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Carter Benedict Burwell is an American composer of film scores. He has consistently collaborated with the Coen brothers, having scored 16 of their films, including Blood Simple, Fargo, The Big Lebowski, No Country For Old Men, and, most recently, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. Burwell has also scored three of Todd Haynes's films and all the films of director 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).
Birth Name
Carter Benedict Burwell
Born
Thursday, 18 November 1954
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Soundtrack of Our Lives: A Celebration for the Film & TV Music Community | Self | 2020 |
| 73rd Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | 2016 |
| Lights! Action! Music! | Self | 2007 |
| Joe's Apartment | The Roach Chorus | 1996 |
| Scorchers | Piano Player | 1991 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Soundtrack of Our Lives: A Celebration for the Film & TV Music Community | Self | 2020 |
| 73rd Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | 2016 |
| Lights! Action! Music! | Self | 2007 |
| Joe's Apartment | The Roach Chorus | 1996 |
| Scorchers | Piano Player | 1991 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2023 | Golden Globe | Best Original Score - Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 2023 | Oscar | Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score) | Nominated |
| 2018 | Golden Globe | Best Original Score - Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 2018 | Oscar | Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score) | Nominated |
| 2016 | Golden Globe | Best Original Score - Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 2016 | Oscar | Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score | Nominated |
| 2011 | Emmy | Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music | Nominated |
| 2011 | Emmy | Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score) | Won |
| 2010 | Golden Globe | Best Original Score - Motion Picture | Nominated |
