"for the 2014 Great North Run in his home city. Following a string of three multi-platinum albums with Dire Straits—""Dire Straits"" (1978), ""Communiqué"" (1979), and ""Making Movies"" (1980)—Knopfler, the group's lead singer, guitarist, songwriter, and producer, began to look for new musical challenges and opportunities. In early 1982, his manager wrote to several film directors indicating that Knopfler was interested in writing film music. Producer David Puttnam responded, and after reviewing the ""Local Hero"" project, Knopfler accepted the job. Following the completion of Dire Straits' fourth album, ""Love Over Gold"", recorded from 8 March to 11 June 1982, Knopfler began"
"Local Hero Local Hero is a 1983 Scottish comedy-drama film written and directed by Bill Forsyth and starring Peter Riegert, Denis Lawson, Fulton Mackay, and Burt Lancaster. Produced by David Puttnam, the film is about an American oil company representative who is sent to the fictional village of Ferness on the west coast of Scotland to purchase the town and surrounding property for his company. For his work on the film, Forsyth won the 1984 BAFTA Award for Best Direction. ""Mac"" MacIntyre (Peter Riegert) is a typical 1980s hot-shot executive working for Knox Oil and Gas in Houston, Texas. The"
"David Greig, and will be directed by John Crowley. Local Hero Local Hero is a 1983 Scottish comedy-drama film written and directed by Bill Forsyth and starring Peter Riegert, Denis Lawson, Fulton Mackay, and Burt Lancaster. Produced by David Puttnam, the film is about an American oil company representative who is sent to the fictional village of Ferness on the west coast of Scotland to purchase the town and surrounding property for his company. For his work on the film, Forsyth won the 1984 BAFTA Award for Best Direction. ""Mac"" MacIntyre (Peter Riegert) is a typical 1980s hot-shot executive working"
"work on the film's music. He invited Gerry Rafferty to be the lead vocalist on the song, ""The Way It Always Starts"". In 2000, Rafferty invited Knopfler to provide rhythm guitar and lead fills on what would be his final studio album, ""Another World"". The ""Local Hero"" album was recorded in 1982 at The Power Station in New York, and Eden Studios in London. The Ceilidh scenes were recorded at Hilton Women's Royal Institute Hall near Banff, Scotland on 19 June 1982. In his retrospective review for AllMusic, William Ruhlmann gave the album four and a half out of five"
"stadiums. He was featured in their next album, 1982's ""Love Over Gold"" as well as the 1983 EP, titled ""ExtendedancEPlay"". During this time Mark Knopfler was also involved with composing the music score for David Puttnam's 1983 film ""Local Hero"", in which Lindes also performed on some of the cues. It was at this point that he discovered a passion for composing film soundtracks. Lindes toured with Dire Straits for their 1983 world tour and was present on the live album """", double album of excerpts from concerts at the Hammersmith Odeon in July 1983 which was released in early"
"of supporting the story."" All music was written by Mark Knopfler. Cal (album) Cal is a 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). In a contemporary review in ""The New York Times"", Janet Maslin called the album ""an exceptionally lovely and haunting score."" In a retrospective review for AllMusic, Steven McDonald gave the album four out of five stars and called it a"
"the character originated in the movie by Eddie Bracken. Ella Raines' Libby was portrayed by Kay Brown, and Lionel Stander, as Sgt. Murdock, took over William Demarest's Sgt. Heppelfinger. Act one had ten of Gimbel's and Charlap's fourteen songs, while four songs (and four reprises from the first act) were sung in act two. Ultimately, ""Hero"" fared even worse than ""Whoop-Up"", closing on January 21, after only 7 performances. In 1963, Gimbel was introduced by music publisher Lou Levy to a group of young Brazilian bossa nova composers, including Antônio Carlos Jobim, Luiz Bonfá and Baden Powell, for whose works"
"part of a group of small-budget cinematic productions, along with titles such as Gregory's Girl (1981), Local Hero (1983), that brought stories of contemporary life in Scotland to a global cinema audience. The film was a commercial success on release in Scotland and acquired cult status, being regarded as a homemade expression of local Scottish cultural pride, becoming a minor media source of insurgent Scottish cultural identity, subliminally juxtaposed to Britishness, and feeding into the developing proto-Scottish Nationalist movement in the arts, with its soaring distinctive soundtrack from the band Big Country, whose music dealt with the same themes. The"
"Cal (album) Cal is a 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). In a contemporary review in ""The New York Times"", Janet Maslin called the album ""an exceptionally lovely and haunting score."" In a retrospective review for AllMusic, Steven McDonald gave the album four out of five stars and called it a ""quiet, reflective set of cues that eschew false dramatics in favor"
