Songs that feel like Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
An earnest, underdog-to-hero story of a small Brooklyn kid with a big heart, wrapped in 1940s wartime optimism, sacrifice and a love left unfinished.
- Hero by Family of the Year: A warm, earnest anthem about quiet bravery that fits a small man with a huge heart.
- Boys Of Summer by Don Henley: Wistful longing for a time slipping away mirrors Steve's unfinished life and love.
- Born in the U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen: Working-class American grit and patriotism with a complicated edge.
- Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy by The Andrews Sisters: The swinging 1940s USO sound that fuels the film's wartime homefront.
- I'll Be Seeing You by Billie Holiday: Aching wartime separation, echoing Steve and Peggy's unfulfilled dance.
- We'll Meet Again by Vera Lynn: The enduring hope of a wartime promise that may not be kept.
- Glory Days by Bruce Springsteen: Nostalgic, celebratory heartland rock looking back on youth and valor.
- Fight Song by Rachel Platten: Small-voiced underdog determination building into a triumphant chorus.
- Don't Stop Believin' by Journey: Soaring, aspirational optimism for dreamers from humble streets.
- "Heroes" by David Bowie: Defiant, romantic bravery against overwhelming odds.