Hal Andrew Lindes (born June 30, 1953 in Monterey, California) is an English-American 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" 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.