Music from 'Cal'
Encyclopedia
Cal is a 1984 soundtrack album
by Mark Knopfler
for the film Cal
, produced by David Puttnam
, who also produced the film Local Hero
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Production
Soundtrack album
A soundtrack album is any album that incorporates music directly recorded from the soundtrack of a particular feature film or television program. In some cases, not all the tracks from the movie are included in the album; however there are rare cases of songs in the trailers that do not appear in...
by Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Mark Freuder Knopfler, OBE is a Scottish-born British guitarist, singer, songwriter, record producer and film score composer. He is best known as the lead guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for the British rock band Dire Straits, which he co-founded in 1977...
for the film Cal
Cal (film)
Cal is a 1984 British drama film directed by Pat O'Connor, and starring John Lynch and Helen Mirren. Based on the novella Cal written by Bernard MacLaverty who also wrote the script, the film was entered into the 1984 Cannes Film Festival, where Helen Mirren won the award for Best Actress.-Plot:Cal...
, produced by David Puttnam
David Puttnam
David Terence Puttnam, Baron Puttnam, CBE, FRSA is a British film producer. He sits on the Labour benches in the House of Lords, although he is not principally a politician.-Early life:...
, who also produced the film Local Hero
Local Hero
Local Hero is a 1983 Scottish comedy-drama film starring Peter Riegert and Burt Lancaster. It was directed by Bill Forsyth and produced by David Puttnam....
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Track listing
- "Irish Boy" (3:55)
- "The Road" (2:08)
- "Waiting for Her" (0:38)
- "Irish Love" (2:24)
- "A Secret Place/ Where Will You Go" (1:45)
- "Father and Son" (7:41)
- "Meeting Under the Trees" (0:48)
- "Potato Picking" (2:06)
- "In a Secret Place" (1:08)
- "Fear and Hatred" (2:18)
- "Love and Guilt" (3:04)
- "The Long Road" (7:13)
Credits
Music- Mark KnopflerMark KnopflerMark Freuder Knopfler, OBE is a Scottish-born British guitarist, singer, songwriter, record producer and film score composer. He is best known as the lead guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for the British rock band Dire Straits, which he co-founded in 1977...
– guitars and vocals - Guy FletcherGuy FletcherGuy Wilson Fletcher is an English multi-instrumentalist, best known for his position as the keyboardist in the British rock band Dire Straits from 1984 until the group's dissolution, and his involvement in nearly every part of Mark Knopfler's solo work to date.-Biography:Fletcher was born into a...
– keyboards - Paul BradyPaul BradyPaul Joseph Brady is an Irish singer-songwriter, whose work straddles folk and pop. He was interested in a wide variety of music from an early age...
– tin whistle and mandolin - Liam O'FlynnLiam O'FlynnLiam O'Flynn is a master uilleann piper and prominent Irish folk musician. In addition to an impressive solo career and his work with the Irish traditional group Planxty, O'Flynn has recorded with many prominent international musical artists, including Mark Knopfler, the Everly Brothers, Enya,...
– uillean pipes - John IllsleyJohn IllsleyJohn Illsley is an English musician who rose to fame as the bass guitarist of the critically acclaimed rock band, Dire Straits...
– bass - Terry WilliamsTerry Williams (drummer)Terrence "Terry" Williams is a Welsh rock drummer, whose resume includes work for Dire Straits, B. B. King, and Bob Dylan....
– drums
Production
- Stuart Craig – producer
- David Puttnam – producer
- Neil Dorfsman – engineer
- Neil Korfsman – engineer
- Steve Jackson – assistant engineer
- Matt d'Arbanlay-Butler – assistant engineer
- John Dent – mastering
- Denny Purcell – remastering
- Jonathan Russell – remastering assistant
- Don Cobb – digital editing
- Brian Aris – photography
- Sutton Cooper – artwork and design
- Bernard Mac Laverty – composer
Reviews
- The New York TimesThe New York TimesThe New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
called the it "exceptionally lovely and haunting score" - Moviemusic said, "The movie was okay, the soundtrack is great!"