"Heart"", and ""The Right Moment"" suggest the singer was exhausted, burnt-out, and desperately seeking a new direction – and continued his long-running theme of alienation. Liner notes for the compilation album ""Right Down the Line"" (prepared with Rafferty's close co-operation) confirmed this several years later, noting the singer was now ""finding himself at the crossroads and looking to replace the treadmill with a new dimension in his life"". Rafferty sang the Mark Knopfler-penned song ""The Way It Always Starts"" (1983) on the soundtrack of the film ""Local Hero."" Also in 1983, Rafferty announced his intention to take a break and"
"whom attended school together at Belleville High, near Detroit. Though initially conceived as party music that was played on daily mixed radio programs and played at parties given by cliquish, Detroit high school clubs, it has grown to be a global phenomenon. As the 1980s dawned, pop-influenced country music was the dominant style, through such acts as Kenny Rogers, Ronnie Milsap, T.G. Sheppard, Eddie Rabbitt, Crystal Gayle, Anne Murray and Dolly Parton. The 1980 movie ""Urban Cowboy"", a romantic comedy starring John Travolta and Debra Winger, spawned a successful soundtrack album featuring pop-styled country songs, including ""Lookin' for Love"" by"
"Local Musicians Hall of Fame. Others honored with the same recognition include: Jan Howard, Margie Singleton, Jeannie Seely, Tim Atwood, Hawkshaw Hawkins Jr., Scott Sexton, and Exile (American band). Interesting side note: Joe's dad, Jerry Rucker, worked in the Space Shuttle program for more than 35 years, and wrote several songs specifically geared towards the Shuttle program. The first song, called Blastoff Columbia, was used to wake up astronauts Robert Crippen and John Young from their first night in space during STS-1. It was a great honor for the entire family, and the song has been featured in several NASA"
"villages around Burnley and Clitheroe were used as extras and in particular children from Chatburn Primary School played the ""disciples"" in the film. The theme music from the film, by Malcolm Arnold, became a classic. Bryan Forbes put the budget at £162,000 although other sources say it was lower. In 1984, rock group Toto adapted the film for their music video ""Stranger in Town"". The song is on their album ""Isolation"". In the mid 1990s, ""Whistle Down the Wind"" was adapted into a musical by Russell Labey and Richard Taylor for the National Youth Music Theatre. Andrew Lloyd Webber and"
"far higher level by his next film ""Gregory's Girl"" in 1981. This featured some of the same young actors, in particular John Gordon Sinclair, as well as the acting debut of Clare Grogan. The film was a major hit and won 'Best Screenplay' in that year's BAFTA Awards. In 1983 he wrote and directed the successful ""Local Hero"", produced by David Puttnam, and featuring Burt Lancaster. It was rated in the top 100 films of the 1980s in a ""Premiere"" magazine recap of the decade. Forsyth's next film was the 1984 ""Comfort and Joy"", about a Glasgow radio DJ caught"
"has grown to be a global phenomenon. As the 1980s dawned, pop-influenced country music was the dominant style, through such acts as Kenny Rogers, Ronnie Milsap, T.G. Sheppard, Eddie Rabbitt, Crystal Gayle, Anne Murray and Dolly Parton. The 1980 movie ""Urban Cowboy"", a romantic comedy starring John Travolta and Debra Winger, spawned a successful soundtrack album featuring pop-styled country songs, including ""Lookin' for Love"" by Johnny Lee, ""The Devil Went Down to Georgia"" by the Charlie Daniels Band, ""Could I Have This Dance"" by Murray and ""Love the World Away"" by Rogers. The songs, and the movie itself, resulted in"
"During 1983 and 1984, Knopfler was involved with other projects as well, including writing and producing the music score to the film ""Local Hero"", which was a great success, and it was followed in 1984 by his scores for the films ""Cal"" and ""Comfort and Joy"". Also during this time Knopfler produced Bob Dylan's ""Infidels"" album, as well as ""Knife"" by Aztec Camera. He also wrote the song ""Private Dancer"" for Tina Turner's comeback album of the same name. Dire Straits' biggest studio album by far was their fifth, ""Brothers in Arms"", recorded at Air Studios Montserrat and released in"
"Sophie. Sophie sometimes sings with her father, for example on songs such as ""Seras-tu là?"" on the album ""Tête à tête"" and ""Make It Easy"" from the ""Emotions"" album. Murray Head Murray Seafield St George Head (born 5 March 1946) is an English actor and singer. Head has appeared in a number of films, including the role of Bob Elkin in the Oscar-nominated 1971 film ""Sunday Bloody Sunday"". As a musician, he is most recognised for his international hit songs ""Superstar"" (from the 1970 rock opera ""Jesus Christ Superstar"") and ""One Night in Bangkok"" (the 1984 single from the musical"
