Carter Burwell

Carter Burwell
Birth name Carter Benedict Burwell[1]
Born (1954-11-18) November 18, 1954
New York City, New York, United States
Occupation(s) Film composer
Instruments Keyboards

Carter Benedict Burwell (born November 18, 1954) is an American composer of film scores. He has frequently collaborated with the Coen brothers, having scored 15 of their films. Burwell has scored three of Todd Haynes' films, receiving an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score for Haynes' Carol (2015). Other notable films scores include the Spike Jonze films Being John Malkovich (1999), Adaptation (2002) and Where the Wild Things Are (2009), David O. Russell's Three Kings (1999), Olive Kitteridge (2014), and Anomalisa (2015).

Early life and education

Burwell was born in New York City, the son of Natalie (née Benedict), a math teacher, and Charles Burwell, who founded Thaibok Fabrics, Ltd.[1] He graduated from King School in Stamford, Connecticut[2] and Harvard College, where he was a cartoonist for The Harvard Lampoon.

Career

Burwell wrote Sailing, a Christopher Cross 1981 hit.

As a film composer, Burwell has had a long-working relationship with the Coen brothers, providing music for every film they have made (except for O Brother, Where Art Thou? and Inside Llewyn Davis, which had folk music soundtracks produced by T-Bone Burnett). He enjoys working with left-field directors, such as Spike Jonze. Among his best known film scores are Miller's Crossing (1990), And the Band Played On (1993), Conspiracy Theory (1997), Hamlet (2000), The Spanish Prisoner (1997), Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007), In Bruges (2008), Twilight (2008), Where The Wild Things Are (2009), The Blind Side (2009), and Breaking Dawn Part 1 (2011). Burwell wrote and recorded the original score for the film The Bourne Identity, but his version was replaced by director Doug Liman for one by John Powell.[3]

Ultimately the ethos of the punk rock movement gave Burwell the impetus to start performing. He performed in New York with several bands, notably The Same, Thick Pigeon, and Radiante. Burwell played in Thick Pigeon with Stanton Miranda; the group released two albums, Too Crazy Cowboys (Factory) and tracks on Miranda Dali (Crepuscule), originally released as a Miranda solo project but later reissued as a Thick Pigeon release. On Burwell's soundtrack for Psycho III, Miranda was a featured singer.

By 1986 he had composed the music for a dance piece, RAB, which premiered at the Avignon Festival. At the same time, he was touring worldwide with The Harmonic Choir, David Hykes' experimental vocal group, which specialized in overtone singing.

Burwell used the country music genre as the basis for his score for the Coens' Raising Arizona in 1987. From 1982 to 1987 he worked at the New York Institute of Technology.[4][5]

His work has alternated between live performance, dance and theater commissions, and film scoring. His chamber opera, The Celestial Alphabet Event, was presented in New York in 1991, and other theater pieces include Mother (1994) and Lucia's Chapters (2007), both with the experimental theater group Mabou Mines.

In April 2005 Burwell composed and conducted music performed by The Parabola Ensemble for the plays Sawbones, written and directed by the Coen brothers, Hope Leaves the Theater, written and directed by Charlie Kaufman, and Anomalisa, written and directed by Kaufman as Francis Fregoli. This was a segment of the sound-only production "Theater of the New Ear", which debuted at St. Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn, New York, with support from Sirius Satellite Radio.[6][7][8] It was also performed at the Royal Festival Hall in London, England, in May 2005, and at Royce Hall in Los Angeles, California, in September 2005, as part of the UCLA Live Festival.

In 2009, Burwell was the recipient of the ASCAP Henry Mancini Award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.[9] In 2010, he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score for Where the Wild Things Are.[10]

In 2015, he received the Distinguished Film Composer award from the Middleburg Film Festival,[11] and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association award for Best Music Score for Anomalisa and Carol.[12][13] He was nominated for the Annie Award for Music in an Animated Feature Production for Anomalisa[14] and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score for Carol.[15] In 2016, he received the Satellite Award for Best Original Score and the Best Score award by the International Cinephile Society for Carol.[16][17] Burwell was awarded Film Composer of the Year by the World Soundtrack Awards, and the score for Carol received the Public Choice Award for the Best Score of the Year.[18][19]

Burwell received his first Academy Award for Best Original Score nomination for Carol.[20][21]

