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The Princess Bride is the fourth soundtrack album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, released on 12 November 1987 by Vertigo Records internationally, and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States. The album contains music composed for the 1987 film The Princess Bride, directed by Rob Reiner. [1]
The album includes what is probably the best known Willy DeVille song — “Storybook Love.” The song was the theme of the movie The Princess Bride and was nominated for an Academy Award in 1987. DeVille performed it at that year's Academy Award ceremony. Knopfler heard ("Storybook Love") and asked if I knew about this movie he was doing.
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 [ edit ]
Mark Knopfler’s score for “The Princess Bride,” to quote the film, was only mostly dead. On Saturday, the L.A. Philharmonic will perform it live to picture at the Hollywood Bowl — and they ...
The album was dedicated to Knopfler and his wife "for their support which was nothing short of a Miracle in a time of Dire Straits." The album ends with the ballad "Storybook Love", the theme from The Princess Bride. Land of Dreams (1988) by Randy Newman. Knopfler produced seven of the album's twelve tracks.
The Princess Bride is the best movie ever. That’s just facts. And it’s a movie you can grow with, and find something new to love with every subsequent watch. I should know. I’ve probably ...
On Rotten Tomatoes, The Princess Bride holds a 96% approval rating based on 84 reviews and an average rating of 8.50/10. The site's consensus states, "A delightfully postmodern fairy tale, The Princess Bride is a deft, intelligent mix of swashbuckling, romance, and comedy that takes an age-old damsel-in-distress story and makes it fresh."
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 ...