"Axel F ""Axel F"" is the electronic instrumental theme from the 1984 film ""Beverly Hills Cop"" performed by Harold Faltermeyer. It was an international number 1 hit in 1985. The title comes from the main character's name, Axel Foley (played by Eddie Murphy), in the film; moreover, it is composed in the key of F minor. Faltermeyer recorded the song using five instruments: a Roland Jupiter-8 provided the distinctive ""supersaw"" lead sound, a Moog modular synthesizer 15 provided the bass, a Roland JX-3P provided chord stabs, a Yamaha DX7 was used for bell and vibraphone sounds and a LinnDrum was"
"animators credited (and uncredited) include: Willard Bowsky, Nick Tafuri, George Germantetti, Harold Walker, Bill Sturm and Orestes Calpini. The film was originally produced in Black & White but was colorized in the late 1980s. It was released produced in the United States of America. You Gotta Be a Football Hero ""You Gotta Be a Football Hero"" is a song written by Al Sherman, Buddy Fields and Al Lewis in 1933. It is one of the most widely recorded and performed American football anthems of all time. In 1935, ""You Gotta Be a Football Hero"" was the subject of a Popeye"
"Arthur B. Rubinstein Arthur B. Rubinstein (March 31, 1938 – April 23, 2018) was an American composer. He composed several TV series soundtracks and songs for film scores, including ""Video Fever"" and ""Edge of the World"" in the 1983 film ""WarGames"". During the making of these soundtracks, he was a member of the band The Beepers. He has frequently been hired by film director John Badham, and the majority of his movie soundtracks are found in Badham's work, including ""Whose Life Is It Anyway?"" (1981), ""Blue Thunder"" (1983), ""Stakeout"" (1987), ""The Hard Way"" (1991), ""Another Stakeout"" (1993), and ""Nick of"
"Five O'Clock Heroes Five O'Clock Heroes are a new wave influenced indie rock band currently based in New York City. Lead singer Antony Ellis is originally from Northampton in the UK. They first formed in 2003 and to date have released five singles and three albums, ""Bend to the Breaks"", ""Speak Your Language"", and ""Different Times"". Their name comes from The Jam's song ""Just Who Is The Five O'Clock Hero?"", which appeared on their album ""The Gift of 1982"". The band cite the likes of Elvis Costello, The Police, Joe Jackson and Dexys Midnight Runners as major influences, and have"
"Morello, who makes a cameo appearance in the film, also contributing guitar performances. The rock band Djawadi used was recorded at Remote Control, while recording of a full orchestra took place at AIR Studios. The final score was mixed at Remote Control. Musicians John O'Brien and Rick Boston, frequent collaborators with Favreau, provided a big band-style arrangement of the Iron Man theme song from the 1966 cartoon ""The Marvel Super Heroes"". ""Institutionalized"", a song from band Suicidal Tendencies whose lead vocalist Mike Muir went to school with ""Iron Man"" star Robert Downey, Jr., is also included on the soundtrack. All"
"YouTube video (as well as the third oldest video to reach 1 billion views) in the 100 most viewed YouTube videos after ""The Gummy Bear Song"". Australia UK Axel F ""Axel F"" is the electronic instrumental theme from the 1984 film ""Beverly Hills Cop"" performed by Harold Faltermeyer. It was an international number 1 hit in 1985. The title comes from the main character's name, Axel Foley (played by Eddie Murphy), in the film; moreover, it is composed in the key of F minor. Faltermeyer recorded the song using five instruments: a Roland Jupiter-8 provided the distinctive ""supersaw"" lead sound,"
"John Mellencamp John J Mellencamp (born October 7, 1951), previously known as Johnny Cougar, John Cougar, and John Cougar Mellencamp, is an American musician, singer-songwriter, painter, and actor. He is known for his catchy, populist brand of heartland rock, which emphasizes traditional instrumentation. Mellencamp rose to fame in the 1980s while ""honing an almost startlingly plainspoken writing style that, starting in 1982, yielded a string of Top 10 singles,"" including ""Hurts So Good,"" ""Jack & Diane,"" ""Crumblin' Down,"" ""Pink Houses,"" ""Lonely Ol' Night,"" ""Small Town,"" ""R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.,"" ""Paper in Fire"" and ""Cherry Bomb."" He has amassed 22 Top"
"heroes, Woody Guthrie, had composed dozens of songs for children, convinced him it was worthwhile. The first series, broadcast in 1983, was a big success. A second series followed and Mays Records released two albums of the material – ""Songs From Alphabet Zoo"" and ""Best of Alphabet Zoo"". During 1983, McTell presented his own music series on BBC Radio 2. His guests included Billy Connolly, Georgie Fame, Simon Nicol with Dave Swarbrick, and Mike Harding. In 1984, McTell fronted another children's TV programme, called ""Tickle on the Tum"", again built around his songs. McTell featured in three series alongside guests"
