Author | : Caroline Madden |
File Size | : 51,6 Mb |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Language | : English |
Release Date | : 29 January 2020 |
ISBN | : 9781476672854 |
Pages | : 243 pages |
Springsteen as Soundtrack by Caroline Madden Book PDF Summary
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.