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movie. With his score for Fargo (1996), the next three scores of their unique collaboration. The Burwell previously collaborated with Martin masterwork of the siblings, Burwell counterpointed opening titles of the Emmy awarded HBO miniseries McDonagh on (from which two tracks are the dark humour of this story, a kidnapping that turns (2011) and the movie (2015) also presented on this CD) and , bloody, with a haunting score based on a traditional are tributes to the strong female characters that but it was for the third film of the pair that the Scandinavian folk tune, enriched with the nostalgic dominate these adaptations of novels by James M. composer got his second Oscar nomination. accents of a fiddle. Cain and . For the formally very unusual Wonderstruck (2017), Burwell says he For Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001), a beautifully wrote music ‘that is carrying you through the drama (2017) ‘the director wanted the film and the bizarre black-and-white homage to ‘film noir’, inspired and informs you about the characters and the story. It music to feel like they are from a specific place, Burwell to write a dark and solemn piano-centric was just as important for the music to be withholding which is somewhere in the middle of the country score. the information as it was for the music to be telling – the southern-middle of the U.S,’ Burwell told the audience things.’ . ‘That’s why the film has Burwell’s sad, delicately layered music for A Serious that really long title. It seemed right from the MUSIC FOR FILM Man (2009) underscores the poignancy of this Two tracks are of special interest as they were beginning that the music was going to somehow hilarious Jewish film noir about a physics professor in composed for scores that haven’t been previously be idiomatic with regard to American folk music or 1960s Minnesota, whose life is falling apart. published. Of his caressing score for Lisa folk instruments. Carter Burwell is of course best known for his Cholodenko’s HBO miniseries Olive Kitteridge remarkable creative and loyal collaboration with True Grit (2010) the brothers’ remake of a John Wayne (2014) Variety wrote that ‘Carter Burwell sets the To capture the mystery and complexity of the life Ethan and Joel Coen. It’s as difficult to imagine a classic was their straightest take on a Hollywood tone with one of those rich scores of his that invites and death of filmmaker James Whale, the subject film without Carter Burwell’s music, genre and gave Burwell a chance to try his hand at a personal reflection without spelling out exactly how of Gods and Monsters (1998), Burwell avoided as a Hitchcock film without the music of Bernard western score in which he incorporated church music. we should feel.’ And for ’s deliciously the cliché horror film approach and created a Herrmann or a François Truffaut film without the On Burwell’s original approach the LA Times wrote: clever con-trick drama The Spanish Prisoner (1997), haunting waltz. ‘A typically eccentric choice, and, of music of . Burwell’s ground- ‘Eschewing the traditional brassy triumphs that mark Burwell ‘did a nice job of swirling mysteriously and course, absolutely right,’ according to , breaking scores for the quirky films created by the many a western score, Burwell opts to focus instead discreetly jangling nerves,’ according to Janet Maslin the director of this warm and clever fictionalised Coen Brothers and his work for many other directors on lovely, albeit slightly sorrowful, piano arrangements. in . biographical treatment of the director of The Bride indicate a fierce originality and a strong feeling for It allows for True Grit to work equally well for big- of Frankenstein (1935). the eccentric, the experimental and the minimalistic. screen vistas and solitary contemplation.’ Other highlights on this album are , Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and Gods and Maybe Condon gives the best description of Carter On this album we have half a dozen examples of Finally, there are two tracks from Hail, Caesar! Monsters. ‘Effective, subtly, creepy. No bombast or Burwell’s greatest quality as a film composer: ‘In the Coen Brothers-Carter Burwell partnership that (2016), a tale of an old-time Hollywood fixer for big orchestral wows,’ was the verdict of the a time when most film scoring is an exercise in started with (1984), the debut feature which directors and composer playfully parody some Tribune on Burwell’s score for ’s redundancy (action sequences hyped by agitated of the Coens. For Miller’s Crossing (1990), a hard- favourite film genres. original Twilight (2008) film, definitely the strongest strings, emotional moments underlined by tender boiled, stylised variation on Dashiell Hammett’s Red in the immensely popular saga. Burwell’s musical tinkling) Carter remains a true iconoclast.’ Harvest, Burwell composed a subtle, melancholy is another independent American storytelling casts a truly magical spell on this tense score of which the chosen track (‘End Credits’) director who over the years developed a close tale about the unconsummated romance between Patrick Duynslaegher also captures perfectly the moral gravitas of the professional relationship with Burwell. We present living and dead. Artistic Director 01 Miller’s Crossing (1990) 11 Mildred Pierce (2011) End Credits 04:06 EMI Music Publishing Opening Titles 01:43 Universal/MCA Music

