Mark Knopfler And Guitar Heroes Record 'Going Home' To Support Teenagers With Cancer

JAKARTA - Mark Knopfler re-recorded his monumental work which became the soundtrack for the film Local Hero, Going Home. This footage involves dozens of guitarists and major world musicians.

Meanwhile, this music project is aimed at supporting two social organizations that focus on helping teens with cancer, Teenage Cancer Trust and Teen Cancer America.

The new Record of Going Home (Theme From Local Hero), which is a support for the Teenage Cancer Trust and Teen Cancer America, has been released now, "wrote Mark Knopfler in an Instagram post, seen Thursday, March 21.

"Thank you to all the artists who have contributed to this song, and to all the fans who support this project."

Meanwhile, the guitar virtuoso filling in on Going Home are Jeff Beck, Joe Bonamassa, Eric fire, Buddy Guy, John McLaughlin, Joe Satriani, and Steve Vai.

In addition, there are also guitarists from big rock bands, such as David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), losty Wood (The Rolling Stones), Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath), Alex Lifeson (Rush), Steve Lukather (Toto), Brian May (Queen), Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine), Pete Townshend (The Who), Slash (ex Guns NRoses), and Joe Walsh (Eagles).

There are still many guitarists involved. In addition, several names also fill in bass, piano, and drums, such as Jim Cox, Ringo Starr, Sting, and Ian Thomas.

For information, Going Home was first released in 1983. This song is not only widely known by music lovers, but also football audiences in England.