Screenplaying

Screenplaying
Compilation album by Mark Knopfler
Released	9 November 1993 (1993-11-09)
Recorded	1982–1989
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 (1993)	Peak position
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [2]	21
Netherlands Albums Chart	21
New Zealand Albums Chart	21

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ) [3]	Gold	7,500^
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [4]	Platinum	100,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Ruhlmann, William. "Screenplaying". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
2. "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 1993. 51. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
3. "New Zealand album certifications – Mark Knopfler – Screenplaying". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved 20 November 2024.
4. Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 937. ISBN   84-8048-639-2 . Retrieved 16 September 2019.

External links

• Screenplaying at Mark Knopfler official website
• Soundtrack of Cal at IMDb
• Soundtrack of Last Exit to Brooklyn at IMDb
• Soundtrack of The Princess Bride at IMDb
• Soundtrack of Local Hero at IMDb