Hal Lindes discography: History and Key Facts

The Hal Lindes discography consists of recordings and film/TV scores by the American guitarist and film score composer Hal Lindes. He is best known as a member of Dire Straits from 1980 until late 1984 and also for his collaborations with musicians like Johnny Hallyday, Tina Turner, Gary Brooker, Roger Daltrey, Chris Jagger, Al Kooper, Brian Tarquin, Steve Morse, Robben Ford, Kiki Dee, Fish, Russ Taff, Sabrina, Twiggy.

Since 1984, with an interest initially sparked by the Local Hero soundtrack recording sessions, Lindes also pursued film composing, with over 60 film and TV scores composed. He has won a Royal Television Society Award for the BAFTA award nominated film Reckless and a TRIC award for Best TV Theme Music. Lindes composed the soundtrack to The Boys Are Back, a Miramax film directed by Scott Hicks and starring Clive Owen, in which his guitar score is paired with songs by Sigur Rós, Ray Lamontagne and Carla Bruni. He also composed the theme music for the 1990s BBC TV series Between the Lines.

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