Local Hero (album)

Local Hero
Soundtrack album by Mark Knopfler
Released	March 1983
Recorded	1982
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	43:48
Label	Vertigo Warner Bros. (USA)
Producer	Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler chronology
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Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Rolling Stone

Local Hero is a 1983 soundtrack album by Mark Knopfler for the film Local Hero, produced by David Puttnam and written and directed by Bill Forsyth.

Track listing

1. "The Rocks and the Water" (3:30)
2. "Wild Theme" (3:40)
3. "Freeway Flyer" (1:50)
4. "Boomtown (Variation Louis' Favourite)" (4:10)
5. "The Way It Always Starts" (4:08), vocals by Gerry Rafferty
6. "The Rocks and the Thunder" (0:40)
7. "The Ceilidh and the Northern Lights" (4:07)
8. "The Mist Covered Mountains" (5:13)
9. "The Ceilidh: Louis' Favourite/ Billy's Tune" (3:42)
10. "Whistle Theme" (0:51)
11. "Smooching" (5:05)
12. "Stargazer" (1:31)
13. "The Rocks and the Thunder" (0:40)
14. "Going Home: Theme of the Local Hero" (4:55)

All tracks written by Mark Knopfler except "The Mist Covered Mountains" (traditional, arranged by Mark Knopfler).

Credits

Music

• Mark Knopfler – guitar, drums, percussion, synthesizer, producer
• Acetones – performers
• Ed Bicknell – drums
• Michael Brecker – saxophone
• Alan Clark – keyboards, organ, piano, synthesizer
• Alan Darby – guitar
• Eddie Gomez – bass
• John Illsley – bass
• Neil Jason – bass
• Steve Jordan – drums
• Tony Levin – bass
• Hal Lindes – guitar
• Mike Mainieri – vibraphone, vocals
• Roddy Murray – guitar
• Gerry Rafferty – vocals
• Brian Rowan – bass
• Terry Williams – drums
• Dale Winchester – accordion
• Mark Winchester – violin
• Jimmy Yuill – whistle

Production

• Neil Dorfsman – engineer
• Josh Abbey – assistant engineer
• Tim Palmer – assistant engineer
• Phil Vinall – assistant engineer
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• Frank Griffin – photography
• Denis Waugh – photography

Reception

Rolling Stone magazine called it "an insinuating LP of charming, cosmopolitan soundtrack music—a record that can make movies in your mind."

Newcastle United currently runs out onto the pitch for home games at St. James' Park to the song "Going Home".

Certifications

Organisation	Level	Date
BPI – UK	Silver	May 17, 1984

Source

• Rolling Stone review