Hal Lindes

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Also during 1982 and 1983, Dire Straits’ frontman Mark Knopfler was involved with composing the music score for David Puttnam's film Local Hero, in which Lindes also performed. Lindes toured with Dire Straits for their 1982–1983 Love over Gold Tour. The band's double live album was a recording of excerpts from the final two concerts from that tour at London's Hammersmith Odeon in July 1983, featuring Lindes, and was released in March 1984.

In December 1984, while Dire Straits were recording tracks for their Brothers In Arms album, Lindes left the band to pursue his interest in film composing, sparked by the Local Hero soundtrack recording sessions.Flanagan, Bill (1985) Musician. Available from: Dire Straits' Mark Knopfler, an inside look at the outside man

Since his departure from Dire Straits, Lindes has composed music for films, and has won a Royal Television Society Award for the BAFTA award nominated film Reckless and a TRIC award for Best TV Theme Music. Lindes composed the soundtrack to The Boys Are Back, a Miramax film directed by Scott Hicks and starring Clive Owen, in which his guitar score is paired with songs by Sigur Rós, Ray Lamontagne and Carla Bruni.

In 1989, Lindes teamed up with rock singer Fish to contribute guitar to his debut solo album following his departure from Marillion. Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors was released in January 1990, and Lindes featured on nearly all of the album's tracks as well as co-writing three songs on the album. Lindes declined the opportunity to join Fish’s touring band. He composed the theme music for the 1990s BBC TV series Between the Lines.

Lindes has written, produced and recorded with Johnny Hallyday, Tina Turner, Gary Brooker, Roger Daltrey, Chris Jagger, Al Kooper, Brian Tarquin, Steve Morse, Robben Ford, Kiki Dee, Fish, Russ Taff, Sabrina Salerno, Twiggy.

With Dire Straits

• Love over Gold (1982)
• Twisting by the Pool (1983)
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• Money For Nothing (1988)
• Live At The BBC (1995)

With Mark Knopfler

• (Local Hero) (1983)
• Freeway Flyer (Local Hero) (1983)

With Tina Turner

• Private Dancer (1984)
• Steel Claw (1984)

With Kiki Dee

• Stay Close To You (1987)
• I Fall In Love Too Easily (1987)
• Angel Eyes (1987)

With Fish

• Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors (1990)

With Al Kooper

• Black Coffee (2005)

Film and TV score albums composer (selection)

• Theme from Between the Lines

• The Boys Are Back - Score (2010)
• Sleeping with Strangers (Eamon's Theme)

• NY-LON

• Apparitions (Music From The TV Series) (2008)
• Reckless Original Score (1997)
• The Syndicate (Music From The TV Series) (2012 – 2021)

Single releases

• Ricarda (2010)
• Babe I’m Gonna Leave You (2010)
• Guitar Heart (2011)
• Lone Guitar (2014)
• Inspired By An Angel (2015)
• Song For An Irish Girl (2020)

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