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Carter Burwell

United States

Carter Benedict Burwell is an American film composer. He received Academy Award nominations for Best Original Score for Todd Haynes's Carol (2015) and Martin McDonagh's films Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) and The Banshees Of Inisherin (2022). 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, Spike Jonze, James Foley, Brian Helgeland, and John Lee Hancock.

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Albums1

Twilight: Interpretations for Piano and Violin

Twilight: Interpretations for Piano and Violin

Soundtracks69

The Jackal

The Jackal

Waterland (Music from the Motion Picture)

Waterland (Music from the Motion Picture)

2026
The Celluloid Closet (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

The Celluloid Closet (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

2025
Good Fortune: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Good Fortune: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

2025
Fear (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Fear (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

2024
Finestkind: Original Score Soundtrack

Finestkind: Original Score Soundtrack

2024
Drive‐Away Dolls: Music from The Motion Picture

Drive‐Away Dolls: Music from The Motion Picture

2024
Blood Simple

Blood Simple

2023
The Morning Show, Season 3: Apple TV+ Original Series Soundtrack

The Morning Show, Season 3: Apple TV+ Original Series Soundtrack

2023
To Catch A Killer: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

To Catch A Killer: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

2023
The Banshees of Inisherin (Original Score)

The Banshees of Inisherin (Original Score)

2022
Catherine Called Birdy: Amazon Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Catherine Called Birdy: Amazon Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

2022
The Tragedy of Macbeth: Soundtrack from the Apple Original Film

The Tragedy of Macbeth: Soundtrack from the Apple Original Film

2022
The Morning Show: Season 2

The Morning Show: Season 2

2021
Raising Arizona: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Raising Arizona: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

2020
The Good Liar

The Good Liar

2019
The Morning Show (Apple TV+ Original Series Soundtrack)

The Morning Show (Apple TV+ Original Series Soundtrack)

2019
Missing Link

Missing Link

2019
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

2018
Music for Film

Music for Film

2018
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

2017
Goodbye Christopher Robin

Goodbye Christopher Robin

2017
Wonderstruck

Wonderstruck

2017
The Founder: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

The Founder: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

2017
The Family Fang

The Family Fang

2016
Anomalisa

Anomalisa

2016
Hail Caesar!

Hail Caesar!

2016
The Finest Hours (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

The Finest Hours (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

2016
Carol: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Carol: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

2015
Mr. Holmes

Mr. Holmes

2015
Legend (Best Original Score FYC)

Legend (Best Original Score FYC)

2015
The Fifth Estate

The Fifth Estate

2013
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2

2012
Seven Psychopaths

Seven Psychopaths

2012
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1: The Score

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1: The Score

2011
Mildred Pierce: Music from the HBO Miniseries

Mildred Pierce: Music from the HBO Miniseries

2011
True Grit

True Grit

2010
Howl

Howl

2010
The Blind Side

The Blind Side

2010
A Serious Man (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

A Serious Man (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

2009
Where the Wild Things Are

Where the Wild Things Are

2009
Twilight: The Score

Twilight: The Score

2008
Burn After Reading

Burn After Reading

2008
In Bruges

In Bruges

2008
The Hoax

The Hoax

2007
Fur

Fur

2006
Kinsey

Kinsey

2004
The Alamo

The Alamo

2004
Adaptation.

Adaptation.

2002
Simone

Simone

2002
A Knight's Tale: Original Motion Picture Score

A Knight's Tale: Original Motion Picture Score

2001
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2: Original Motion Picture Score

Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2: Original Motion Picture Score

2000
Hamlet

Hamlet

2000
Being John Malkovich

Being John Malkovich

1999
The General’s Daughter (Music From the Motion Picture)

The General’s Daughter (Music From the Motion Picture)

1999
The Corruptor

The Corruptor

1999
Gods and Monsters

Gods and Monsters

1998
Conspiracy Theory

Conspiracy Theory

1997
Assassin(s)

Assassin(s)

1997
The Chamber

The Chamber

1996
Fargo / Barton Fink

Fargo / Barton Fink

1996
Rob Roy

Rob Roy

1995
The Hudsucker Proxy

The Hudsucker Proxy

1994
And the Band Played On

And the Band Played On

1993
Storyville

Storyville

1992
Doc Hollywood (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Doc Hollywood (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

1991
Miller's Crossing

Miller's Crossing

1990
Raising Arizona / Blood Simple

Raising Arizona / Blood Simple

1987
Psycho III

Psycho III

1986