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Going Home: Theme of the Local Hero. " Going Home: Theme of the Local Hero " is an instrumental rock track by Mark Knopfler, and the closing track from the 1983 film Local Hero soundtrack. [ 2] It was the debut solo single by Knopfler, and charted at number 56 in the UK, [ 3][ 4] at number 26 in the Netherlands and at number 18 in New Zealand. [ 5]
Local Hero is the debut soundtrack album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, released in April 1983 [ 1] by Vertigo Records internationally and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States. It contains music composed for the 1983 film Local Hero, produced by David Puttnam and both written and directed by Bill Forsyth.
Productions. 2019 Edinburgh. 2022 Chichester. Local Hero is a musical with music and lyrics by Mark Knopfler, and a book by Bill Forsyth and David Greig. The musical is based on the 1983 film of the same name, written by Bill Forsyth. It tells the story of an American oil company representative who is sent to the fictional village of Furness on ...
Also in early 2024, Knopfler assembled a supergroup, referred to as Mark Knopfler's Guitar Heroes, to record a new version of "Going Home: Theme of the Local Hero" to support the Teenage Cancer Trust and Teen Cancer America. The recording was produced by Fletcher and was released on 15 March 2024, featuring contributions from more than sixty ...
Sailing to Philadelphia is the second solo studio album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, released on 25 September 2000 [ 1 ] by Vertigo Records internationally, and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States. [ 2 ] The album contains featured vocal performances by James Taylor, Van Morrison, and Chris Difford and ...
Real Live Roadrunning is a collaborative live album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler and American singer-songwriter Emmylou Harris, released on 14 November 2006 by Mercury Records and Universal Music internationally, and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States. The album was recorded live on 28 June 2006 at the ...
Cal (soundtrack) Cal. (soundtrack) Cal is the second soundtrack album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, released on 24 August 1984 by Vertigo Records. The album contains music composed for the 1984 film Cal, produced by David Puttnam and directed by Pat O'Connor. Puttnam also produced the film Local Hero (1983).
Screenplaying. Screenplaying is a compilation album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, released on 9 November 1993 by Vertigo Records internationally and Warner Bros. Records in the United States. The album contains previously released tracks from Knopfler's soundtrack albums Cal (1984), Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989), The ...