Cal
Soundtrack album by Mark Knopfler
Released	24 August 1984 (1984-08-24) (US)
Recorded	February–March 1984 AIR Studios, London, England, United Kingdom
Genre	Celtic music, folk, instrumental rock
Length	35:08
Label	Vertigo Records
Producer	Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler chronology
Local Hero (1983) Cal (1984) Comfort and Joy (1984)
Singles from Cal
"The Long Road (Theme From 'Cal')" Released: September 1984[1]

Cal is the second soundtrack album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, released on 24 August 1984 by Vertigo Records. The album contains music composed for the 1984 film Cal, produced by David Puttnam and directed by Pat O'Connor. Puttnam also produced the film Local Hero (1983).^[2]

Knopfler played the track "Father And Son" on his 2013 tour as an instrumental intro to the song "Hill Farmer's Blues."

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

In a contemporary review in The New York Times, Janet Maslin called the album "an exceptionally lovely and haunting score."^[3]

In a retrospective review for AllMusic, Steven McDonald gave the album four out of five stars and called it a "quiet, reflective set of cues that eschew false dramatics in favor of supporting the story."^[2]

Track listing

All music was written by Mark Knopfler.^[4]

Charts

Personnel

Music

• Mark Knopfler – guitars
• Paul Brady – tin whistle, mandolin
• Liam O'Flynn – Uilleann pipes
• Guy Fletcher – keyboards
• John Illsley – bass
• Terry Williams – drums

Production

• Mark Knopfler – producer
• Neil Dorfsman – engineer
• Matt d'Arbanlay-Butler – assistant engineer
• Steve Jackson – assistant engineer
• John Dent – mastering at the Sound Clinic in London
• Sutton Cooper – sleeve design
• Brian Aris – photograph of Mark Knopfler^[4]