Mark Knopfler, A Shot at Glory - 37m 54s

Tracks & Durations

1. Sons of Scotland	2:18
2. Hard Cases	3:27
3. He's the Man	4:42
4. Training	3:29
5. The New Laird	2:21
6. Say Too Much	2:39
7. Four in a Row	4:42
8. All That I Have in the World	3:22
9. Sons of Scotland - Quiet Theme	3:00
10. It's Over	4:10
11. Wild Mountain Thyme	3:36

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Review

With its rural Scottish setting and thematic undercurrents of business versus local traditions and personal redemption, this Cinderella soccer tale seems to have a few things in common with Bill Forsyth's Local Hero, not the least of which is an evocative score by Dire Straits leader Mark Knopfler. The Scottish guitar hero again rises to the occasion, his acoustic "Sons of Scotland" theme underscoring the story's melancholy emotional landscape, if not necessarily its geographic one. To that end Knopfler bows to expected musical conventions by sprinkling the score with bagpipes, fiddles, and pennywhistles, yet shrewdly weaves them into a more modern, personal tapestry of guitar and pulsing rhythms (especially on the Highland reel-meets-electronica of "Four in a Row") familiar from his work with Dire Straits; tradition meets tempus fugit. Knopfler also serves up a trio of winning songs, whose tenor ranges from the understated macho anthem "He's the Man" to "Say Too Much," a dry, slinky cocktail of lounge jazz influences, and the melancholy folk lament "All That I Have in the World." While Knopfler's contemporary scoring efforts have been sparse and sometimes uneven, this soundtrack seems the perfect match of material and musician. --Jerry McCulleyUK soundtrack to 2000 film starring Robert Duvall & Michael Keaton. Featuring a score by Dire Straits frontman who's also scored the films 'Local Hero' (1983), 'Cal' (1984), 'The Princess Bride' (1987) & 'Last Exit to Brooklyn' (1990). A Warner U.S. release.

Other Versions

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A Shot at Glory

Tracks: 11, Disk length: 38m 1s (+0m 7s)

A Shot at Glory

Tracks: 11, Disk length: 38m 22s (+0m 28s)

A Shot at Glory

Tracks: 20 (+9 tracks), Disk length: 1h 17m 41s (+39m 47s)

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