Carter Burwell

Born: 1955-11-18

Carter Benedict Burwell (born November 18, 1954) is an American composer of film scores. He has consistently collaborated with the Coen brothers, having scored most of their films, including Blood Simple, Raising Arizona, Fargo, The Big Lebowski, No Country For Old Men, Burn After Reading, Hail, Caesar! and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. Burwell has also scored three of Todd Haynes's films, three of Spike Jonze's films, and all the films of Martin McDonagh. He has received Oscar nominations for Best Original Score for Haynes's Carol (2015) and McDonagh's Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017).


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Crafting the Tragedy of Macbeth

as Self
Released: 2022-01-14

This behind the scenes documentary split across five chapters focuses on the many aspects of the...

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Lights, Action, Music

as uncredited
Released: 2007-08-06

A wonderful journey through the meaning and relevance of film music composition. Featuring...

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Transeltown

as uncredited
Released: 1992-06-16

A morbid and tender love story that begins when a lonely girl drags home the naked body of a...

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Sound of Cinema: The Music That Made the Movies

as Self - Interviewed Guest
First aired: 2013-09-12

Series celebrating the art of the cinema soundtrack, as Neil Brand explores the work of the...

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