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Carter Burwell

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Actor
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Carter Burwell and Christine Sciulli at an event for The Family Fang (2015)
A homage to a man who shared with me the pas de deux of love and life as he bowed towards the exit.
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Carter Burwell was born on 18 November 1954 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a composer and actor, known for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), Carol (2015) and The Banshees of Inisherin (2022). He has been married to Christine Sciulli since 1999.
BornNovember 18, 1954
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BornNovember 18, 1954
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    • Nominated for 3 Oscars
      • 33 wins & 113 nominations total

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    Known for

    Woody Harrelson, Frances McDormand, and Sam Rockwell in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
    Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
    8.1
    • Composer
    • 2017
    Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara in Carol (2015)
    Carol
    7.3
    • Composer
    • 2015
    Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson in The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)
    The Banshees of Inisherin
    7.6
    • Composer
    • 2022
    Fargo (1996)
    Fargo
    8.1
    • Composer
    • 1996

    Credits

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    Composer

    • Jack of Spades
      • Composer
      • Post-production
      • 2027
    • Untitled John Lee Hancock Film
      • Composer
      • Filming
    • Speed the Plow
      • composer
      • Post-production
    • Steve Buscemi, Parker Posey, John Malkovich, Tom Waits, Sam Rockwell, Ailín Salas, and Mariana Di Girólamo in Wild Horse Nine (2026)
      Wild Horse Nine
      8.3
      • Composer
      • 2026
    • Keanu Reeves, Sandra Oh, Seth Rogen, Keke Palmer, and Aziz Ansari in Good Fortune (2025)
      Good Fortune
      6.4
      • music by
      • 2025
    • Chris Evans, Aubrey Plaza, and Margaret Qualley in Honey Don't! (2025)
      Honey Don't!
      5.3
      • music by
      • 2025
    • Pedro Pascal, Bill Camp, Colman Domingo, C.J. Wilson, Beanie Feldstein, Margaret Qualley, and Geraldine Viswanathan in Drive-Away Dolls (2024)
      Drive-Away Dolls
      5.4
      • music by
      • 2024
    • Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon in The Morning Show (2019)
      The Morning Show
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2019–2023
    • Finestkind (2023)
      Finestkind
      6.2
      • Composer
      • 2023
    • Ben Mendelsohn and Shailene Woodley in To Catch a Killer (2023)
      To Catch a Killer
      6.6
      • Composer
      • 2023
    • Bella Ramsey in Catherine Called Birdy (2022)
      Catherine Called Birdy
      6.6
      • Composer
      • 2022
    • Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson in The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)
      The Banshees of Inisherin
      7.6
      • music by
      • 2022
    • The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)
      The Tragedy of Macbeth
      7.1
      • Composer
      • 2021
    • John Malkovich, Steve Carell, Don Lake, Ben Schwartz, Jimmy O. Yang, Tawny Newsome, and Diana Silvers in Space Force (2020)
      Space Force
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2020
    • Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen in The Good Liar (2019)
      The Good Liar
      6.7
      • Composer
      • 2019
    • Finding Bruges: An Interview with Michael Carlin
      Video
      • Composer
      • 2019
    • Ralph Fiennes, Jérémie Renier, and Eric Godon in The Alcove Guy: An Interview with Eric Godon (2019)
      The Alcove Guy: An Interview with Eric Godon
      Video
      • Composer
      • 2019
    • Zach Galifianakis in Missing Link (2019)
      Missing Link
      6.7
      • Composer
      • 2019

    Music Department

    • Keanu Reeves, Sandra Oh, Seth Rogen, Keke Palmer, and Aziz Ansari in Good Fortune (2025)
      Good Fortune
      6.4
      • conductor
      • orchestrator
      • 2025
    • Chris Evans, Aubrey Plaza, and Margaret Qualley in Honey Don't! (2025)
      Honey Don't!
      5.3
      • conductor
      • orchestrator
      • 2025
    • Pedro Pascal, Bill Camp, Colman Domingo, C.J. Wilson, Beanie Feldstein, Margaret Qualley, and Geraldine Viswanathan in Drive-Away Dolls (2024)
      Drive-Away Dolls
      5.4
      • conductor
      • orchestrator
      • 2024
    • Finestkind (2023)
      Finestkind
      6.2
      • orchestrator
      • 2023
    • Ben Mendelsohn and Shailene Woodley in To Catch a Killer (2023)
      To Catch a Killer
      6.6
      • orchestrator
      • 2023
    • Bella Ramsey in Catherine Called Birdy (2022)
      Catherine Called Birdy
      6.6
      • orchestrator
      • 2022
    • Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson in The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)
      The Banshees of Inisherin
      7.6
      • conductor
      • orchestrator
      • 2022
    • The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)
      The Tragedy of Macbeth
      7.1
      • conductor
      • orchestrator
      • 2021
    • Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen in The Good Liar (2019)
      The Good Liar
      6.7
      • conductor
      • orchestrator (uncredited, uncredited)
      • 2019
    • Zach Galifianakis in Missing Link (2019)
      Missing Link
      6.7
      • conductor
      • orchestrator
      • score producer
      • 2019
    • The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
      The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
      7.2
      • conductor
      • orchestrator
      • 2018
    • Domhnall Gleeson, Margot Robbie, and Will Tilston in Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017)
      Goodbye Christopher Robin
      7.1
      • score conductor
      • score orchestrated by
      • 2017
    • Woody Harrelson, Frances McDormand, and Sam Rockwell in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
      Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
      8.1
      • conductor
      • orchestrator
      • score producer
      • 2017
    • Oakes Fegley and Millicent Simmonds in Wonderstruck (2017)
      Wonderstruck
      6.2
      • conductor
      • orchestrator
      • 2017
    • Michael Keaton in The Founder (2016)
      The Founder
      7.2
      • music conducted by
      • orchestra conducted by
      • 2016

    Actor

    • Jerry O'Connell, Reginald Hudlin, Jim Turner, Megan Ward, and Billy West in Joe's Apartment (1996)
      Joe's Apartment
      5.6
      • The Roach Chorus (voice)
      • 1996
    • Transeltown (1992)
      Transeltown
      6.4
      Short
      • 1992
    • Scorchers (1991)
      Scorchers
      5.6
      • Piano Player
      • 1991
    • Carter Burwell: Scream of Love
      Music Video
      • Carter Burwell
      • 1986

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    Moving Gracefully Towards the Exit
    Trailer 4:02
    Moving Gracefully Towards the Exit
    "Wedding Event"
    Featurette 1:01
    "Wedding Event"
    Anomalisa
    Featurette 1:20
    Anomalisa
    :10 Second Preview
    Promo 0:14
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    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • C. Burwell
    • Born
      • November 18, 1954
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Spouse
      • Christine Sciulli1999 - present
    • Children
        Tycho Burwell
    • Other works
      Unused score: Kiss The Girls (1997)

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Has scored all of the films directed by Spike Jonze - except Her (2013).
    • Quotes
      There's just too much music in movies, almost always more than I think there should be. It's either lack of confidence on the part of filmmakers or a tradition of scoring things. It's always better to have less than to have more.

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