"Harold Faltermeyer Hans Hugo Harold Faltermeier (born 5 October 1952) is a German musician, composer and record producer. He is best known for composing the ""Axel F"" theme for the feature film ""Beverly Hills Cop"", an influential synth-pop hit in the 1980s. He also composed the ""Top Gun"" Anthem for the feature film ""Top Gun"" and the music for the Chevy Chase ""Fletch"" feature films, ""Fletch"" and ""Fletch Lives"". The ""Beverly Hills Cop"" and ""Top Gun"" projects afforded him two Grammy Awards: the first in 1986 for Best Album of original score written for a motion picture or television special,"
"Yesterday's Hero (John Paul Young song) ""Yesterday's Hero"" is a pop song by John Paul Young. The song was written by George Young and Harry Vanda and was released in February 1975 as the lead single from Young's debut studio album, ""Hero"" (1975). The song became a worldwide hit, peaking at No. 8 in Australia, No. 1 in South Africa and No. 41 in the United States. ""Yesterday's Hero"" is a song about the fleeting nature of pop stardom. It drew on Vanda & Young's own experiences as former teen idols. The song gave Young his first top ten hit,"
"chart.\ Gladys Knight & The Pips also released a recording of the song in 1983 under the title ""Hero"". Their version peaked at No. 64 on ""Billboard""s Hot Black Singles chart while also reaching No. 23 on ""Billboard""s Adult Contemporary chart. Singer Gary Morris released a country version of the song in 1983. Morris's version of the song peaked at No. 4 on ""Billboard""s Hot Country Singles chart and later won both the Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Association awards for Song of the Year. Kenny Rogers released his version of the song in 1996 as part"
"It was mixed in November 1983 and released in March 1984, reaching the Top 3 in the UK Albums Chart. The concert was also issued on VHS and was remastered and released on DVD and Blu-ray in 2010. During 1983 and 1984 Mark Knopfler was also involved in other projects outside of the band. He wrote the music scores for the films ""Local Hero"" and ""Cal"", which were also released as albums. Also, during this time Knopfler produced Bob Dylan's ""Infidels"" album which featured Alan Clark on keyboards, as well as Aztec Camera and Willy DeVille. Also in 1984, John"
"hip hop and afro-rock musician X Alfonso and , a hip hop underground band, jazz pianist Roberto Carcasses and Cuban rapper and spoken-word artist Telmary. The film's theme song was composed and performed by the singer . Non-Cuban contributions were made by Roger Bunn, British rock musician who narrated the film and contributed three tracks from his posthumously released album Piece of Mind featuring the Netherlands Symphony Orchestra. American songwriter T Bone Burnett's song Humans From Earth was recorded in Bristol by British indie pop band The Flatmates produced by Paul Cooke, drummer and founding member of the British smooth"
"the $139.5 million earned by ""Saturday Night Fever"", the film nevertheless ranked in the top ten most financially successful films of 1983. The soundtrack was released in 1983 and is mainly performed by the Bee Gees. Five new Bee Gees songs (all of which have lead vocals by Barry Gibb) took up the first side, with side two featuring various artists performing songs mostly written by Frank Stallone, brother of the film's director Sylvester Stallone. The soundtrack reached number 14 in the United Kingdom, number 6 in the United States, number 1 in Switzerland, and number 2 in Italy and"
"Little Heroes (band) The Little Heroes were an Australian band formed in 1980 by founding mainstay Roger Hart (aka Roger Wells or Roger Hart-Wells, ex-Secret Police) on lead vocals and guitar. They released three studio albums, ""Little Heroes"" (August 1981), ""Play by Numbers"" (August 1982) and ""Watch the World"" (September 1983). Their highest charting hit, ""One Perfect Day"", which was released in 1982, reached No. 12 on the Kent Music Report Singles Chart. Their other charting singles are ""Young Hearts"" (1982), ""Watch the World"" and ""Bon Voyage"" (both 1983). They disbanded in June 1984. In 1980 The Little Heroes were"
"in films during the 1980s, including the roles of cynical sportswriter Max Mercy in ""The Natural"" (1984) and Los Angeles police officer Bob Hodges in ""Colors"" (1988). He won an Oscar for Best Actor as country western singer Mac Sledge in ""Tender Mercies"" (1983). Duvall was said to have written the music, but the actor said he wrote only a few ""background, secondary songs."" Duvall did do his own singing, insisting it be added to his contract that he sing the songs himself; Duvall said, ""What's the point if you're not going to do your own [singing]? They're just going"