Background
Following a string of three multi-platinum albums with Dire Straits—Dire Straits (1978), Communiqué (1979), and Making Movies (1980)—the group's lead singer, guitarist, songwriter, and producer, Mark Knopfler, began to look for new musical challenges and opportunities. In early 1982, Knopfler's manager wrote to several film directors indicating that the Dire Straits front man was interested in writing film music. Producer David Puttnam responded and after Knopfler reviewed the Local Hero project, accepted the job. Following the completion of Dire Straits' fourth album, Love Over Gold (1982), recorded from 8 March to 11 June 1982—an album also destined for multi-platinum status—Knopfler began work on his first film music project.
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