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Carter Burwell
American film composer (born 1954)
Carter Benedict Burwell is an American film composer. He received Academy Award nominations for Best Original Score for Todd Haynes's Carol (2015) and Martin McDonagh's films Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) and The Banshees Of Inisherin (2022).
He has frequently collaborated with the Coen brothers, having scored most of their films. He has also scored films by other directors such as Bill Condon, Spike Jonze, James Foley, Brian Helgeland, and John Lee Hancock.
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real name: Carter Benedict Burwell
influenced by: John Barry, Richard Strauss, Maurice Jarre, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Max Steiner
awards: British Independent Film Award for Best Music
plays: keyboard instrument
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Early life and education
Burwell was born in New York City, the son of Natalie (née Benedict), a math teacher, and Charles Burwell, who founded Thaibok Fabrics, Ltd. He graduated from King School in Stamford, Connecticut with George Hofecker and other notables and Harvard College, where he was a cartoonist for The Harvard Lampoon.
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Career
As a film composer, Burwell has had a long-working relationship with the Coen brothers, providing music for every film they have made (except for Inside Llewyn Davis and O Brother, Where Art Thou?). Among his best known film scores are Miller's Crossing (1990), And the Band Played On (1993), Conspiracy Theory (1997), Hamlet (2000), The Spanish Prisoner (1997), Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007), In Bruges (2008), Twilight (2008), Where the Wild Things Are (2009), The Blind Side (2009), and Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011) and Part 2 (2012). Burwell wrote and recorded the original score for the film The Bourne Identity, but director Doug Liman wanted something else and replaced it with a score by John Powell.
Carter Burwell (born November 18, 1954, in New York City) scored a lot of soundtracks for films by Ethan and Joel Coen. Fargo, Blood Simple, Barton Fink and Raising Arizona are just some examples.
Also known as: Burwell, C. Burwell, C.Burwell, Carter, Curter Burwell
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Bella's Lullaby
2008 composition by Carter Burwell
"Bella's Lullaby" is a song composed by Carter Burwell for the 2008 movie Twilight. The song's motif features prominently throughout the franchise.
It is considered the main theme of the movie's soundtrack.
Background
"Bella's Lullaby" is mentioned in the novel Twilight. In the book, the song is composed on piano by Edward Cullen as a tribute of his love to Bella Swan. The song is referenced both throughout the book and in the sequel New Moon.
Composition and recording
The song that would become known as "Bella's Lullaby" was originally composed by Carter Burwell for his partner, Christine Sciulli, when they were having relationship issues. It was written by Burwell after Sciulli had temporarily left him. According to Burwell, it was meant to "speak of love—ecstatic, tormented love". The two reconciled and later married.
Release and reception
The song was released as part of the Twilight: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack on November 4, 2008 through Chop Shop Records and Atlantic Records. Summit Entertainment provided a free remix of "Bella's Lullaby" through iTunes, with the purchase of a Twilight theatre ticket through online ticket services Fandango or MovieTickets.com.