Author: Carter Burwell

Quotes

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

All my music is very simple in that melody is usually clearly stated.

All my music is very simple in that melody is usually clearly stated.

- 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

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.

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

How does my music connect to an audience? That is just a complete mystery to me.

How does my music connect to an audience? That is just a complete mystery to me.

- 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

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

Learning how to improvise really awakened my interest in music.

Learning how to improvise really awakened my interest in music.

- Carter Burwell

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