02 Fargo (1996) 12 Olive Kitteridge (2014) Fargo, North Dakota 02:40 Universal Music Publishing Olive Opening 02:07 Universal/MCA Music

03 The Spanish Prisoner (1997) 13 Carol (2015) The Spanish Prisoner 02:19 Best Possible Music Opening 02:21 Kobalt Music Publishing

04 Gods and Monsters (1998) 14 (2015) Friend? 01:53 Sony/ATV Music Publishing Overture 02:05 Best Possible Music

05 (1999) 15 (2016) Puppet Love 01:42 Universal/MCA Music Flags and Steeples 02:19 Kobalt Music Publishing

06 The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001) 16 Hail, Caesar! (2016) The Trial of Ed Crane 03:43 Universal/MCA Music 5 a.m. / Hail, Caesar! 04:01 Universal/MCA Music

07 In Bruges (2008) 17 Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017) Prologue / Medieval Waters 02:59 Universal/MCA Music Drawing Pooh 02:31 EMI Music Publishing

08 Twilight (2008) 18 Wonderstruck (2017) Bella’s Lullaby 02:19 Warner/Chappell North America Silent Whispers / Little Girl, Big City 03:33 Universal/MCA Music

09 (2009) 19 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) A Serious Man 02:39 Universal/MCA Music My Dear Anne / Billboards on Fire 05:21 Kobalt Music Publishing

10 True Grit (2010) River Crossing / Talk About Suffering / The Wicked Flee 0 6 :11 Sony/ATV Harmony UK CARTER BURWELL GIVES A VOICE TO THE INNER SELF

Carter Burwell likes his songs to have as few the Coen Brothers, Todd Haynes, , musical relationship between himself and what he In reflecting on the honor that the notes as possible. That may sound strange Martin McDonagh and Bill Condon form a kind had just watched. To bring some synchrony Film Festival has paid me this year, I’ve coming from a composer who has written about of cadence in his oeuvre, or points of reference to the process, he used a stopwatch. He has looked back at the random path that’s a hundred film scores, but it does capture the if you prefer. With the exception of the big shots been the Coen brothers’ in-house composer brought me here. It had never been my essence of his work. In fact, just like Ennio behind the ‘Twilight Saga’, the large studios tend ever since. Their working relationship and intention to be a composer of film scores Morricone, whom he greatly admires, Carter to pass Carter Burwell by. Not that he minds, friendship owe its strength to the fact that - or a composer at all. But after Joel and Burwell aims to convey as much as he can with although he does secretly dream of working on the brothers constantly ask him to come up Ethan Coen bestowed that title on me as few notes as possible. So it comes as no a sci-fi film. with something new. An orchestral score, with the film BLOOD SIMPLE, and then surprise that Burwell, who was born in New York for example, knowing he had never created asked me to write an orchestral score for on 18 November 1954, is sometimes labelled For Carter Burwell, sound came before music. In one before (‘Miller’s Crossing’), or music MILLER’S CROSSING (knowing perfectly a minimalist. Yet minimalism does not preclude fact, he once referred to himself as an “untrained” that can barely be distinguished from the well I had no experience doing that), eloquence. On the contrary, by focusing on the composer. He studied animation and electronic sound design (‘’). Simply put, I began to believe that I was in some sense essence, his music gains an inner power capable music at Harvard College, where he worked as a they always ask him to come up with a a composer and have tried to be worthy of of revealing a whole new world. Without his lecturer for many years. He was passionate about different colour of sound. When looking for a that title. music, the characters in his films are unfinished. computer technology and digital sound, and after fitting or ambiguous link between music and The music brings their personalities to life and a stint as Chief Computer Scientist in a Long images, Carter Burwell feels like something A film composer is two things: a composer expresses what they cannot convey themselves. Island lab, he became an animator and was later of a film maker as well as a composer. It is and a filmmaker. It’s not easy to separate His music gives a voice to the inner self. A appointed Director of the New York Institute of his job to give films the finishing touch. these two things, and I generally find it perfect example is ‘Carol’ by Todd Haynes, in Technology. He contributed to digital TV films and off-putting to take the music, written for which you hear the main characters, played by commercials for a Japanese anime studio. At the Curiously, his work has not yet earned him an particular characters, particular dialogue, and , before you same time, he threw himself into the New York Oscar, but the World Soundtrack Academy particular action, out of its context for actually see them, because they are thematically punk scene, banging away tunelessly at the piano has already awarded him three prizes. For performance on its own. In the case of linked to a clarinet and an oboe. to the dismay of his family and friends. Nowadays, lack of an Oscar, we’re throwing in a tweet the compositions presented here, I’m in interviews, he calls it “self-expression”. instead. It comes from , endlessly grateful to Dirk Brossé and ‘Carol’ was a key film in Carter Burwell’s career, praising Carter Burwell as “The voice of the Brussels Philharmonic for giving the not only because he was working at the pinnacle Sounds became music in 1983, when sound the Coens. Majestic Melancholy. Music of music its own life. of his talents, but also because it marked the designer Skip Lievsay approached him to ask images and moods. Sublime defeat and beginning of his life in the public eye. Until then, whether he would be interested in composing crushed hopes”. The Academy itself could Carter Burwell he had mainly kept to the shadows, preferring to some music for a film. The film turned out to not have said it better. work on his memorable artistic masterpieces from be ‘Blood Simple’, the Coen Brothers’ debut. the privacy of his house on Long Island. Films by Based on a single film reel, he sought out the Raf Butstraen DIRK BROSSÉ - COMPOSER, CONDUCTOR BRUSSELS PHILHARMONIC

