Full Description
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
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
Baby It's You
Mask
In Country
Philadelphia
Dead Man Walking
No Looking Back
The Sopranos
High Fidelity
Prozac Nation
Reign Over Me
The Wrestler
Show Me a Hero
American Honey
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
