"...It's given a moody underlining by the haunting music of composer Carter
Burwell, who based part of his score on a traditional Scandinavian folk tune,
'The Lost Sheep.' " - Peter Stack, San Francisco Chronicle, March 8, 1996.
" ***** As strange as it sounds, Carter Burwell has done
for the Dakotas what Maurice Jarré did for Arabia." - Roderick Scott,
Cinemusic.net, 1996
Film Stills
Film Info
Written and Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen
Composed, Orchestrated and Conducted by Carter Burwell
Music Editor: Todd Kasow
Music Scoring Mixer: Mike Farrow
Contractor: Emile Charlap
Recorded and Mixed at Manhattan Center Studio, NY, NY
Starring Fran McDormand, William Macy, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare
U.S. Release March, 1996
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The CD contains the scores to both Fargo and Barton
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Audio Samples
Here, for demo purposes, are excerpts from the CD: