''Last Exit to Brooklyn'' is the fifth soundtrack album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, released on 3 October 1989 by Vertigo Records internationally, and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States. The album contains music composed for the 1989 film '' Last Exit to Brooklyn'', produced by

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and directed by Uli Edel.

Critical reception

In his review for AllMusic, William Ruhlmann gave the album three out of five stars, calling it Knopfler's "most ambitious and accomplished soundtrack." Ruhlmann noted that unlike Knopfler's first three soundtracks, the music for ''Last Exit to Brooklyn'' "did not sound like outtakes from Dire Straits sessions, but instead consisted of fully orchestrated scoring."

Track listing

All music was written by Mark Knopfler.

Personnel

;Music * Guy Fletcher – keyboards * Mark Knopfler - guitar (5) * David Nolan – violin (4) * Irvine Arditti – violin (9) ;Production * Mark Knopfler – producer * Bill Schnee – mixing * Don Cobb – digital editing * Denny Purcell – remastering * Jonathan Russell – remastering assistant

References

External links

''Last Exit to Brooklyn''
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Mark Knopfler official website
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