Track Listing

1. Rocks and the Water - Alan Clark, Mark Knopfler
2. Wild Theme - Alan Clark, Mark Knopfler
3. Freeway Flyer - Mark Knopfler
4. Boomtown [Version] - Mark Knopfler
5. Way It Always Starts - Mark Knopfler
6. Rocks and the Thunder - Alan Clark, Mark Knopfler
7. Ceilidh and the Northern Lights - Mark Knopfler
8. Mist Covered Mountains - Mark Knopfler
9. Ceilidh: Louis' Favourite Billy's Tune - Acetones, Mark Knopfler
10. Whistle Theme - Mark Knopfler
11. Smooching - Mark Knopfler
12. Stargazer - Alan Clark, Mark Knopfler
13. Rocks and the Thunder - Alan Clark, Mark Knopfler
14. Going Home (Theme of the Local Hero) - Mark Knopfler

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #67976 in Music
• Released on: 1990-10-25
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Soundtrack, Import
• Original language: English
• Running time: 44 minutes

From Amazon.com
This soundtrack (along with Ry Cooder's for Paris, Texas and Ennio Morricone's for Once Upon a Time in America, to name two other examples) is the kind of music that CDs were made for. Some of it is so delicate, so quiet, that it could disappear underneath the rumble and noise of a vinyl LP. You'd never know this was the score to a comedy--even a gentle wisp of a comedy like Bill Forsyth's picture. Some of it could pass for Scottish- flavored ambient music by Brian Eno. "The Rocks and the Water" seems to rise up like the tide with electronic calls that suggest the music of whales or dolphins. The sound of the sea whispers behind several atmospheric tracks, but Knopfler's guitar is also featured up-front some of the more overtly melodic tunes. The overall impression is luminous and evanescent as the Northern Lights. --Jim Emerson

Customer Reviews

Brilliant, a Superb Sountdrack
This is simply one of the best soundtrack albums you can buy, and,remarkably, is just as good if you haven't seen the film.

It's beautiful, atmospheric music which is nevertheless very enjoyable and showed us another side to Mark Knopfler's music.

There's one (very enjoyable) vocal track, by Gerry Rafferty, but the rest of the music is instrumental, with some ethereal, almost classical themes.

One Australian TV channel played 'Stargazer' over the awful footage of the Challenger Space Shuttle, and the music had such beauty and dignity that it seemed most appropriate.

There's not a dud track and the closing Local Hero Theme is one of my all time favourite pieces of music.

Absolutely stunning!
This is one of the most moving albums I have heard in a long time. My personal favourite is 'Wild Theme' for its sheer beauty and calm. It takes you right back to nature and the finer things in life, it reminds you of loved ones you remember, old romances and anything that warms the spirit, so listen to this track especially, and just try and say that you didn't cry at the end!

Escapisim
This music made a beautiful film ever more beautiful.

Every time I hear this music reminds me of my homeland and like the ending of the film, it makes me think of what I miss about Scotland.