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I think I've only done one horror movie, Psycho III. That was a walk in the park compared to a romantic comedy.

~Carter Burwell

Topics: Comedy Compared Done Horror Horror Movie Movie Only Park Psycho Romantic Romantic Comedy Think Walk I Think Iii

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The flow of Guiness into the studio was inspirational as well as nutritive.

~Carter Burwell

Topics: Flow Inspirational Studio Well

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Death is always around the corner, but often our society gives it inordinate help.

~Carter Burwell

Topics: Always Around Corner Death Gives Help Inordinate Often Our Society

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John Barry was the first film composer I was aware of. As a teenager I owned several of his Bond soundtracks.

~Carter Burwell

Topics: Aware Barry Bond Composer Film First His John Owned Several Soundtracks Teenager

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I don't personally see my work as being dark. What interests me is a balance between light and dark.

~Carter Burwell

Topics: Balance Being Between Dark Interests Light Me Personally See Work

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There is not much irony when people are being happy on screen.

~Carter Burwell

Topics: Being Being Happy Happy Irony Much People Screen

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Music is the subliminal connecting adhesive in film, or at least in narrative feature films.

~Carter Burwell

Topics: Connecting Feature Feature Films Film Films Least Music Narrative Subliminal

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I prefer a life in which we don't take ourselves too seriously.

~Carter Burwell

Topics: Life Ourselves Prefer Seriously Take Too Which

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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

Topics: Always Between Each Film Given Hopefully Image Musical Own Relationship Say Sound Unique Voice Which

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I don't find myself lobbying for projects. Filmmakers almost always come to me.

~Carter Burwell

Topics: Almost Always Come Filmmakers Find Lobbying Me Myself Projects

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Composer

Born: November 19th, 1955

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