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"Going Home: Theme of the Local Hero" is an instrumental rock track by Mark Knopfler, and the closing track from the 1983 film Local Hero soundtrack. [2] It was the debut solo single by Knopfler, and charted at number 56 in the UK, [ 3 ] [ 4 ] at number 26 in the Netherlands and at number 18 in New Zealand. [ 5 ]
Also in early 2024, Knopfler assembled a supergroup, referred to as Mark Knopfler's Guitar Heroes, to record a new version of "Going Home: Theme of the Local Hero" to support the Teenage Cancer Trust and Teen Cancer America. The recording was produced by Guy Fletcher and was released on 15 March 2024, featuring contributions from more than ...
For the Local Hero soundtrack, Knopfler received a BAFTA award nomination for Best Score for a Film. [3] "Going Home" is played at Newcastle United F.C. and Aberdeen F.C. home games as the football players run out onto the pitch, as well as at the end of games at other clubs such as Burton Albion F.C. and Tranmere Rovers F.C. [citation needed]
When Mark Knopfler announced an all-star cover of “Going Home (Theme From Local Hero)” – his theme from the 1983 Scottish comedy-drama – many questioned the logistics of pulling off a song ...
The supergroup, named Guitar Heroes, comprises 54 musicians who joined forces to play on “Mark Knopfler’s Going Home: Theme Of The Local Hero”, proceeds from which will raise money for the ...
Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler has said it’s unlikely ... for a nine-minute recording of “Going Home (Theme From Local Hero ... One Deep River, which is scheduled for release on April 12 ...
The Mark Knopfler discography consists of recordings by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, not including his work with Dire Straits. Knopfler began recording apart from Dire Straits in 1983, when he released his first soundtrack album Local Hero. That same year he produced his first album, Infidels for Bob Dylan.
Going Home, a 1996 short film featuring Gloria LeRoy; Going Home, a 2000 film starring Jason Robards and Clint Black; Going Home, a part of the 2002 Asian horror movie collaboration Three; Going Home, a 2014 Indian short film directed by Vikas Bahl, starring Alia Bhatt; Going Home, a 2015 Nigerian film directed by Chika Anadu