Director James Mangold is known for making movies about musicians, like Walk the Line about Johnny Cash and his recent release, the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown. So what music has played a pivotal role in his life?
In a new interview with NME, Mangold shared the music that he considers the soundtrack to his life, and it includes Bruce Springsteen and R.E.M.
Mangold also reveals that R.E.M.'s "It's The End of the World As We Know It" is the song he can't get out of his head, while "The Bare Necessities" from The Jungle Book is the first song he remembers hearing and Glen Campbell's "Wichita Lineman" is the song he wants played at his funeral.
And Cash also plays a part in Mangold's soundtrack, with the director sharing that "A Boy Named Sue" is his go-to karaoke tune, mostly because he's a baritone. He says he loves singing "anything by Johnny Cash," noting "that's in my range."
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