In the late summer and early autumn of 2021, I knew my father was approaching his last days on this earth. Inspired by the soothing sounds of ocean waves and a train wailing in the distance on a quick trip down to the Jersey Shore, I began to write his eulogy. But it didn’t really start flowing until I listened to an album and re-watched a film that had once given me solace: Letter to You by Bruce Springsteen.
Filmed by Springsteen’s longtime collaborator and videographer Thom Zimny, Letter to You documents the making of the album of the same name with the E Street Band, while also providing soulful insights on the album’s themes: life, loss, death and life after death.
