Carter's Notes

I was approached by Penguin Audiobooks to write incidental music to accompany William S. Burroughs' reading of his book "Junky". It felt like some small thing I could do to express my admiration for his work. Burroughs was already in his 80s and they were recording a little bit of the book every day. Within a year he had died.

Film Info

Audiobook read by William S. Burroughs

Composed and Performed by Carter Burwell

U.S. Release 1996

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Audio Samples

Here, for demo purposes are some examples:

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Original ACE edition of Burroughs' first novel, credited to "William Lee".