Springsteen as Soundtrack: The Sound of the Boss in Film and Television
- Author: Madden, Caroline
Springsteen as Soundtrack: The Sound of the Boss in Film and Television
- Author: Madden, Caroline
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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.
Contents
- Acknowledgments ix
- Preface 1
- Introduction 5
- Baby It's You 17
- Mask 33
- In Country 43
- Philadelphia 63
- Dead Man Walking 76
- No Looking Back 91
- The Sopranos 102
- High Fidelity 117
- Prozac Nation 132
- Reign Over Me 148
- The Wrestler 159
- Show Me a Hero 173
- American Honey 191
- Chapter Notes 205
- Bibliography 221
- Index 229
