Posts Tagged ‘Carter Burwell’

Varese Sarabande Records has announced the details for the soundtrack release of the HBO drama Mildred Pierce. The music for the mini-series is written by Carter Burwell. The album includes Burwell’s original score, as well as number of classical pieces and songs featured in the series. The soundtrack will be released on May 3, 2011. […]

Film Music Reporter has learned that Carter Burwell will return to the Twilight franchise to score the two final films in the series. The final two movies are directed by Bill Condon (Dreamgirls), who worked with Burwell on Gods and Monsters and Kinsey. Burwell previously scored the first part in the series directed by Catherine […]

Two new movies opened wide earlier this week on Wednesday: The Coen Brothers-directed western True Grit starring Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon and Josh Brolin was scored by Carter Burwell. Check out our news article announcing the soundtrack album on Nonesuch Records.

According to Variety, the scores for Black Swan by composer Clint Mansell and True Grit by Carter Burwell have been disqualified from Oscar consideration by  the Academy music branch. Both scores were deemed ineligible because they are “diluted by the use of tracked themes or other pre-existing music”. The Black Swan score was heavily adapted […]

‘True Grit’ soundtrack release announced

Posted: November 26, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Nonesuch Records has announced a soundtrack album for the upcoming western True Grit. The album features selections of the score by composer Carter Burwell, who regularly works with the film’s directors Joel and Ethan Coen. The album will be released on December 21. In the movie starring Jeff Bridges, Josh Brolin and Matt Damon, a […]

Burwell to score HBO mini-series

Posted: September 25, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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Carter Burwell has been hired to score the upcoming HBO mini-series Mildred Pierce. The five part series is directed by Todd Haynes (I’m Not There, Far From Heaven, Velvet Goldmine) and follows a divorced single mom who decides to open a restaurant business, which tears at the already-strained relationship with her her ambitious elder daughter. Mildred […]

Film Music Reporter has learned that Carter Burwell has been hired to score the comedy The Kids Are All Right. The movie had its premiere at this year’s Sundance film festival. The movie originally had a score by Nathan Larson and Craig Wedren and Burwell has stepped in to provide a score for the nationwide […]

The Blind Side score released

Posted: March 9, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Watertower Records recently released Carter Burwell’s score for the drama The Blind Side. The Oscar-nominated movie has been in theaters since last November and has grossed more than $250 Mio. at the domestic box office. On Sunday, Sandra Bullock was awarded for her lead performance with an Academy Award. The soundtrack album is currently only […]