Local Hero
UK,
1983, 111 min
Directed by:
Bill ForsythScreenplay:
Bill ForsythCinematography:
Chris MengesComposer:
Mark KnopflerCast:
Burt Lancaster, Peter Riegert, Denis Lawson, Peter Capaldi, Jenny Seagrove, John Gordon Sinclair, Alex Norton, John M. Jackson, Jonathan Watson, Sandra Voe (more)Plots(1)
A Texas oil billionaire (Burt Lancaster) attempts to buy out a remote Scottish fishing village for an oil refinery, and sends ace dealmaker Mac (Peter Riegert: Animal House, The Mask) to secure his property rights. Howeverlocal eccentric Ben Knox (Fulton Mackay, Britannia Hospital) refuses to sell his beach shack and Mac is forced to negotiate on Ben’s terms. (Umbrella Entertainment)
(more)Soundtracks
Local Hero
Label: Vertigo Records
Year: 2000
Country: France
Format: CD
Length: 43:33
Tracklist
| 1. | The Rocks And The Water | Mark Knopfler | 03:29 |
| 2. | Wild Theme | Mark Knopfler | 03:39 |
| 3. | Freeway Flyer | Mark Knopfler | 01:49 |
| 4. | Boomtown (Variation Louis' Favourite) | Mark Knopfler | 04:07 |
| 5. | The Way It Always Start | Mark Knopfler | 04:06 |
| 6. | The Rocks And The Thunder | Mark Knopfler | 00:40 |
| 7. | The Ceilidh And The Northern Lights | Mark Knopfler | 03:55 |
| 8. | The Mist Covered Mountains | Mark Knopfler | 04:59 |
| 9. | The Ceilidh: Louis' Favourite Billy's Tune | Mark Knopfler | 03:40 |
| 10. | Whistle Theme | Mark Knopfler | 00:52 |
| 11. | Smooching | Mark Knopfler | 05:03 |
| 12. | Stargazer | Mark Knopfler | 01:34 |
| 13. | The Rocks And The Thunder | Mark Knopfler | 00:41 |
| 14. | Going Home (Theme Of "Local Hero") | Mark Knopfler | 04:59 |
Mark Knopfler: Screenplaying
Music from Local Hero, Cal, The Princess Bride, Last Exit to Brooklyn
Label: Warner Bros. / Wea
Year: 1993
Country: USA
Format: CD
Length: 01:11:39
Tracklist
| 1. | CAL: Irish Boy | Mark Knopfler | 04:39 |
| 2. | Irish Love | Mark Knopfler | 02:28 |
| 3. | Father And Son | Mark Knopfler | 03:27 |
| 4. | Potato Picking | Mark Knopfler | 02:08 |
| 5. | The Long Road | Mark Knopfler | 07:22 |
| 6. | LAST EXIT TO BROOKLYN: A Love Idea | Mark Knopfler | 03:06 |
| 7. | Victims | Mark Knopfler | 03:33 |
| 8. | Finale | Mark Knopfler | 06:24 |
| 9. | THE PRINCESS BRIDE: Once Upon A Time... Storybook Love | Mark Knopfler | 04:00 |
| 10. | Morning Ride | Mark Knopfler | 01:36 |
| 11. | The Friends' Song | Mark Knopfler | 03:04 |
| 12. | Guide My Sword | Mark Knopfler | 05:11 |
| 13. | A Happy Ending | Mark Knopfler | 01:54 |
| 14. | LOCAL HERO: Wild Theme | Mark Knopfler | 03:39 |
| 15. | Boomtown (Variation Louis' Favourite) | Mark Knopfler | 04:08 |
| 16. | The Mist Covered Mountains | Mark Knopfler | 04:58 |
| 17. | Smooching | Mark Knopfler | 05:03 |
| 18. | Going Home (Theme) | Mark Knopfler | 04:59 |