Carter Burwell | Composer: The Banshees Of Inisherin

Carter Burwell is one of the most iconic auteur composers working today, whose sound is instantly recognizable from the first few notes you hear. Carter's unique voice also attracts unique filmmakers from the Coen brothers, Spike Jonze, and of course Martin McDonagh.

For this interview we focus heavily on the work Carter has done with McDonagh with In Bruges, Seven Psychopaths, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, and The Banshees Of Inisherin.

Before we dive into Carter's scores for McDonagh, we take a look back at Thick Pigeon. Carter recounts stories of how he and Stanton Miranda formed Thick Pigeon as a musical group that came onto the NYC music scene before Carter was pulled into the world of film composition. Carter reflects back on his early career a bit, and how he ended up scoring films like Psycho III and Blood Simple.

As we dive into McDonagh's films, Carter takes us into his approach for The Banshees Of Inisherin and how the score's simple approach and sound was settled upon. We also touch upon his absolutely unique a cappella inspired score he did for Lena Dunham's Catherine Called Birdy.

Carter also talks about what he has coming up in the future including re-teaming with Ethan Coen, who is currently in post production with his next film.

It's been a few years since we had Carter as a guest, and it's always a massive treat to get to hear all of Carter's wonderful insights.

A Film.Music.Media Interview | Produced & Presented by Kaya Savas