Dirk Brossé is a multi-faceted composer and a Julia Migenes, Julian Lloyd Webber, Salvatore The Brussels Philharmonic was founded in 1935 and international representation by IMG Touring respected conductor on the international music Accardo, Alison Balsom, , Emma by the Belgian public broadcaster (NIR/INR). brings further tours and concerts on new stages scene. Since 2010, he has been Music Director Thompson, Randy Crawford, and Over the years, the orchestra has performed with both in Europe and beyond (e.g. , USA). of ‘The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia’ and Marcel Khalifé. many top conductors and soloists. It enjoys an Music director of Film Fest Ghent. Dirk Brossé excellent reputation for performing premieres The Brussels Philharmonic is internationally has composed some 400 works, including Dirk Brossé has been awarded the title of new works and has collaborated with world- acclaimed for its expertise in film music. For the concerti, oratorios, lieder, chamber music, Cultural Ambassador of Flanders, the Flemish renowned composers such as Bartók, Stravinsky, performance and recording of soundtracks it symphonic works, musicals and film scores. His Parliament’s Gold Medal for Merit, the Achille Messiaen and Francesconi. The orchestra’s regularly partners with MotorMusic and Film Fest score for the BBC/HBO series ‘Parade’s End ‘ Van Acker Prize, the Joseph Plateau Honorary historic home port is the Flagey building, where Gent. International recognition has come, among was nominated for an Emmy Award. His score Award and the Global Thinkers Forum Award for it rehearses and performs in Studio 4, in acoustic others, in the form of the Oscar-winning score for for ‘Knielen’ was nominated for The Golden Calf Excellence in Cultural Creativity. In 2013 he was terms one of the top concert halls in the world. ‘The Artist’ (music by Ludovic Bource). Award. Maestro Brossé has conducted all the elevated to ’s hereditary nobility, with the leading Belgian orchestras. He has conducted personal title of Knight. He is a member of the As of 2015, Stéphane Denève is the music The recordings of Brussels Philharmonic over 120 orchestras all over the world such as Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science director of the Brussels Philharmonic. This top (Deutsche Grammophon, Film Fest Gent, London Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver Opera, and the Arts and since 2018 a Fellow at the French conductor designs his programmes Palazzetto Bru Zane, Klara, Brussels l’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Camerata University of Brussels (VUB). combining 21st century music with the great Philharmonic Recordings) have been warmly St Petersburg, Philharmonic, l’ classics, thereby opening up a dialogue between received by the international press and awarded Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon, Philharmonic the repertoire of the past and that of the future. an ECHO Klassik, Choc de Classica de l’année Orchestra of Shanghai. and Diapason d’Or de l’année, amongst others. At the international level, the Brussels The Brussels Philharmonic is an institution of the Dirk Brossé has made over 100 CD recordings Philharmonic has made a name for itself, with Flemish Community. and has collaborated with world-class artistes regular appearances in the major European such as José Van Dam, Barbara Hendricks, capitals. The appointment of Stéphane Denève www.brusselsphilharmonic.be photo Luk Monsaert © ANASTASIA GOLDBERG - PIANIST BRUSSELS PHILHARMONIC MUSICIANS Pianist Anastasia Goldberg received invited since 2009 to be part of the her reading of Mozart/Beethoven her first piano lessons at the age of 5 jury of the same competition. and was prized top 5 CD of the year from Irina Renova. 