Carter Burwell

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).

Lights, Action, Music (2007)

A wonderful journey through the meaning and relevance of film music composition. Featuring great, albeit brief, insights from some of the modern greats.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dan Lieberstein
CAST:  John Barry  •  Rachel Portman  •  Mira Nair  •  Spike Lee

A wonderful journey through the meaning and relevance of film music composition. Featuring great, albeit brief, insights from some of the modern greats.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dan Lieberstein
CAST:  John Barry  •  Rachel Portman  •  Mira Nair  •  Spike Lee

Funny (1988)

People are asked to tell their favorite jokes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bran Ferren
CAST:  Emanuel Azenberg  •  Bob Balaban  •  Peter Boyle  •  Marshall Brickman

People are asked to tell their favorite jokes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bran Ferren
CAST:  Emanuel Azenberg  •  Bob Balaban  •  Peter Boyle  •  Marshall Brickman

Transeltown (1992)

A morbid and tender love story that begins when a lonely girl drags home the naked body of a comatose, genital-less blonde woman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Myra Paci
CAST:  Carter Burwell  •  Myra Paci  •  Dina Emerson  •  Stanton Miranda

A morbid and tender love story that begins when a lonely girl drags home the naked body of a comatose, genital-less blonde woman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Myra Paci
CAST:  Carter Burwell  •  Myra Paci  •  Dina Emerson  •  Stanton Miranda

Crafting the Tragedy of Macbeth (2022)

This behind the scenes documentary split across five chapters focuses on the many aspects of the filmmaking journey and includes interviews with lead actor and actress Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand. As well as various crew members.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Frances McDormand  •  Denzel Washington  •  Bruno Delbonnel  •  Mary Zophres

This behind the scenes documentary split across five chapters focuses on the many aspects of the filmmaking journey and includes interviews with lead actor and actress Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand. As well as various crew members.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Frances McDormand  •  Denzel Washington  •  Bruno Delbonnel  •  Mary Zophres