7 Quotes & Sayings By Carter Burwell

Born in West Virginia, Carter Burwell attended Princeton University and graduated from Yale Drama School. His first film score was for the film A Guide for the Married Man, which won him a Genie Award as Best Original Score by a First Time Screenwriter. His work on the Coen Brothers' Miller's Crossing won him a Golden Globe Award as Best Original Score by a Motion Picture. Burwell's music can be heard in films such as On Golden Pond, The Man Who Walks Away, The Last of the Mohicans, The Silence of the Lambs, Django Unchained and many others.

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The flow of Guiness into the studio was inspirational as well as nutritive. Carter Burwell
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Any film which views the darker side of life, which is death with a sense of humor, is very much to my taste. Carter Burwell
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Death is always around the corner, but often our society gives it inordinate help. Carter Burwell
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I think I've only done one horror movie, Psycho III. That was a walk in the park compared to a romantic comedy. Carter Burwell
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In mainstream romantic comedies, I'm usually tearing my hair out. It's just a devastatingly difficult genre for me. Carter Burwell
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The jarring change going from an urban environment to an extremely remote natural environment is extremely inspiring. It's constantly stimulating, it's like a slap in the face. Carter Burwell