Author: Carter Burwell

Quotes

I write music to please myself. Hopefully the director's enjoying it too.

I write music to please myself. Hopefully the director's enjoying it too.

- Carter Burwell

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

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

Carefully execute every instruction given to you by the director, producer, and studio. But that would be a life not worth living.

Carefully execute every instruction given to you by the director, producer, and studio. But that would be a life not worth living.

- Carter Burwell

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

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

- Carter Burwell

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

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

- Carter Burwell

Any film which views the darker side of life, which is death with a sense of humor, is very much to my taste.

Any film which views the darker side of life, which is death with a sense of humor, is very much to my taste.

- Carter Burwell

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

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

- Carter Burwell

John Barry was my hero when I was about 13. His scores to the James Bond movies were the scores of my life back then.

John Barry was my hero when I was about 13. His scores to the James Bond movies were the scores of my life back then.

- Carter Burwell

I would like to do a science fiction film some day. Star Wars seems really to have destroyed the genre, which at one time offered great musical opportunities.

I would like to do a science fiction film some day. Star Wars seems really to have destroyed the genre, which at one time offered great musical opportunities.

- Carter Burwell

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