Description

Reduced price due to sticker damage in upper right corner

Original Dutch 1987 press with original innersleeve

Dire Straits mainman Mark Knopfler’s original music for The Princess Bride utilizes dreamy washes of synthesizers overlayed with warm acoustic instruments and hints of percussion. It’s a great formula, often drifting through a gauze befitting a film that plays like a fairy tale. At the same time, songs like Cliffs Of Insanity and The Fireswamp And The Rodents Of Unusual Size cleverly acknowledge the movie’s quirky humor even as they advance the plot with urgent notes or shimmering synth trills. The Friends Song’s gently plucked acoustic guitar and whistle suggests the bardic tradition, while the main theme Once Upon A Time…Storybook Love is as romantic and pastoral as the film itself.

Track list:
1. Once Upon A Time…Storybook Love
2. I Will Never Love Again
3. Florin Dance
4. Morning Ride
5. The Friends Song
6. The Cliffs Of Insanity
7. The Swordfight
8. Guide My Sword
9. The Fireswamp And The Rodents Of Unusual Size
10. Revenge
11. A Happy Ending
12. Storybook Love