Biography
Hal Lindes is an American guitarist and film score composer. Born in Monterey, California, on 30 June 1953, he joined the British rock band Dire Straits in 1980 as rhythm guitarist and remained until late 1984, appearing on albums including Love over Gold (1982) and Alchemy (1984).
After leaving the band, Lindes turned to composing for film and television. His scores include the series Band of Gold (1995) and Between the Lines (1992–1994), and the television film Alibi (2003). He composed the soundtrack for the feature The Boys Are Back (2009). Lindes has received a Royal Television Society Award for the series Reckless (1997) and a TRIC Award for best TV theme music.
