I like the fact that new york looks a bit backwards, toward the old world, rather than resolutely forwards. — Carter Burwell
Connection is what one is after in probably most media, but certainly in film, which is an immersive medium. — Carter Burwell
Carefully execute every instruction given to you by the director, producer, and studio. — 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. — Carter Burwell
I had piano lessons when I was a kid, like most people. And hated them, like most people. — Carter Burwell
I don’t personally see my work as being dark. What interests me is a balance between light and dark. — Carter Burwell
I don’t generally find myself listening to the music of a film unless there’s something awfully wrong with it. — Carter Burwell
I almost never try to make the audience comfortable. I wouldn’t want that if I were in the audience. — Carter Burwell
Hopefully each film can be given a musical voice of its own, which is not to say that the — Carter Burwell
In mainstream romantic comedies, I’m usually tearing my hair out. It’s just a devastatingly difficult genre for me. — Carter Burwell
If someone suddenly lost their director the day before shooting and wanted me to step in — Carter Burwell