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Carter Burwell

American Composer

Born: Nov 19, 1955

Always Life Me Music People Think

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I don't find myself lobbying for projects. Filmmakers almost always come to me. Carter Burwell

Myself Me Lobbying Projects Find Almost Come Always Filmmakers

Death is always around the corner, but often our society gives it inordinate help. Carter Burwell

Death Society Corner Our Inordinate Gives Around Always Often Help

I like business and personal life to be distinct. Carter Burwell

Life Business Personal Life Distinct Like Personal

Los Angeles is an industry town, and it has great facilities and personnel. The disadvantage is that everyone there seems to talk about the same subject matter. Carter Burwell

Great Matter Everyone Angeles About Seems Facilities Disadvantage Town Talk Industry Los Los Angeles Subject Subject Matter Same Personnel

New Yorkers may think they're on some cutting edge, but that's not especially true. It is, however, the most exciting heterogeneous mess of a town I've ever seen. Carter Burwell

Seen Edge Think Some Exciting True New Town Most Mess However May New Yorkers Cutting Cutting Edge Ever

I would like to do a science fiction film some day. Star Wars seems really to have destroyed the genre, which at one time offered great musical opportunities. Carter Burwell

I don't personally see my work as being dark. What interests me is a balance between light and dark. Carter Burwell

Work Me Balance Dark Light See Between Being Personally Interests

Connection is what one is after in probably most media, but certainly in film, which is an immersive medium. Carter Burwell

Medium Most After Which Certainly Connection Media Film

Music is the subliminal connecting adhesive in film, or at least in narrative feature films. Carter Burwell

Music Films Feature Feature Films Narrative Least Subliminal Connecting Film

I write music to please myself. Hopefully the director's enjoying it too. Carter Burwell

Music Myself Director Too Please Hopefully Write Enjoying

How does my music connect to an audience? That is just a complete mystery to me. Carter Burwell

Music Me Complete Complete Mystery Mystery Audience Does How Just Connect

All my music is very simple in that melody is usually clearly stated. Carter Burwell

Music Simple Stated Melody Clearly Very

I'm one of those people who is actually inspired by a deadline. I might not sleep for many days on end, it may not be good for my health, but it definitely helps. Carter Burwell

Health Good People Those Definitely Inspired Days Deadline End May Might Who Many Helps Actually Sleep

Most films I work on, the people making the film are constantly second-guessing the executives of the studio, the producer, and the audience. It is very hard to accomplish anything in that situation. Carter Burwell

Work People Situation Films Constantly Studio Most Executives Audience Making Accomplish Very Anything Producer Hard Film

If someone suddenly lost their director the day before shooting and wanted me to step in, I'd be willing to. But I'd do brain surgery the same way. I'm always up for something new. Carter Burwell

Conducting, I tried it once off the cuff, and quickly realized there were subtle aspects that I was missing. There is a lot more to it that I was able to grasp simply by watching conductors. Carter Burwell

Once Tried Able More Simply Missing Were Lot Off Conducting Conductors Quickly Subtle Realized Aspects Grasp Watching

I have always loved Scottish music - all sorts of Celtic, Gaelic music. Carter Burwell

Music Sort Always Scottish Celtic Gaelic Loved

I don't generally find myself listening to the music of a film unless there's something awfully wrong with it. Carter Burwell

Music Myself Listening Unless Find Something Generally Wrong Film

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