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Happy Birthday, Carter Burwell!

Today, we celebrate Carter Burwell, award-winning composer of film and television scores including Lakeshore Records releases Mr. Holmes, The Fifth Estate, Fur, Burn After Reading, In Bruges, and the forthcoming Anomalisa.

Carter’s score for Mr. Holmes is on Variety’s Best Scores Of 2015 list and his scores for In Bruges and A Serious Man was recently performed by the Loudoun Symphony Orchestra for a tribute concert in his honor as he was presented with the “Distinguished Composer Award” at this year’s Middleburg Film Festival.  Read further to hear a playlist of Carter’s scores.

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Mr. Holmes Soundtrack Feat. Carter Burwell Score Now On Spotify

Mr. Holmes (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is out now on Lakeshore Records.  Download the album here: [iTunes]

The album features score by Carter Burwell, known for his work on such films as Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part I & II, In Bruges and The Big Lebowski.  Own or stream the Mr. Holmes score, named on Variety’s Best Scores Of 2015 list now available on Spotify!  Directed by Bill Condon (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, Gods and Monsters, Kinsey), the acclaimed Mr. Holmes movie is coming to Blu-ray/DVD on November 10.

Mr. Holmes, starring Ian McKellen and Laura Linney, is now available On Demand (get it on iTunes Movies).

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Mr. Holmes’ Carter Burwell Honored At Middleburg Film Festival

Lakeshore Records congratulates Carter Burwell, who was honored with the Distinguished Film Composer award at the Middleburg Film Festival on Saturday, October 24.  The evening included a tribute concert performed by the Loudoun Symphony Orchestra featuring suites from some of his most beloved scores, including Mr. Holmes and A Serious Man.  Read further for photos and more.

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(L to R) Reginald Van Lee, Chair of the Washington Performing Arts Society presents the Award to Composer Carter Burwell.

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Variety Names Michael Brook, Theodore Shapiro And Carter Burwell On The Short List Of 2015’s Best Scores!

Variety has just published its first look at potential best score
nominees for this years Academy Awards®.  Listed in the Top 10 selects is
Michael Brook’s score to Brooklyn.  Other contenders include Trumbo by
Theodore Shapiro and Mr. Holmes by Carter Burwell.  Two other scores by
Carter have also made the list: Carol and Legend.  Read the full list at Variety.

Are you excited?  The 88th Academy Awards® ceremony will take place on Sunday, February 28, 2016, airing live on ABC at 7e/4p.
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Middleburg Film Festival To Honor Carter Burwell, Composer Of Mr. Holmes And Fargo

Congrats to composer Carter Burwell, who will be honored at this year’s Middleburg Film Festival in Virginia.  Lakeshore Records is very pleased to have partnered with Carter over the years, releasing his scores from Mr. Holmes, In Bruges and The Fifth Estate, among many others.  Carter will receive the 2015 Distinguished Film Composer award.  For more information, go to Middleburg Film Festival‘s official site.  Read further to preview some of Carter’s scores.  Congrats to all of this year’s honorees!

Carter Burwell - photo credit Tycho BurwellPhoto courtesy Tycho Burwell

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