Hal Lindes

Hal Lindes
Hal Lindes performing with Dire Straits in Newcastle City Hall
Background information
Birth name	Hal Andrew Lindes
Born	Monterey, California United States
Genres	Rock
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter, film scorer
Instruments	Vocals, guitar
Associated acts	Dire Straits
Website	www.hallindes.com

Hal Andrew Lindes (born June 30, 1953 in Monterey, California) is an American-English guitarist and film score composer.

In 1979, he played guitar with the rock group Darling. Signed to Charisma Records, they released the single "Do You Wanna" (written by Lindes) and published the album Put It Down To Experience the same year. In 1980 he began recording a solo album with producer Al Kooper, along with Herbie Flowers on bass and John Bradbury (of The Specials) on drums. The project was halted mid-stream when Lindes received an invitation by Mark Knopfler to join the British rock band Dire Straits.

Hal Andrew Lindes became a full-time member of Dire Straits at the end of 1980 while the band were promoting their third album, Making Movies. During his five-year tenure with the group, Dire Straits grew from playing small clubs to performing in sold out stadiums. He featured in their next album, 1982's Love Over Gold as well as the 1983 EP, titled ExtendedancEPlay.

During this time Mark Knopfler was also involved with composing the music score for David Puttnam's 1983 film Local Hero, in which Lindes also performed on some of the cues. It was at this point that he discovered a passion for composing film soundtracks. Lindes toured with Dire Straits for their 1983 world tour and was present on the live album Alchemy Live, double album of excerpts from concerts at the Hammersmith Odeon in July 1983 which was released in early 1984. In early 1985, while Dire Straits were recording tracks for their Brothers In Arms album, Lindes left Dire Straits to compose film soundtracks full-time.