On this day: in 1983, the Local Hero film soundtrack was released, featuring original music by Mark Knopfler. Later that year, Dire Straits performed ‘Going Home: Theme from Local Hero’ at the Hammersmith Odeon in London. Listen to the original film soundtrack here: https://markknopfler.lnk.to/LocalHeroSR | Dire Straits

55K views · 2.9K reactions | Released today, for the first time ever on Blu-ray, Bill Forsyth’s classic film ‘Local Hero’, with soundtrack composed by Mark. A 2-disc set, packed with exclusive special features, including an audio commentary with Forsyth & critic Mark Kermode, and a brand-new interview with Mark Knopfler about the process of scoring the film. Available now from HMV and Amazon: https://go.markknopfler.com/localhero | Mark Knopfler | Facebook

46K views · 345 shares | On this day in 2005 the compilation album 'The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations' was released. The album featured both songs from Dire Straits' studio albums as well as selected works from Mark's solo career to date. Listen back here: https://direstraits.lnk.to/PrivateInvestigationsBestOf | Mark Knopfler | Facebook