Personal life

Burwell married Christine Sciulli in 1999.[22]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Director Notes
1984 Blood Simple Joel Coen N/A
1985 A Hero of Our Time Michael Almereyda short film
1985 R.A.B.L. Patrice M. Regnier short film
1986 Psycho III Anthony Perkins N/A
1987 Raising Arizona Joel Coen
Ethan Coen
(uncredited)		 N/A
1988 Pass the Ammo David Beaird N/A
1988 The Beat Paul Mones N/A
1988 It Takes Two David Beaird N/A
1989 Checking Out David Leland N/A
1990 Miller's Crossing Joel Coen N/A
1991 Barton Fink Joel Coen
Ethan Coen
(uncredited)		 N/A
1991 Doc Hollywood Michael Caton-Jones N/A
1991 Scorchers David Beaird N/A
1992 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Fran Rubel Kuzui N/A
1992 Waterland Stephen Gyllenhaal N/A
1992 Storyville Mark Frost N/A
1993 This Boy's Life Michael Caton-Jones N/A
1993 Kalifornia Dominic Sena N/A
1993 A Dangerous Woman Stephen Gyllenhaal N/A
1993 Wayne's World 2 Stephen Surjik N/A
1994 The Hudsucker Proxy Joel Coen N/A
1994 It Could Happen to You Andrew Bergman N/A
1994 Airheads Michael Lehmann N/A
1995 Bad Company Damian Harris N/A
1995 A Goofy Movie Kevin Lima Composed with Don Davis
1995 Rob Roy Michael Caton-Jones N/A
1995 The Celluloid Closet Rob Epstein
Jeffrey Friedman		 Documentary
1995 Two Bits James Foley N/A
1996 Fargo Joel Coen
Ethan Coen
(uncredited)		 N/A
1996 Fear James Foley N/A
1996 Joe's Apartment John Payson N/A
1996 The Chamber James Foley N/A
1997 Picture Perfect Glenn Gordon Caron N/A
1997 Assassin(s) Mathieu Kassovitz French film
1997 Conspiracy Theory Richard Donner N/A
1997 The Locusts John Patrick Kelley N/A
1997 The Spanish Prisoner David Mamet N/A
1997 Girls Night Out Myra Paci short film
1997 The Jackal Michael Caton-Jones N/A
1998 Gods and Monsters Bill Condon N/A
1998 Mercury Rising Harold Becker Additional music only, majority of score composed by John Barry.
1998 The Big Lebowski Joel Coen
Ethan Coen
(uncredited)		 N/A
1998 Velvet Goldmine Todd Haynes N/A
1998 The Hi-Lo Country Stephen Frears N/A
1999 The Corruptor James Foley N/A
1999 The General's Daughter Simon West N/A
1999 Being John Malkovich Spike Jonze N/A
1999 Three Kings David O. Russell N/A
1999 Mystery, Alaska Jay Roach N/A
2000 Hamlet Michael Almereyda N/A
2000 What Planet Are You From? Mike Nichols N/A
2000 Before Night Falls Julian Schnabel N/A
2000 Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 Joe Berlinger N/A
2001 A Knight's Tale Brian Helgeland N/A
2001 The Man Who Wasn't There Joel Coen
Ethan Coen
(uncredited)		 Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Film Music
2002 The Rookie John Lee Hancock N/A
2002 Searching for Paradise Myra Paci N/A
2002 Simone Andrew Niccol N/A
2002 The Bourne Identity Doug Liman Score rejected, replaced by John Powell.
2002 Adaptation. Spike Jonze N/A
2003 Intolerable Cruelty Joel Coen
Ethan Coen
(uncredited)		 N/A
2004 The Ladykillers Joel Coen
Ethan Coen		 N/A
2004 The Alamo John Lee Hancock N/A
2004 Kinsey Bill Condon N/A
2006 Fur Steven Shainberg N/A
2006 The Hoax Lasse Hallström N/A
2007 No Country for Old Men Joel Coen
Ethan Coen		 N/A
2007 Before the Devil Knows You're Dead Sidney Lumet N/A
2008 In Bruges Martin McDonagh N/A
2008 Burn After Reading Joel Coen
Ethan Coen		 N/A
2008 Twilight Catherine Hardwicke N/A
2009 A Serious Man Joel Coen
Ethan Coen		 N/A
2009 Where the Wild Things Are Spike Jonze Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
2009 The Blind Side John Lee Hancock N/A
2010 Howl Rob Epstein
Jeffrey Friedman		 N/A
2010 The Kids Are All Right Lisa Cholodenko Composed with Nathan Larson and Craig Wedren
2010 True Grit Joel Coen
Ethan Coen		 N/A
2011 Midnight Run Neil Shelley short film
2011 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 Bill Condon N/A
2011 Moving Gracefully Towards the Exit Jean-Bernard Andro
Patrice M. Regnier		 N/A
2012 Seven Psychopaths Martin McDonagh N/A
2012 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 Bill Condon N/A
2013 The Fifth Estate Bill Condon N/A
2015 Mr. Holmes Bill Condon 6th collaboration with director Bill Condon
2015 Carol Todd Haynes Won—Satellite Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
2015 The Family Fang Jason Bateman N/A
2015 Legend Brian Helgeland N/A
2015 Anomalisa Charlie Kaufman
Duke Johnson		 N/A
2016 The Finest Hours Craig Gillespie N/A
2016 Hail, Caesar! Joel Coen
Ethan Coen		 N/A
2016 The Founder John Lee Hancock N/A
2017 Wonderstruck Todd Haynes N/A
2017 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Martin McDonagh N/A

