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Bruce Springsteen’s feature-length directorial debut, Western Stars opens in movie theaters on October 25 (after limited early screenings on the 19th and 23rd). In the movie, Springsteen performs all the songs from his latest album in his hundred-year-old barn. Springsteen said that the point of the film, which also includes new interviews and archival footage, was to “to get some of the music live to an audience.”

“The [studio] album and the film are both about this fading Western movie B-level star who’s looking back on his life and the decisions he’s made,” said Cameron Bailey, artistic director of the Toronto International Film Festival where the movie debuted. “That narrative and that character shape all the songs. In between the songs, you’ve got Bruce really talking about this character he invented, the story he wrote for the character, and how it reflects back on his own life as he ages and other kind of narratives he’s had in his previous albums.”

Now, the music from the film can be enjoyed outside of the cinema.

On October 25, Springsteen will release Western Stars: Songs From the Film. It features the live versions of all 13 songs from the album, plus a rousing cover of Glen Campbell’s “Rhinestone Cowboy.” The audio was mixed by Bob Clearmountain and mastered by Bob Ludwig, the same duo behind Springsteen on Broadway.

Pre-orders are available now at the links below!

Bruce Springsteen, Western Stars: Songs From the Film (Columbia, 2019) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

1. Hitch Hikin’
2. The Wayfarer
3. Tucson Train
4. Western Stars
5. Sleepy Joe’s Cafe
6. Drive First (The Stuntman)
7. Chasin’ Wild Horses
8. Sundown
9. Somewhere North of Nashville
10. Stones
11. There Goes My Miracle
12. Hello Sunshine
13. Moonlight Motel
14. Rhinestone Cowboy