Carter Burwell

Carter Burwell Movies and TV Shows

Carter Benedict Burwell (born November 18, 1954) is an American composer of film scores. He has consistently collaborated with the Coen brothers, having scored most of their films, including Blood Simple, Raising Arizona, Fargo, The Big Lebowski, No Country For Old Men, Burn After Reading, Hail, Caesar! and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. Burwell has also scored three of Todd Haynes's films, three of Spike Jonze's films, and all the films of Martin McDonagh. He has received Oscar nominations for Best Original Score for Haynes's Carol (2015) and McDonagh's Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017).

Personal info

Gender: Male
Date of birth: 11/18/1955 (68 years old)
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
twitter: carterburwell

Year

Genre

Available on the following streaming services in the United States

Drive-Away Dolls

Drive-Away Dolls (2024)

5.6

56%

role:
Original Music Composer

2024

Comedy

Crime

5.6

56%

Finestkind

Finestkind (2023)

6.0

72%

role:
Original Music Composer

2023

Crime

Drama

Thriller

6.0

72%

To Catch a Killer

To Catch a Killer (2023)

6.6

70%

role:
Music

2023

Action

Crime

Thriller

6.6

70%

The Banshees of Inisherin

The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)

7.7

75%

role:
Original Music Composer

2022

Comedy

Drama

7.7

75%

Catherine Called Birdy

Catherine Called Birdy (2022)

6.6

63%

role:
Music

2022

Adventure

Comedy

6.6

63%

The Tragedy of Macbeth

The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)

7.1

70%

role:
Music

2021

Drama

War & Politics

7.1

70%

The Good Liar

The Good Liar (2019)

6.7

67%

role:
Original Music Composer

2019

Crime

Drama

Mystery

6.7

67%

The Morning Show

The Morning Show (2019)

8.2

78%

role:
Original Music Composer

Not available

2019

Drama

8.2

78%

Not available

Missing Link

Missing Link (2019)

6.7

70%

role:
Original Music Composer

2019

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.7

70%

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)

7.2

71%

role:
Original Music Composer

2018

Comedy

Drama

Music

Western

7.2

71%

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)

8.1

81%

role:
Conductor & 2 more

2017

Crime

Drama

8.1

81%

Wonderstruck

Wonderstruck (2017)

6.2

61%

role:
Music

2017

Drama

6.2

61%

Goodbye Christopher Robin

Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017)

7.1

71%

role:
Original Music Composer

2017

Family

History

7.1

71%

The Founder

The Founder (2016)

7.2

71%

role:
Conductor & 1 more

2016

Drama

History

7.2

71%

The Family Fang

The Family Fang (2016)

6.1

59%

role:
Original Music Composer

2016

Comedy

Drama

Mystery

6.1

59%

Hail, Caesar!

Hail, Caesar! (2016)

6.3

59%

role:
Original Music Composer & 1 more

2016

Comedy

Drama

Mystery

6.3

59%

The Finest Hours

The Finest Hours (2016)

6.7

66%

role:
Original Music Composer

2016

Action

Drama

History

Thriller

6.7

66%

Anomalisa

Anomalisa (2015)

7.2

71%

role:
Orchestrator & 1 more

2015

Animation

Comedy

Drama

Romance

7.2

71%

Carol

7.3

75%

role:
Original Music Composer

2015

Drama

Romance

7.3

75%

Legend

6.9

70%

role:
Original Music Composer

2015

Crime

Thriller

6.9

70%

Mr. Holmes

Mr. Holmes (2015)

6.8

65%

role:
Original Music Composer

2015

Drama

Mystery

6.8

65%

Olive Kitteridge

Olive Kitteridge (2014)

8.3

76%

role:
Original Music Composer

2014

Drama

8.3

76%

The Fifth Estate

The Fifth Estate (2013)

6.2

60%

role:
Original Music Composer

2013

Drama

Thriller

6.2

60%

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)

5.5

65%

role:
Original Music Composer

2012

Adventure

Drama

Romance

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.5

65%

Seven Psychopaths

Seven Psychopaths (2012)

7.1

68%

role:
Original Music Composer

2012

Comedy

Crime

7.1

68%

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)

4.9

62%

role:
Original Music Composer

2011

Adventure

Romance

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

4.9

62%

Mildred Pierce

Mildred Pierce (2011)

