Jeremy Allen White Goes Full Boss With 9 Springsteen Essentials for Deliver Me From Nowhere
Jeremy Allen White slips into Bruce Springsteen’s boots in Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere — and he’s not lip-syncing. He grabs the mic and tears through the Boss’s classics himself.
Jeremy Allen White is not just playing Bruce Springsteen in 'Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere' — he is singing him. The Bear star went all-in for the role, and the movie is aiming straight at the making of 'Nebraska', Springsteen's stark, soul-searching record. It is directed by Scott Cooper, and yes, White is doing the vocals himself. If you are wondering how deep he went, the tracklist and the training tell the story.
The music he actually recorded
White covered a stack of Springsteen staples — including cuts tied to 'Nebraska' and 'Born in the U.S.A.' — plus a few classics with a full band. Full tracklist is below: nine solo cuts, three collabs.
- Born in the U.S.A. (Power Station) — Jeremy Allen White
- I’m on Fire — Jeremy Allen White
- Nebraska — Jeremy Allen White
- Atlantic City — Jeremy Allen White
- Mansion on the Hill — Jeremy Allen White
- Highway Patrolman — Jeremy Allen White
- State Trooper — Jeremy Allen White
- My Father’s House — Jeremy Allen White
- Reason to Believe — Jeremy Allen White
- Lucille — Jay Buchanan / Jake Kiszka / Sam F. Kiszka / Aksel Coe / Bobby Emmett / Jeremy Allen White
- Boom Boom — Jay Buchanan / Jake Kiszka / Sam F. Kiszka / Aksel Coe / Bobby Emmett / Jeremy Allen White
- I Put a Spell on You — Jay Buchanan / Jake Kiszka / Sam F. Kiszka / Aksel Coe / Bobby Emmett / Jeremy Allen White
How he found Bruce's voice
White did the unglamorous, nerdy process work: intensive vocal training with Eric Vetro, guitar coaching with J.D. Simo, and an overall musical game plan under Dave Cobb, who also produced the soundtrack. Vetro is the same coach who worked with Timothee Chalamet on 'A Complete Unknown', a role that landed Chalamet a Best Actor Oscar nomination. White also dug through hours of archival footage to study how Springsteen sings and talks — not just the tone, but the cadence and phrasing. On the soundtrack, it is him singing and playing guitar. Even in the trailers, you can hear he is chasing the small details, not just the rasp.
What the Boss thinks
Springsteen has already weighed in, and it is the kind of sign-off this movie needs. On SiriusXM's E Street Radio, he said:
"Jeremy is such a terrific actor that you just fall right into it. He’s got an interpretation of me that I think the fans will deeply recognize. He’s just done a great job."
He also kept it simple on the vocals: "He sings well, he sings very well." According to White, Springsteen made himself available and was supportive throughout the process.
What the film is actually about
Cooper's biopic zeroes in on the creation of 'Nebraska' — the bare-bones record that really cemented Springsteen as rock's great storyteller — rather than trying to cram the entire career into two hours. Which is the right call. Let the songs do the talking.
Release date
'Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere' hits U.S. theaters on October 24, 2025.