2010, next to recordings by the Royal As soloist Anastasia Goldberg played Concertgebouw Orchestra and Conductor Viola Oboe Tuba 3 years later she made her with renowned conductors such Bayerische Rundfunk. Dirk Brossé Kris Hellemans (1) Joost Gils (1) Jean Xhonneux (2) successful debut, performing as Mikhail Jurowski, Stefan Vladar, Griet François (2) Maarten Wijnen Haydn’s Pianoconcerto in D with the Michel Tabachnik, Anton Grishanin Anastasia Goldberg currently Concertmaster Benjamin Braude Lode Cartrysse: Timpani Chamber Orchestra of Ekaterinburg and many others. holds the positions of professor Henry Raudales Victor Guaita English horn (2) Gert François (1) (RU). She graduated from the Ural of piano at the Prince Claus Phung Ha State Conservatory in Ekaterinburg She contributed to the World Conservatory, Groningen (NL) and and completed her Master degree by Premiere of Michel Tabachnik’s Piano the Maastricht Conservatory. She First violin Agnieszka Kosakowska Clarinet Percussion Professor Naum Grubert at the Royal Concerto (2007) and played the also holds the position of President Bart Lemmens (1) Maryna Lepiasevich Danny Corstjens (1) Gert D’haese (2) Conservatory in The Hague (NL). World Premiere of Beethoven’s Piano of the jury of the International Festival Sylvie Bagara Helena Raeymakers Midori Mori: Titus Franken (2) Concerto in F, during the Beethoven Competition Star Olympus (RU). Olivia Bergeot Korneel Taeckens bass clarinet (2) Tom Pipeleers Anastasia Goldberg won the Festival 2010. Eva Bobrowska Patricia Van Reusel International Piano Competition in As frequent performer Anastasia Stefan Claeys Bassoon Harp San Sebastian, March 2000. Due Several CD recordings have been Goldberg can be found in different Christophe Pochet Cello Karsten Przybyl (1) Eline Groslot (3) to her success she toured several realized, some of which received venues in the , , Frederic Preusser Karel Steylaerts (1) Alexander Kuksa times throughout and has been high international praise including , Spain and . Justine Rigutto Kirsten Andersen Jonas Coomans: Piano/Celesta Elizaveta Rybentseva Solène Beaudet contrabassoon (2) Anastasia Goldberg (2) Anton Skakun Barbara Gerarts Philippe Tjampens Julius Himmler Horn Guitar Bram Van Eenoo Sophie Jomard Hans van der Zanden (1) Inti De Maet (2) HENRY RAUDALES - CONCERTMASTER Gillis Veldeman Emmanuel Tondus Pierre Buizer Stein Verrelst (2) Elke Wynants Mieke Ailliet (2) Second violin Evi Baetens Belgian violinist Henry Raudales at the conservatory of , of the Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Samuel Nemtanu (1) Double bass was born in Guatemala into a musical Guildhall School of Music and which he also conducted for several Pablo Ases Urenya Jan Buysschaert (1) Trumpet family. His father Enrique Raudales, Drama (London) and the Royal CD recordings. Ana Bajo Djurasevic Uxía Martinez Botana (1) Ward Hoornaert (1) a student of Zino Francescatti, Conservatory of Antwerp with Anne Balu Elias Bartholomeus Jonas Van Hoeydonck Henryk Szeryng (violin) and Erich teachers such as Erick Friedman, His ties to Belgium remain strong: Kleiber (conducting), started Henry Henryk Szeryng and Mrs. Kogan. having played as a concertmaster at Véronique Burstin Daniele Giampaolo Luc Sirjacques on the violin at the age of four. Aged the Royal Flemish Opera, he is also Bartosz Korus Simon Luce seven he played his first public In 1985 he won the 3rd prize at the a founding member of the Belgian Eleonore Malaboeuf Philippe Stepman Trombone concert with the North Carolina Queen Elisabeth Competition in chamber orchestra Enkabara and Karine Martens Alexandre Mainz (1) Symphony Orchestra which caught Brussels. Since then, he has given since 2005 the concertmaster of Eline Pauwels Flute Arno Tri Pramudia Glossary: the attention of Yehudi Menuhin, who innumerable concerts and recitals Brussels Philharmonic. Julien Poli Lieve Schuermans (1) Tim Van Medegael: (1) principal recommended him for a scholarship throughout the world, sharing the Fien Van den Fonteyne Eric Mertens bass trombone (2) (2) soloist in London. At age 14 he received the stage with renowned artists such as Henry Raudales plays a Guadagnini Francis Vanden Heede Jill Jeschek: piccolo (2) Young Violinist of the Year Award by Pierre Amoyal, Nigel Kennedy and violin from 1787. the Panamerican Union. Yehudi Menuhin. Additionally, since Henry studied conducting and violin 2001 he has been the concertmaster CREDITS