7.6

72%

role:
Original Music Composer

2011

Drama

7.6

72%

True Grit

True Grit (2010)

7.6

73%

role:
Original Music Composer

2010

Adventure

Drama

Western

7.6

73%

Howl

6.6

66%

role:
Original Music Composer

2010

Drama

6.6

66%

The Kids Are All Right

The Kids Are All Right (2010)

7.0

66%

role:
Music

2010

Comedy

Drama

7.0

66%

The Blind Side

The Blind Side (2009)

7.6

77%

role:
Original Music Composer

2009

Drama

7.6

77%

Where the Wild Things Are

Where the Wild Things Are (2009)

6.7

65%

role:
Original Music Composer & 1 more

2009

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.7

65%

A Serious Man

A Serious Man (2009)

7.0

68%

role:
Original Music Composer

2009

Comedy

Drama

7.0

68%

Twilight

Twilight (2008)

5.3

63%

role:
Original Music Composer

2008

Drama

Romance

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.3

63%

Burn After Reading

Burn After Reading (2008)

7.0

66%

role:
Original Music Composer

2008

Comedy

Drama

7.0

66%

In Bruges

In Bruges (2008)

7.9

75%

role:
Original Music Composer

2008

Comedy

Crime

Drama

7.9

75%

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)

7.3

71%

role:
Conductor & 2 more

2007

Crime

Drama

Thriller

7.3

71%

No Country for Old Men

No Country for Old Men (2007)

8.2

79%

role:
Original Music Composer

2007

Crime

Drama

Thriller

8.2

79%

The Hoax

The Hoax (2006)

6.7

63%

role:
Original Music Composer

2006

Comedy

Drama

6.7

63%

Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus

Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006)

6.3

62%

role:
Music & 1 more

2006

Drama

Mystery

Romance

6.3

62%

Kinsey

7.1

67%

role:
Original Music Composer

2004

Drama

7.1

67%

The Alamo

The Alamo (2004)

6.0

59%

role:
Conductor & 1 more

2004

History

Western

War & Politics

6.0

59%

The Ladykillers

The Ladykillers (2004)

6.2

61%

role:
Original Music Composer

2004

Comedy

Crime

Thriller

6.2

61%

Intolerable Cruelty

Intolerable Cruelty (2003)

6.3

60%

role:
Original Music Composer

2003

Comedy

Crime

Romance

6.3

60%

Adaptation.

Adaptation. (2002)

7.7

74%

role:
Original Music Composer

2002

Comedy

Crime

Drama

7.7

74%

S1m0ne

6.1

59%

role:
Original Music Composer

2002

Comedy

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.1

59%

The Rookie

The Rookie (2002)

6.9

68%

role:
Music

2002

Drama

Family

6.9

68%

The Man Who Wasn't There

The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)

7.5

76%

role:
Original Music Composer

2001

Crime

Thriller

7.5

76%

A Knight's Tale

A Knight's Tale (2001)

7.0

68%

role:
Original Music Composer

2001

Action

Adventure

Drama

Romance

7.0

68%

Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2

Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (2000)

4.0

42%

role:
Musician & 1 more

2000

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

4.0

42%

Before Night Falls

Before Night Falls (2000)

7.1

66%

role:
Original Music Composer

2000

Drama

7.1

66%

Hamlet

5.9

58%

role:
Original Music Composer

2000

Drama

5.9

58%

What Planet Are You From?

What Planet Are You From? (2000)

5.6

55%

role:
Original Music Composer

2000

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.6

55%

Being John Malkovich

Being John Malkovich (1999)

7.7

74%

role:
Original Music Composer

1999

Comedy

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.7

74%

Mystery, Alaska

Mystery, Alaska (1999)

6.7

62%

role:
Conductor & 1 more

1999

Comedy

Drama

6.7

62%

Three Kings

Three Kings (1999)

7.1

66%

role:
Original Music Composer

1999

Action

Comedy

War & Politics

7.1

66%

The Corruptor

The Corruptor (1999)

6.1

61%

role:
Original Music Composer

1999

Action

6.1

61%

Velvet Goldmine

Velvet Goldmine (1998)

6.9

69%

role:
Original Music Composer

1998

Drama

Music

6.9

69%

Mercury Rising

Mercury Rising (1998)

