 Knopfler, Mark (qv), lead singer of Dire Straits, wrote the  soundtrack for this film. Lyrics from a previous Dire Straits album  "Love Over Gold" are used as dialogue in the film: "I hear the  terrible twins came to call on you" is similar to: "I hear the seven  deadly sins came to call on you", and "The bigger they are, baby,  the harder they fall on you" are both lyrics from the song "It Never  Rains". Alan Bird says the words "dire straits" in one of the radio  studio scenes shortly after Maddy has left him.