Springsteen as Soundtrack

The Sound of the Boss in Film and Television

von Caroline Madden

244 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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.

• Themen: Kunst Musik Stile und Gattungen Unterhaltungsmusik, Popmusik
• ISBN: 9781476672854
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 29.01.2020
• Größe: 254 x 178 mm
• Verlag: McFarland