| Cal | |
| Type: | soundtrack |
| Artist: | Mark Knopfler |
| Cover: | Mark-Knopfler-Cal-299751.jpg |
| Recorded: | February–March 1984 |
| Genre: | Celtic music, folk, instrumental rock |
| Label: | Vertigo Records |
| Producer: | Mark Knopfler |
| Prev Title: | Local Hero |
| Prev Year: | 1983 |
| Next Title: | Comfort and Joy |
| Next Year: | 1984 |
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).[1]
Knopfler played the track "Father And Son" on his 2013 tour as an instrumental intro to the song "Hill Farmer's Blues."
In a contemporary review in The New York Times, Janet Maslin called the album "an exceptionally lovely and haunting score."[2]
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."[1]
All music was written by Mark Knopfler.[3]