Screenplaying

Screenplaying
Compilation album by Mark Knopfler
Released	9 November 1993
Genre	Film music
Length	71:16
Label	Vertigo Warner Bros. (USA)
Producer	Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler chronology
Neck and Neck (1990) Screenplaying (1993) Golden Heart (1996)

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

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
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 performance

Chart (1993)	Peak
Netherlands Albums Chart	21
New Zealand Albums Chart	21

References

1. Ruhlmann, William. "Screenplaying". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 November 2012.

External links

• Screenplaying at Mark Knopfler official website
• Cal at the Internet Movie Database
• Last Exit to Brooklyn at the Internet Movie Database
• The Princess Bride at the Internet Movie Database
• Local Hero at the Internet Movie Database