Television

Year Title Studio(s) Notes
1990–1991 Clash! Ha! / Comedy Central Main title theme
1993 And the Band Played On HBO Television film
2011 Mildred Pierce HBO Miniseries
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Special
Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music
2011 Enlightened HBO Episode: “Pilot”
2014 Olive Kitteridge[23] HBO Miniseries

References

  1. 1 2 "Natalie Benedict Burwell Obituary: View Natalie Burwell's Obituary by Northern Virginia Daily". Legacy.com. February 24, 2010. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Carter Burwell Biography - Yahoo! Movies". Movies.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on November 7, 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
  3. ↑ Walker, Tim (June 1, 2014). "John Powell interview: 'I sold myself to the Devil, just a bit'". The Independent. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Carter Burwell - Biography". CarterBurwell.com. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Love The Music Of Coen Brothers Films? You Can Thank Carter Burwell". NPR. February 7, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Carter Burwell to score "Theater of the New Ear" with Coen Brothers and Charlie Kaufman". Soundtrack.net. March 3, 2005. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  7. ↑ Schillinger, Liesl (April 10, 2005). "Celebrities Opt to Be Heard Rather Than Seen". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  8. ↑ Learmonth, Michael (May 8, 2005). "Theater tunes ‘Ear’". Variety. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  9. ↑ Burlingame, Jon (May 14, 2009). "Carter Burwell Receives ASCAP Mancini Award". The Film Music Society. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  10. ↑ "Golden Globes nominations: the 2010 list in full". The Guardian. December 15, 2009. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  11. ↑ Shoukri, Tarek (September 2, 2015). "Middleburg Film Festival to Honor Composer Carter Burwell and Cinematographer Dante Spinotti". IndieWire. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  12. ↑ "41st Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards". Los Angeles Film Critics Association. December 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  13. ↑ Tapley, Kristopher (December 6, 2015). "Los Angeles Film Critics Name ‘Spotlight’ Best Film of the Year". Variety. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Nominations for 43rd Annie Awards Announced". Film Music Reporter. December 1, 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  15. ↑ The Golden Globes (December 10, 2015). "2016 Nominations Announced!". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  16. ↑ "Satellite Awards 2015". International Press Academy. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  17. ↑ "'Carol' Named Best Picture by Intl. Cinephile Society". Variety. February 21, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  18. ↑ World Soundtrack Awards (October 19, 2016). "Winners of the 16th World Soundtrack Awards". World Soundtrack Academy. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  19. ↑ "Carter Burwell Named Film Composer of the Year at World Soundtrack Awards". Film Music Reporter. October 19, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Oscar Nominations: The Complete List". The Hollywood Reporter. January 14, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
  21. ↑ Heigl, Alex (February 27, 2016). "Where You've Heard First-Time Oscar Nominee Carter Burwell's Scores Before". People. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  22. ↑ "Notes on Hamlet Soundtrack". CarterBurwell.com. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  23. ↑ "Carter Burwell to Score HBO’s ‘Olive Kitteridge’ - Film Music Reporter". Filmmusicreporter.com. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
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