Carter Burwell (born November 18, 1955, in New York) is a composer of film soundtracks. November 18 is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years), with 43 remaining. ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki (R) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² (27th) - Land 122,409 km² - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... A film score is the background music in a film, generally specially written for the film and often used to heighten emotions provoked by the imagery on the screen or by the dialogue. ...
He has had a long working relationship with film makers the Coen brothers, in fact scoring every film they have made. He enjoys working with leftfield directors and has also scored all of Spike Jonze's films. Among his best non-Coen Brothers film scores are And the Band Played On (1993), Conspiracy Theory (1997) and The Spanish Prisoner (1997). Joel and Ethan Coen, commonly called The Coen Brothers in the film business, are United States directors best known for their quirky comedies like Fargo and Raising Arizona; the brothers write their own scripts and alternate top billing for the screenplay. ... Spike Jonze with the Silver Bear award for directing the movie Adaptation at the Berlin Film Festival in 2003. ...
Burwell married Christine Sciulli in 1999. 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
CarterBurwell's association with the films of the Coen brothers has brought him widespread recognition.
Burwell's original music both complements this and contrasts with it, being largely based on strings and piano.
For "Being John Malkovich", Burwell's music is based around a chord progression which in a number of different guises supports the weird happenings on screen.
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