Carter Burwell quotes

Death is always around the corner, but often our society gives it inordinate help. (Carter Burwell)
I don't find myself lobbying for projects. Filmmakers almost always come to me. View quote
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I'm one of those people who is actually inspired by a deadline. I might not sleep for many days on end, it may not be good for my health, but it definitely helps. View quote
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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. View quote
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Music is the subliminal connecting adhesive in film, or at least in narrative feature films. View quote
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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. View quote
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How does my music connect to an audience? That is just a complete mystery to me. View quote
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I had piano lessons when I was a kid, like most people. And hated them, like most people. And quit, like most people. View quote
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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. View quote
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If not bliss, ignorance can at least be fun. View quote
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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 like business and personal life to be distinct. View quote
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Big Sur is at the end of the continent. It attracts really crazy people. View quote
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I like the fact that New York looks a bit backwards, toward the Old World, rather than resolutely forwards. View quote
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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. View quote
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Learning how to improvise really awakened my interest in music. View quote
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I write music to please myself. Hopefully the director's enjoying it too. View quote
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I have always loved Scottish music - all sorts of Celtic, Gaelic music. View quote
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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. View quote
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All my music is very simple in that melody is usually clearly stated. View quote
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Connection is what one is after in probably most media, but certainly in film, which is an immersive medium. (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. View quote
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A carefree quality is a whole aspect of life that I will never understand. I don't think I have ever been carefree and can't see the pleasure of it. View quote
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Carefully execute every instruction given to you by the director, producer, and studio. But that would be a life not worth living. View quote
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I think being a little nuts is helpful. View quote
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