Carter Burwell Biography (1955-)

Born November 18, 1955, in New York, NY; married Christine Sciulli, 1999. Addresses: Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Composer, orchestrator, actor
Birth Details: November 18, 1955; New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Work
Computer graphics artist (NYIT) and model maker, Lensman (also known as SF Shinseiki Lensman and Lensman: Secret of the Lens), 1984
Musician: keyboards, Kalifornia, 1993
Conductor and orchestrator, The Celluloid Closet (also known as Gefangen in der Traumfabrik), 1995
Piano, Bad Company, Buena Vista, 1995
Conductor, Rob Roy, United Artists, 1995
Conductor and orchestrator, The Chamber, Universal, 1996
Conductor and orchestrator, Fargo, 1996
Featured musician, Mr. Jealousy, 1997
Conductor, Conspiracy Theory, 1997
Orchestra conductor and orchestrations, Picture Perfect, TwentiethCentury-Fox, 1997
Conductor and orchestrator, The Spanish Prisoner, Sony Pictures Classics, 1997
Orchestrator: original music, The Big Lebowski, Gramercy, 1998
Conductor and orchestrator, Gods and Monsters, 1998
Conductor, The Hi-Lo Country (also known as Hi-Lo Country--Im Land der letzten Cowboys), Gramercy, 1998
Conductor and orchestrator, Being John Malkovich, USA Films, 1999
Conductor and orchestrator, Three Kings, Warner Bros., 1999
Orchestra conductor, Mystery, Alaska, Buena Vista, 1999
Conductor and orchestrator, Hamlet, Miramax, 2000
Music performer and music recordist, Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2, Artisan Entertainment, 2000
Conductor and orchestrator, The Man Who Wasn't There, USA Films, 2001
Conductor and orchestrator, S1m0ne, New Line Cinema, 2002
Orchestrations and music conductor, Intolerable Cruelty, Universal, 2003
Music producer, orchestrations, music arranger, orchestra conductor, andon-camera music arrangements, The Alamo, Buena Vista, 2004
Film Appearances
Composer, "Death or Kid," Funny, Original Cinema, 1988
Piano player, Scorchers, 1991
The roach chorus, Joe's Apartment, Warner Bros., 1996
Television Appearances
Specials
The 9th Annual Gotham Awards, Metroguide Network, 1999
Episodic
Himself, Sonic Cinema, Sundance Channel, 2002
WRITINGS
Film Scores
Blood Simple, 1984
A Hero of Our Time, 1985
(And songs) Psycho 3 (also known as Psicosis 3 and Pyscose 3), Universal, 1986
Raising Arizona, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987
Pass the Ammo, New Century, 1988
It Takes Two (also known as My New Car), Warner Bros., 1988
The Beat (also known as The Conjurer), Vestron Video, 1988
Checking Out, Warner Bros., 1989
Miller's Crossing, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990
Scorchers, Fox Video, 1991
(And song "The Millwood Stomp") Doc Hollywood, Warner Bros., 1991
Barton Fink, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991
Waterland, Fine Line, 1992

Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
Storyville, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
A Dangerous Woman, Gramercy, 1993
Kalifornia, 1993
This Boy's Life, Warner Bros., 1993
Wayne's World 2, Paramount, 1993
The Hudsucker Proxy (also known as Hudsucker--Der grosse Sprung), Warner Bros., 1994
Airheads, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1994
It Could Happen to You (also known as Cop Tips Waitress $2 Million), TriStar, 1994
XXXTasy: Two Days in the Life of a Saint, 1994
The Celluloid Closet (also known as Gefangen in der Traumfabrik), Sony Pictures Classics, 1995
Bad Company, Buena Vista, 1995
Rob Roy, United Artists, 1995
A Goofy Movie, Buena Vista, 1995
Two Bits (also known as A Day to Remember), Miramax, 1995
The Chamber, Universal, 1996
Fargo, Gramercy, 1996
Fear (also known as No Fear and Obsession mortelle),Universal, 1996
Joe's Apartment, Warner Bros., 1996
The Spanish Prisoner, Sony Pictures Classics, 1997
Picture Perfect, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
The Locusts (also known as A Secret Sin), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1997
Girls Night Out, 1997
Assassin(s), Warner Bros., 1997
Conspiracy Theory, Warner Bros., 1997
The Jackal (also known as Le chacal and Der Schakal), Universal, 1997
Velvet Goldmine, Miramax, 1998
(Uncredited; some scenes only) Mercury Rising, 1998
The Hi-Lo Country (also known as Hi-Lo Country--Im Land der letzten Cowboys), Gramercy, 1998
Gods and Monsters, Lions Gate Films, 1998
The Big Lebowski, Gramercy, 1998
The Corruptor, New Line Cinema, 1999
The General's Daughter (also known as Wherlos--Die Tochter desGenerals), Paramount, 1999
Mystery, Alaska, Buena Vista, 1999
Being John Malkovich, USA Films, 1999
Three Kings, Warner Bros., 1999
Hamlet, Miramax, 2000
What Planet Are You From?, Columbia, 2000
Before Night Falls (also known as Antes que anochezca), ElMar Pictures, 2000
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (also known as BW2, BWP2, and Book of Shadows: Blair Witch Project 2), Artisan Entertainment, 2000
A Knight's Tale, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2001
The Man Who Wasn't There, USA Films, 2001
The Rookie, Buena Vista, 2002
Searching for Paradise, Sundance Channel Home Entertainment, 2002
S1m0ne, New Line Cinema, 2002
Adaptation, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2002
Intolerable Cruelty, Universal, 2003
Minnesota Nice (documentary short film), Metro, 2003
Shooting "Miller's Crossing" (documentary short film), Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment, 2003
The Ladykillers, Buena Vista, 2004
The Alamo, Buena Vista, 2004
Kinsey, Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2004
Serenity, Universal, 2005
Wrote unused scores for Kiss the Girls, 1997, and Gigli.
Film Additional Music
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (also known as O' Brother), Buena Vista, 2000
Television Scores
Movies
And the Band Played On, HBO, 1993
Television Additional Music
Movies
Framed, HBO, 1990
Television Scores
Specials
Children Remember the Holocaust (also known as Nothing But Sun), CBS, 1995
Television Opening Themes
Series
Dilbert (animated), UPN, 1998-99
Stage Scores
Celestial Alphabet Event, One Dream Theatre, New York City, 1991
Essays
"Music at Six," Espous, 2003

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 4: Writers and Production Artists, 4th edition, St. James Press, 2000

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