All my music is very simple in that melody is usually clearly stated. Carter Burwell melodymusicsimple Change image and share on social
I don't personally see my work as being dark. What interests me is a balance between light and dark. Carter Burwell balancedarkinterest Change image and share on social
Los Angeles is an industry town, and it has great facilities and personnel. The disadvantage is that everyone there seems to talk about the same subject matter. Carter Burwell angelesdisadvantagefacility Change image and share on social
Music is the subliminal connecting adhesive in film, or at least in narrative feature films. Carter Burwell adhesiveconnectfeature Change image and share on social
I prefer a life in which we don't take ourselves too seriously. Carter Burwell lifeprefer Change image and share on social
Hopefully each film can be given a musical voice of its own, which is not to say that the instrumentation is always unique, but that the relationship between the sound and the image is unique. Carter Burwell filmimageinstrumentation Change image and share on social
Conducting, I tried it once off the cuff, and quickly realized there were subtle aspects that I was missing. There is a lot more to it that I was able to grasp simply by watching conductors. Carter Burwell aspectconductconductor Change image and share on social
Even if I went off to some other career, I hope I would still be doing Coen films. Carter Burwell careercoenfilm Change image and share on social
Death is always around the corner, but often our society gives it inordinate help. Carter Burwell cornerdeathinordinate Change image and share on social
On Being John Malkovich and the cinema of the absurd, I do enjoy it. I wish there were more like it. The very fact that there can't be more like it is one of the reasons it's admirable. Carter Burwell absurdadmirablecinema Change image and share on social
