Screenplaying
1993 compilation album by Mark Knopfler
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Compilation album by Mark Knopfler | ||||
Released | 9 November 1993 (1993-11-09) | |||
Recorded | 1982–1989 | |||
Genre | Film music | |||
Length | 71:16 | |||
Label | Vertigo Warner Bros. (USA) | |||
Producer | Mark Knopfler | |||
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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 Princess Bride (1987), and Local Hero (1983).
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
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In his review for AllMusic, William Ruhlmann gave the album four and a half out of five stars, writing, "The music is reminiscent of the calmer parts of Dire Straits songs: melodic, lyrical, and touching."[1]
Track listing
All music was written by Mark Knopfler, except where indicated.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Irish Boy" (Cal) | 4:38 | |
2. | "Irish Love" (Cal) | 2:26 | |
3. | "Father and Son" (Cal) | 3:27 | |
4. | "Potato Picking" (Cal) | 2:06 | |
5. | "The Long Road" (Cal) | 7:20 | |
6. | "A Love Idea" (Last Exit to Brooklyn) | 3:06 | |
7. | "Victims" (Last Exit to Brooklyn) | 3:33 | |
8. | "Finale – Last Exit to Brooklyn" (Last Exit to Brooklyn) | 6:22 | |
9. | "Once Upon a Time...Storybook Love" (The Princess Bride) | 3:58 | |
10. | "Morning Ride" (The Princess Bride) | 1:34 | |
11. | "The Friends' Song" (The Princess Bride) | 3:01 | |
12. | "Guide My Sword" (The Princess Bride) | 5:09 | |
13. | "A Happy Ending" (The Princess Bride) | 1:51 | |
14. | "Wild Theme" (Local Hero) | 3:39 | |
15. | "Boomtown" (Local Hero) | 4:08 | |
16. | "The Mist Covered Mountains" (Local Hero) | Traditional, arrangement by Mark Knopfler | 4:59 |
17. | "Smooching" (Local Hero) | 5:00 | |
18. | "Going Home: Theme of the Local Hero" (Local Hero) | 4:59 | |
Total length: | 71:16 |
Charts
Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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Netherlands Albums Chart | 21 |
New Zealand Albums Chart | 21 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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New Zealand (RMNZ)[2] | Gold | 7,500^ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[3] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ a b Ruhlmann, William. "Screenplaying". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Mark Knopfler – Screenplaying". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 937. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
External links
- Screenplaying at Mark Knopfler official website
- Soundtrack of Cal at IMDb
- Soundtrack of Last Exit to Brooklyn at IMDb
- Soundtrack of The Princess Bride at IMDb
- Soundtrack of Local Hero at IMDb
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- Golden Heart
- Sailing to Philadelphia
- The Ragpicker's Dream
- Shangri-La
- Kill to Get Crimson
- Get Lucky
- Privateering
- Tracker
- Down the Road Wherever
- One Deep River
- Local Hero
- Cal
- Comfort and Joy
- The Princess Bride
- Last Exit to Brooklyn
- Wag the Dog
- Metroland
- A Shot at Glory
- Altamira (with Evelyn Glennie)
- Missing...Presumed Having a Good Time (with the Notting Hillbillies)
- Neck and Neck (with Chet Atkins)
- All the Roadrunning (with Emmylou Harris)
- Real Live Roadrunning (with Emmylou Harris)
- Screenplaying
- Private Investigations: The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler
- "Going Home: Theme of the Local Hero"
- "The Long Road: Theme from Cal"
- "Storybook Love: Theme from The Princess Bride"
- "Darling Pretty"
- "Cannibals"
- "What It Is"
- "Why Aye Man"
- "Boom, Like That"
- A Night in London
- Real Live Roadrunning (with Emmylou Harris)
- Local Hero
- Richard Bennett
- Jim Cox
- Chad Cromwell
- Danny Cummings
- Phil Cunningham
- Stuart Duncan
- Guy Fletcher
- Paul Franklin
- Mike Henderson
- John McCusker
- Michael McGoldrick
- Tim O'Brien
- Matt Rollings
- Ian Thomas
- Geraint Watkins
- Glenn Worf