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SOUNDTRACK · 1987

The Princess Bride

by Mark Knopfler · Nov 1987 · Warner Bros. Records · 12 tracks · 39:26

  • ambient
  • classical
  • electronic
  • modern classical

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The Princess Bride sleeve
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Tracklist

  1. 1Once Upon a Time... Storybook Love4:00
  2. 2I Will Never Love Again3:05
  3. 3Florin Dance1:33
  4. 4Morning Ride1:37
  5. 5The Friends' Song3:02
  6. 6The Cliffs of Insanity3:19
  7. 7The Swordfight2:44
  8. 8Guide My Sword5:12
  9. 9The Fireswamp and the Rodents of Unusual Size4:47
  10. 10Revenge3:52
  11. 11A Happy Ending1:53
  12. 12Storybook LoveWilly DeVille4:24

Running time 39:26

Tracklist of the first edition, from MusicBrainz.

The story

The Princess Bride is the fourth soundtrack album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, released on 12 November 1987 by Vertigo Records internationally, and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States. The album contains music composed for the 1987 film The Princess Bride, directed by Rob Reiner. The album features the song "Storybook Love", written and performed by Willy DeVille and arranged by Mark Knopfler. In 1988, the song received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song.

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Who made it

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The record

  • First released
    Nov 1987
  • Labels
    Warner Bros. Records W2 25610
    Vertigo 832 864-1
  • Kind
    Album (soundtrack)
  • Formats
    CD 4 editions, Vinyl, Digital
  • Editions
    6 releases in 4 countries
  • Running time
    39:26
  • Barcode
    075992561020

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