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Carter Benedict Burwell (born November 18, 1954) is an American film composer. He has frequently collaborated with the Coen brothers, having scored most of their films. He has also scored films by other directors such as Bill Condon, Todd Haynes, Spike Jonze, Martin McDonagh, James Foley, Brian Helgeland, and John Lee Hancock.
Carter Burwell is a composer and actor who has scored many films by Spike Jonze and other directors. He was born in New York City in 1954 and has been nominated for three Oscars.
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Carter Burwell was born on November 18, 1954. He graduated from Harvard College in 1977. While at Harvard he studied animation with Mary Beams and George Griffin, electronic music with Ivan Tcherepnin, and pursued a course of independent study at the MIT Media Lab (then known as the Architecture Machine Group).
Carter's score was nominated for Golden Globe, BAFTA and Academy Awards. The New Yorker magazine published David Owen's profile of Carter Burwell on Nov. 14, 2022, The Polymath Film Composer Known As "The Third Coen Brother ".
Nov 7, 2022 · Carter Burwell’s spare, haunting scores make audiences uncomfortable. By David Owen. November 7, 2022. Composers are often called on to solve problems that directors no longer can....
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Dec 3, 2021 · The veteran composer talks about his dark and disturbing music for Joel Coen's adaptation of Shakespeare's play, which evokes thriller, horror and psychological drama genres. He also reveals his approach to the dialogue, the string orchestra and the solo fiddle.
Feb 7, 2016 · February 7, 20168:41 AM ET. Heard on Weekend Edition Sunday. By. Tim Greiving. Enlarge this image. Carter Burwell has scored 16 films for the Coen Brothers, including their latest, Hail,...