What makes Film Fest Gent unique in the fully of Film Fest Gent has been very influential and has Album produced by: Film Fest Gent Cover photo: Tycho Burwell booked festival calendar is the focus on music and a great follow-up. Many other festivals started to & Brussels Philharmonic the celebration of the film composer, unfortunately spend more attention to film music or also started to Under exclusive license to: Film Fest Gent wishes to thank: often the forgotten key figure in the artistic and/or organize concerts and award composers. “However, Silva Screen Records Carter Burwell, Vasi Vangelos, Dirk Brossé, commercial success of a film. Ghent can lay claim to having played a pioneering Leen Uytterschaut role in this field” (). All music composed by: Carter Burwell Brussels Philharmonic: Gunther Broucke, Ever since 1982, Film Fest Gent has experienced Orchestra: Brussels Philharmonic Véronique Bossaert, Jim Seynaeve, Judith Van a growing focus on music in cinema with a The culmination point of Film Fest Gent’s film Conductor: Dirk Brossé Eeckhout, Nicola Mascia, the entire crew and special section dedicated to music in films. This music programme is the annual World Soundtrack all musicians for their enthusiasm, expertise led to the addition of screenings with live musical Awards Gala where several awards are distributed Producer: Film Fest Gent and energy performances, big film music concerts, annual Film to celebrate outstanding achievements in scoring General manager: Marijke Vandebuerie Motormusic: Hans Bellens & Steven Maes Music Seminars and recordings of several CDs. music for motion pictures. Each year a major film Coordination Music & Sound projects: Silva Screen Records: David Stoner composer is invited to present his work during this Valerie Dobbelaere The entire crew of Film Fest Gent Over the years, Film Fest Gent became a meeting prestigious event. Furthermore Film Fest Gent and Assistant producer: Thomas De Keere place for composers such as , partner Brussels Philharmonic record an album with Carter Burwell would like to thank: Dario Marianelli, Angelo Badalamenti, Ennio their music. This year we are honoured to welcome Recording, mix & mastering: Motormusic the musicians who play his compositions, his Morricone, Gabriel Yared, , Hans Academy Award-nominated composer Carter (www.motormusic.eu) agent Vasi Vangelos, and his beloved family, Zimmer, , , Gustavo Burwell, considered one of the most brilliant film Recording supervisor: Luk Vaes Christine, Tycho, Tor and Greta Santaolalla, Francis Lai, and composers of his generation. Burwell is known for his Recording engineer: Floren Van Stichel . compelling scores including ‘Being John Malkovich’, Editing: Ellen Janssens Executive producers for Silva Screen ‘In Bruges’, ‘Where The Wild Things Are’, ‘Twilight’ Mixing engineers: Ellen Janssens Records Ltd: Reynold D’Silva & David Stoner To consolidate this growing focus on music in and his unique collaborations with some of the & Steven Maes Release co-ordination: Pete Compton cinema, the World Soundtrack Academy was world’s most respected filmmakers such as the Coen Mastering engineer: Steven Maes & Rick Clark created in 2001, aiming to offer a strong platform for Brothers (‘Fargo’, ‘No Country for Old Men’) and Todd Design & layout: Stuart Ford emerging film music talent, through the presentation Haynes (‘Carol’, ‘Wonderstruck’, ‘Mildred Pierce’). Introduction: Patrick Duynslaegher, of awards, as well as through the development of A selection of his film work is collected on this Artistic Director Film Fest Gent other promotional activities, such as seminars, unique and exclusive compilation album. Carter Burwell biography: Raf Butstraen workshops, master classes, music events, etc.

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