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1	The Rocks And The Water	3:30
2	Wild Theme	3:40
3	Freeway Flyer Bass – John IllsleyGuitar [Rhythm] – Hal Lindes	1:50
4	Boomtown (Variation Louis' Favourite) Bass – Neil JasonDrums – Steve JordanVibraphone – Mike Mainieri	4:10
5	The Way It Always Starts Bass – Neil Jason, Steve JordanVocals – Gerry Rafferty	4:08
6	The Rocks And The Thunder	0:40
7	The Ceilidh And The Northern Lights	4:07
8	The Mist Covered Mountains Arranged By – Mark KnopflerBass – Eddie GomezWritten-By – Traditional	5:13
9	The Ceilidh: Louis Favourite/Billy's Tune	3:42
10	Whistle Theme	0:53
11	Smooching Bass – Tony LevinVibraphone – Mike Mainieri	5:05
12	Stargazer	1:31
13	The Rocks And The Thunder	0:40
14	Going Home: Theme Of The Local Hero Bass – Tony Levin	5:01

Companies, etc.

• Mastered At – Masterdisk
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Mercury Records Ltd. (London)
• Copyright (c) – Mercury Records Ltd. (London)

Credits

• Drums – Terry Williams (tracks: 3, 11, 14)
• Engineer – Louis Kramer (tracks: 7 to 9), Neil Dorfsman
• Engineer [Assistant] – Josh Abbey, Phil Vinall, Tim Palmer
• Featuring – The Acetones (tracks: 7 to 9)
• Guitar, Synthesizer, Percussion, Drums [Lynn] – Mark Knopfler
• Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
• Photography By [Back] – Frank Griffin
• Photography By [Front] – Denis Waugh
• Producer – Mark Knopfler
• Remastered By – Denny Purcell
• Saxophone – Mike Brecker* (tracks: 4, 11, 14)
• Synthesizer, Piano, Organ [Hammond] – Alan Clark
• Written-By – Mark Knopfler (tracks: 1 to 7, 9 to 14)

Notes

"Music by Mark Knopfler for the film produced by David Puttnam, written and Directed by Bill Forsyth".
Originaly released ©1983.

The Acetones are:
Alan Clark - Piano
Roddy Murray - Guitar
Jimmy Yuill - Whistle
Mark Winchester - Violin
Dale Winchester - Accordion
Brian Rowan - Bass
Ed Bicknell - Percussion

Remastered at Georgetown Masters.
Ceilidh recorded at Hilton Women's Royal Institute Hall, Banff, Scotland, 19th June 1982. Engineered by Louis Kramer on a Nagra 4.2L recorder.

℗ & © 1997 Mercury Records Ltd (London).

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: BIEM/MCPS
• Label Code: LC 1633
• Barcode: 0 42281 10382 7
• Other (Distribution Code): PY 833
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI L004
• Matrix / Runout: 811 038_2 00 L7 1G
• Other (Runout): MADE IN FRANCE BY PMCD
• Mould SID Code: IFPI 0280

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
VERL 4, 811 038-1	Mark Knopfler	Local Hero ‎(LP, Album, Non)	Vertigo, Vertigo	VERL 4, 811 038-1	UK	1983
811 038-1	Mark Knopfler	Local Hero ‎(LP, Album)	Vertigo	811 038-1	Portugal	1983
811 038-2	Mark Knopfler	Local Hero ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Vertigo	811 038-2	Germany	Unknown
811 038-2	Mark Knopfler	Local Hero ‎(HDCD, Album, RE, RM)	Vertigo	811 038-2	Europe	Unknown
1-23827, 9 23827-1	Mark Knopfler	Local Hero ‎(LP, Album)	Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros. Records	1-23827, 9 23827-1	US	1983