Mark Knopfler - Screenplaying (Music from the Films ...)

Hidden Genius

Most of you know him from Dire Straits! But this man is incredibly talented with the pen. This whole CD is on my iPod and in my rotation at home. His eclectic musical tastes and skill of capturing the "feeling" of the moment on film are keen. He's right up there with Randy Newman. I saw him live on July 1st and his closing song was off of this album! September 19, 2008

totally regret having money wasted on this when there is so much good music around

got given this today, and whilst being a fan of mark knofler and dire straits, i can't stand this. full of drippy, sniveling, rubbish. none of the soulful bluesy or even fun-filled stuff that i know and love. my girl got it as a present for me, and i hate it that much that i couldn't even be civil enough to lie about it.

i thoroughly recommend that you audition this before purchasing it...

and it is sorely lacking the maestro on his guitar, reminding us that, "man that guy can play..." June 27, 2008

Awesome

While I have all of these songs from their respective CD's the compilation is terrific. I would recommend it for any Knopfler fan.
August 8, 2007

Knopfler Goes Gaelic and Classical

This CD consists of musical selections from the soundtracks of "Cal, Last Exit to Brooklyn, The Princess Bride," and "Local Hero" by Mark Knopfler finger-picking rock guitarist, vocalist and songwriter, best known as the front man for Dire Straits.

"Cal" and "Local Hero" feature Celtic influenced music; "Princess Bride" is lilting and classical; "Last Exit" features melancholy violins. The best known tune on the CD is the "Local Hero" theme, "Going Home," which Knopfler used to play in his live shows. The outstanding feature of the CD is Knopler's guitar playing which as always is complex and tuneful.

If the CD lacks anything it is majesty -- but none of these films was majestic, so Knopfler can be forgiven for not writing an ear-thumping "Lord of the Rings"-type theme. My wife calls a couple of the pieces drippy, but most are very good, a few beautiful, and all good, easy listening.

Smallchief March 7, 2006

For Mark Knopfler Fans...!!!

If you're a fan, buy the individual soundtracks. A lot of great tunes are left off of this one. On the other hand, if you're just checking Knopfler out for the first time or so, you should check out the albums under his name first. My favorites are Sailing to Philidelphia and Shangri-la. Also, you may like the Dire Strait's albums better than the soundtracks. My favorites of those are Dire Straits and On Every Street, the first and last of the bands studio efforts. Along with those, look up the album he did with Chet Atkins and the one with the Notting Hillbillies. Then, if you still like this music, check out the soundtracks, but don't buy this disc. I you are still interested after all of those albums, you deserve the individual soundtracks. You probably like every track on those productions, but I made several long mixes of the tracks that I like from those albums. February 4, 2005

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