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The Princess Bride - Music by Mark Knopfler / Mercury Records Ltd. ‎Audio CD 1997 / 832 864-2

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Music by Mark Knopfler ‎– The Princess Bride / Mercury Records Ltd. ‎Audio CD 1997 / 8328642

UPC 042283286429

 

Product Details:

Label: Mercury Records Ltd. ‎– 832 864-2
Format: CD, Album
Country: Europe
Released: 1997
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Soft Rock, Modern Classical, Ambient
 
 
Description:
The Princess Bride is a soundtrack album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, released on 12 November 1987 by Vertigo Records internationally, and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States. The album contains music composed for the 1987 film The Princess Bride, directed by Rob Reiner. The album features the song "Storybook Love", written and performed by Willy DeVille and arranged by Mark Knopfler. In 1988, the song received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song.
 
 
Editorial Review:
Mark Knopfler's original music for The Princess Bride utilizes dreamy washes of synthesizers overlayed with warm acoustic instruments and hints of percussion. It's a great formula, often drifting through a gauze befitting a film that plays like a fairy tale. At the same time, songs like "Cliffs of Insanity" and "The Fireswamp and the Rodents of Unusual Size" cleverly acknowledge the movie's quirky humor even as they advance the plot with urgent notes or shimmering synth trills. "The Friends' Song"'s gently plucked acoustic guitar and whistle suggests the bardic tradition, while the main theme "Once Upon a Time...Storybook Love" is as romantic and pastoral as the film itself.
 
 

Tracklist:

1 Once Upon A Time... Storybook Love 3:58
2 I Will Never Love Again 3:01
3 Florin Dance 1:30
4 Morning Ride 1:34
5 The Friends' Song 3:02
6 The Cliffs Of Insanity 3:16
7 The Swordfight 2:42
8 Guide My Sword 5:09
9 The Fireswamp And The Rodents Of Unusual Size 4:44
10 Revenge 3:48
11    
A Happy Ending 1:51
12 Storybook Love
Arranged By – Mark Knopfler, Composed By, Vocals – Willy DeVille, Engineer, Mixed By – Steve Jackson (3), Written-By – Willy DeVille
4:24

 

 

More Details:

  • Arranged By, Producer – Mark Knopfler
  • Composed By – Mark Knopfler (tracks: 1 to 11)
  • Engineer [Film Soundtrack] – Marc DeSisto
  • Liner Notes – M.K., Rob Reiner
  • Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
  • Mixed By – Bill Schnee
  • Performer – Guy Fletcher, Mark Knopfler
  • Photography By – Deborah Feingold
  • Photography By [Production Stills] – Clive Coote
  • Written-By – Mark Knopfler (tracks: 1 to 11)

 

 

About the Artist:

Mark Freuder Knopfler OBE (born 12 August 1949) is a British singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He was the lead guitarist, singer, and songwriter for the rock band Dire Straits, which he co-founded with his younger brother, David Knopfler, in 1977. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland and raised near Newcastle upon Tyne, England.

Dire Straits recorded six albums, including Brothers in Arms (1985), one of the bestselling albums in history. After they disbanded in 1995, Knopfler began a solo career, and has produced nine solo albums. He has composed and produced film scores for nine films, including Local Hero (1983), Cal (1984), The Princess Bride (1987), Wag the Dog (1997) and Altamira (2016). He has worked with musicians including B.B. King, Chet Atkins, Chris Botti, John Anderson, the Chieftains, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Elton John, Joan Armatrading, Bryan Ferry, George Jones, Phil Lynott, Donal Lunny, Van Morrison, Steely Dan, Sting, Emmylou Harris and James Taylor, sometimes working as a session musician. He has produced albums for Tina Turner, Bob Dylan, and Randy Newman.

Described by Classic Rock as a virtuoso, Knopfler is a fingerstyle guitarist and was ranked 27th on Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". As of 2009, he and Dire Straits had sold more than 120 million records. A four-time Grammy Award winner, Knopfler is the recipient of the Edison Award, the Steiger Award and the Ivor Novello Award, as well as holding three honorary doctorate degrees in music from universities in the United Kingdom. Knopfler was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Dire Straits in 2018.

 

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