released as a 45rpm 12" vinyl record,[2] and is therefore quite rare.
Track listing
- A Side
- "Comfort" (Theme from Comfort and Joy)
- "Joy"
- B Side
- "A Fistful of Ice-Cream"
Musicians
- Mark Knopfler - Guitars and Mandolin
- Chris White - Saxophone
- Guy Fletcher - Keyboards
- Mickey Feat - Bass
- Terry Williams - Drums
References
Mark Knopfler Band personnel Richard Bennett • Jim Cox • Phil Cunningham • Guy Fletcher • Paul Franklin • John McCusker • Michael McGoldrick • Ian Thomas • Glenn WorfFormer members Studio albums Golden Heart • Sailing to Philadelphia • The Ragpicker's Dream • Shangri-La • Kill to Get Crimson • Get LuckySingles and EPs "Darling Pretty" • "Cannibals" • "Rüdiger" • "What It Is" • "Sailing to Philadelphia" • "Silvertown Blues" • "Why Aye Man" • "Boom, Like That" • The Trawlerman's Song EP • One Take Radio Sessions • "True Love Will Never Fade" • "Punish the Monkey" • "Border Reiver" • "Remembrance Day"Soundtracks Local Hero • Cal • Comfort and Joy • The Princess Bride • Last Exit to Brooklyn • Screenplaying • Metroland • Wag the Dog • A Shot at GloryCollaborations Videography Related articles Categories:- Soundtrack stubs
- Mark Knopfler albums
- Albums produced by Mark Knopfler
- 1984 soundtracks
- Film soundtracks
- Vertigo Records soundtracks
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