Carter Burwell

Theater & Spoken Word

Wrote and performed music for the following:
Theater of the New Ear, 2005, an ongoing theater project performed so far in New York, London, Los Angeles.
Cara Lucia, 2003, presented by Mabou Mines, at HERE, N.Y.
Junky, 1996, an audio recording of William Burroughs reading his book, for Penguin Audiobooks.
The 14th Ward, 1996, by Henry Miller, at LaMama ETC, N.Y.
Mother, 1994, with Mabou Mines, staged at LaMama, N.Y.
The Celestial Alphabet Event, 1991, at Under One Roof, N.Y.
Increase, 1990, (sound design) at LaMama ETC, NY.
Mother Courage, 1990, Hanif Kureishi’s version of the Brecht play, at CSC Repertory, N.Y.
The Myth Project, 1989, at Naked Angels, N.Y.
Widows, 1988, Williamstown Theater Festival.
The "Sometime" Bishop of Polynesia, 1987, Twining Gallery, NY.
Pantomime, 1985, Williamstown Theater Festival.
Three Confessions, 1984, Olympic Arts Festival in L.A.

Concert

Has performed at many venues, including Le Poisson Rouge, The Knitting Factory, The Bay Street Theater, The El Rey Theatre.

Conducted The Brussels Philharmonic at the 2018 World Soundtrack Awards in Ghent, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the 2018 Oscar Concert in Disney Hall in Los Angeles.

Wrote the concert piece:
Air, 2014, string quartet performed by the Bleecker String Quartet at the Tribeca New Music Festival.

Dance

Wrote and performed the music for the following:
The Return of Lot's Wife, 2003, Sara Pearson and Patrik Widrig, at Joyce Theater, N.Y.
RAB, 1984, RUSH Dance, Avignon Festival, France.

Writing

Wrote the following essays:
"No Country For Old Music", published in The Oxford Handbook of New Audiovisual Aesthetics, 2013.
"Music at Six", published in the inaugural issue of Espopus magazine in 2003, reprinted in Harper's the following year as "Orchestrating War".
"Composing For The Coen Brothers", in Soundscape: The School of Sound Lectures 1998-2001.
"The Sound of the Future: Digital Sound in Film and Video", 1985,  published by Online, London.
"Methods for Computer-Assisted Processing of 2D Polyacrylamide Gels", 1981, with James Garrels, published by Academic Press, New York.

Miscellany

Has taught film scoring at Sundance Composer's Lab, The School of Sound (UK), Columbia University, Buddy Baker Film Music Seminar, Havana Film Festival, Edinburgh Film Festival, Cinesonic (Australia), NYU, ASCAP.

Member of the Harmonic Choir, 1986-1995.

Member of the bands The Same, Thick Pigeon, Radiante, Big Joe, The Litwinski Ensemble.