6.1

62%

role:
Additional Music

1998

Action

Crime

Drama

Thriller

6.1

62%

The Big Lebowski

The Big Lebowski (1998)

8.1

78%

role:
Original Music Composer

1998

Comedy

Crime

8.1

78%

The Spanish Prisoner

The Spanish Prisoner (1998)

7.2

69%

role:
Original Music Composer

1998

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

7.2

69%

The Jackal

The Jackal (1997)

6.4

63%

role:
Original Music Composer

1997

Action

Adventure

Crime

Thriller

6.4

63%

Conspiracy Theory

Conspiracy Theory (1997)

6.7

66%

role:
Original Music Composer

1997

Action

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

6.7

66%

Picture Perfect

Picture Perfect (1997)

5.5

56%

role:
Original Music Composer

1997

Comedy

Romance

5.5

56%

The Chamber

The Chamber (1996)

6.0

60%

role:
Original Music Composer

1996

Crime

Drama

6.0

60%

Joe's Apartment

Joe's Apartment (1996)

5.5

55%

role:
Music

1996

Comedy

5.5

55%

Fear

6.2

63%

role:
Original Music Composer

1996

Thriller

6.2

63%

Fargo

8.1

79%

role:
Original Music Composer

1996

Crime

Drama

Thriller

8.1

79%

The Celluloid Closet

The Celluloid Closet (1996)

7.8

72%

role:
Original Music Composer

1996

Documentary

7.8

72%

Rob Roy

6.9

68%

role:
Music

1995

Adventure

Drama

History

War & Politics

6.9

68%

A Goofy Movie

A Goofy Movie (1995)

6.9

69%

role:
Original Music Composer

1995

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

Romance

6.9

69%

Airheads

Airheads (1994)

6.2

60%

role:
Music

Not available

1994

Comedy

Crime

Music

6.2

60%

Not available

It Could Happen to You

It Could Happen to You (1994)

6.4

65%

role:
Original Music Composer

1994

Comedy

Drama

Romance

6.4

65%

The Hudsucker Proxy

The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)

7.2

71%

role:
Music

1994

Comedy

Drama

7.2

71%

Wayne's World 2

Wayne's World 2 (1993)

6.2

61%

role:
Original Music Composer

1993

Comedy

Music

6.2

61%

And the Band Played On

And the Band Played On (1993)

7.8

65%

role:
Original Music Composer

1993

Drama

TV Movie

7.8

65%

Kalifornia

Kalifornia (1993)

6.7

66%

role:
Original Music Composer

1993

Crime

Thriller

6.7

66%

This Boy's Life

This Boy's Life (1993)

7.3

71%

role:
Original Music Composer

1993

Drama

7.3

71%

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)

5.7

56%

role:
Original Music Composer

1992

Action

Comedy

Horror

5.7

56%

Doc Hollywood

Doc Hollywood (1991)

6.3

63%

role:
Original Music Composer

1991

Comedy

Romance

6.3

63%

Barton Fink

Barton Fink (1991)

7.6

75%

role:
Original Music Composer

1991

Comedy

Drama

7.6

75%

Miller's Crossing

Miller's Crossing (1990)

7.7

75%

role:
Original Music Composer

1990

Crime

Drama

Thriller

7.7

75%

Raising Arizona

Raising Arizona (1987)

7.3

70%

role:
Original Music Composer

1987

Comedy

Crime

7.3

70%

Psycho III

Psycho III (1986)

5.5

55%

role:
Original Music Composer

1986

Horror

Thriller

5.5

55%

Blood Simple

Blood Simple (1984)

7.5

73%

role:
Original Music Composer

1984

Crime

Drama

Thriller

7.5

73%

Laverne & Shirley

Laverne & Shirley (1976)

7.0

75%

role:
Music

1976

Comedy

7.0

75%

The Bionic Woman

The Bionic Woman (1976)

6.7

69%

role:
Music

1976

Action

Adventure

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.7

69%

: Some movies or TV shows available in the United States starring or involving Carter Burwell are, for example, Drive-Away Dolls, Finestkind and To Catch a Killer.
: The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, Amazon and iTunes.
: The best Anystream ratings are No Country for Old Men (8.1), Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (8.1) and The Big Lebowski (8.0).