Screenplaying

Screenplaying
Screenplaying
Compilation album by Mark Knopfler
Released	9 November 1993
Recorded	1982–1989
Genre	Film music
Length	71:16
Label	Vertigo; Warner Bros. (USA)
Producer	Mark Knopfler
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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

^ ^a ^b Ruhlmann, William. "Screenplaying". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 1993. 51. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
^ "New Zealand album certifications – Mark Knopfler – Screenplaying". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
^ 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

[allmusic-1] Ruhlmann, William. "Screenplaying". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 November 2012.

[ac_Hungary_-2] "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 1993. 51. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 25 June 2025.

[New_ZealandMark_KnopflerScreenplayingalbumCertRef-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.

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v t e Mark Knopfler
Studio albums	Golden Heart Sailing to Philadelphia The Ragpicker's Dream Shangri-La Kill to Get Crimson Get Lucky Privateering Tracker Down the Road Wherever One Deep River
Soundtracks	Local Hero Cal Comfort and Joy The Princess Bride Last Exit to Brooklyn Wag the Dog Metroland A Shot at Glory Altamira (with Evelyn Glennie)
Collaborations	Missing...Presumed Having a Good Time (with the Notting Hillbillies) Neck and Neck (with Chet Atkins) All the Roadrunning (with Emmylou Harris) Real Live Roadrunning (with Emmylou Harris)
Compilations	Screenplaying Private Investigations: The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler
Extended plays	The Trawlerman's Song One Take Radio Sessions
Singles	"Going Home: Theme of the Local Hero" "Darling Pretty" "Cannibals" "What It Is" "Why Aye Man" "Boom, Like That"
Other songs	"Are We in Trouble Now" "Piper to the End"
Videography	A Night in London Real Live Roadrunning (with Emmylou Harris)
Musicals	Local Hero
Band personnel	Richard Bennett Jim Cox Chad Cromwell Danny Cummings Phil Cunningham Stuart Duncan Guy Fletcher Paul Franklin Mike Henderson John McCusker Michael McGoldrick Tim O'Brien Matt Rollings Ian Thomas Geraint Watkins Glenn Worf
Tours	Bob Dylan Tour with Mark Knopfler 2012 Down the Road Wherever Tour
Related articles	Mark Knopfler discography Brewers Droop Dire Straits The Notting Hillbillies British Grove Studios

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