Springsteen As Soundtrack: The Sound Of The Boss In Film And Television

A catalog nearly fifty years in the making, Bruce Springsteen's music remains popular and a frequent subject of study yet little critical attention has been given to its inclusion in film and television. This book examines a selection of films and TV shows from the 1980s to the present--including Mask, High Fidelity, The Sopranos and The Wrestler--that feature Springsteen's music on the soundtrack. Relating his thematic preoccupations with religion, the Vietnam War, the promise of the open road, economic disparity and blue-collar malaise, his songs color narrative and articulate the inner lives of characters. This book explores the many on-screen contexts of Springsteen's work from Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. to Springsteen on Broadway.

• | Author: Caroline Madden
• | Publisher: McFarland
• | Publication Date: Feb 23, 2020
• | Number of Pages: 242 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Music
• | ISBN-10: 1476672857
• | ISBN-13: 9781476672854