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T Bone Burnett

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Producer
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T Bone Burnett
Watch a trailer for the Showtime documentary that goes behind the scenes on a concert featuring the music from the Coen Bros.' film Inside Llewyn Davis.
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Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
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T Bone Burnett was born on 14 January 1948 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He is a composer and producer, known for The Hunger Games (2012), Crazy Heart (2009) and O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000). He has been married to Callie Khouri since 2006. He was previously married to Sam Phillips.
BornJanuary 14, 1948
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BornJanuary 14, 1948
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 44 wins & 35 nominations total

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T Bone Burnett and Callie Khouri at an event for The 89th Annual Academy Awards (2017)
Joel Coen, Maria Shriver, T Bone Burnett, and Jeff Bezos at an event for Manchester by the Sea (2016)
Marissa Ribisi, Beck, T Bone Burnett, and Jeff Blackburn at an event for Manchester by the Sea (2016)
Beck and T Bone Burnett at an event for Manchester by the Sea (2016)
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T Bone Burnett and Callie Khouri
Joel Coen and T Bone Burnett
T Bone Burnett
T Bone Burnett at an event for Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
T Bone Burnett
John Goodman, Ethan Coen, T Bone Burnett, and Oscar Isaac
John Goodman, T Bone Burnett, and Oscar Isaac

Known for:

Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games (2012)
The Hunger Games
7.2
  • Music Department(additional music)
  • 2012
Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart (2009)
Crazy Heart
7.2
  • Composer
  • 2009
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
7.7
  • Music Department
  • 2000
Nicole Kidman, Jude Law, and Renée Zellweger in Cold Mountain (2003)
Cold Mountain
7.2
  • Music Department(as T-Bone Burnett)
  • 2003

Credits

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Music Department

  • Lily Rabe and Henry Golding in Downtown Owl (2023)
    Downtown Owl
    • music
    • 2023
  • Tom Cruise in Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
    Top Gun: Maverick
    • music consultant
    • 2022
  • Pete Davidson in The King of Staten Island (2020)
    The King of Staten Island
    • music producer: The Wallflowers - "One Headlight" (uncredited)
    • 2020
  • Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson in True Detective (2014)
    True Detective
    • original music by
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
    The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
    • music producer
    • 2018
  • Michelle Dockery in Godless (2017)
    Godless
    • executive music producer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2017
  • Elton John: A Good Heart (2016)
    Elton John: A Good Heart
    • music producer
    • Music Video
    • 2016
  • Lera Lynn: Live from Resister Studio (2016)
    Lera Lynn: Live from Resister Studio
    • lyrics
    • Video
    • 2016
  • Alan Arkin, John Goodman, Diane Keaton, Marisa Tomei, Alex Borstein, June Squibb, Amanda Seyfried, Ed Helms, Olivia Wilde, Timothée Chalamet, Jake Lacy, Maxwell Simkins, and Blake Baumgartner in Love the Coopers (2015)
    Love the Coopers
    • executive music producer
    • 2015
  • Brianne Davis in Murder in the First (2014)
    Murder in the First
    • musical archivist
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • Connie Britton and Hayden Panettiere in Nashville (2012)
    Nashville
    • executive music producer
    • TV Series
    • 2012–2013
  • Oscar Isaac in Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
    Inside Llewyn Davis
    • executive music producer
    • 2013
  • Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games (2012)
    The Hunger Games
    • composer: additional music
    • executive music producer
    • 2012
  • A Place at the Table (2012)
    A Place at the Table
    • musician: guitars, bass and manditar (as T-Bone Burnett)
    • 2012
  • Elton John & Leon Russell Live from the Beacon Theatre
    • musician (as Tbone Burnett)
    • TV Movie
    • 2010

Composer

  • Lily Rabe and Henry Golding in Downtown Owl (2023)
    Downtown Owl
    • Composer
    • 2023
  • Jeff Bridges in The Old Man (2022)
    The Old Man
    • Composer
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson in True Detective (2014)
    True Detective
    • Composer
    • TV Series
    • 2014–2019
  • Lera Lynn: Live from Resister Studio (2016)
    Lera Lynn: Live from Resister Studio
    • Composer
    • Video
    • 2016
  • Lost Songs: The Basement Tapes Continued (2014)
    Lost Songs: The Basement Tapes Continued
    • Composer
    • 2014
  • Connie Britton and Hayden Panettiere in Nashville (2012)
    Nashville
    • Composer
    • TV Series
    • 2012–2013
  • Nashville: The Whole Story (2013)
    Nashville: The Whole Story
    • Composer (as T-Bone Burnett)
    • TV Movie
    • 2013
  • A Place at the Table (2012)
    A Place at the Table
    • Composer (as T-Bone Burnett)
    • 2012
  • Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart (2009)
    Crazy Heart
    • Composer
    • 2009
  • Joaquin Phoenix in Walk the Line (2005)
    Walk the Line
    • Composer
    • 2005
  • Don't Come Knocking (2005)
    Don't Come Knocking
    • Composer
    • 2005
  • Promo Poster
    Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
    • Composer (original score by)
    • 2002
  • O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
    O Brother, Where Art Thou?
    • Composer
    • 2000
  • Gringo mojado (1984)
    Gringo mojado
    • Composer (as T-Bone Burnett, music by)
    • 1984

Producer

  • Jerry Lee Lewis in Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind (2022)
    Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind
    • producer
    • 2022
  • American Epic (2017)
    American Epic
    • executive producer
    • 2017
  • Arena (1975)
    Arena
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Robert Lockwood in The Big Bang (2017)
    The Big Bang
    • executive producer
    • 2017
  • American Epic (2015)
    American Epic
    • executive producer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2016–2017
  • Drawn & Recorded (2016)
    Drawn & Recorded
    • producer
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Lydia Mendoza in Out of the Many, the One (2015)
    Out of the Many, the One
    • executive producer
    • 2015
  • Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
    Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of Inside Llewyn Davis
    • producer (as T-Bone Burnett)
    • TV Movie
    • 2013
  • Tough Trade (2010)
    Tough Trade
    • executive producer (as T-Bone Burnett)
    • TV Movie
    • 2010
  • Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart (2009)
    Crazy Heart
    • producer
    • 2009
  • The Words and Music of 'Cold Mountain'
    • executive producer (as T-Bone Burnett)
    • TV Movie
    • 2003
  • Down from the Mountain (2000)
    Down from the Mountain
    • executive producer (as T-Bone Burnett)
    • 2000
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Videos6

Trailer #1
Trailer 1:05
Trailer #1
U.S. Version
Trailer 0:46
U.S. Version
A Place at the Table
Trailer 2:26
A Place at the Table
This So-Called Disaster
Trailer 1:15
This So-Called Disaster
Crazy Heart: The Origin of "The Weary Kind"
Promo 2:59
Crazy Heart: The Origin of "The Weary Kind"
Crazy Heart: T. Bone Burnett and Ryan Bigham Performance
Promo 4:25
Crazy Heart: T. Bone Burnett and Ryan Bigham Performance

Personal details

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  • Official site
    • Official Site
  • Alternative names
    • J. Henry Burnett
  • Height
    • 6′ 4″ (1.93 m)
  • Born
    • January 14, 1948
    • St. Louis, Missouri, USA
  • Spouses
      Callie Khouri2006 - present
  • Other works
    Album (as vocalist, musician, and songwriter): "T Bone Burnett", MCA Records, MCAD-31296.
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    • 2 Interviews
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

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    Was a member of Bob Dylan's "Rolling Thunder Review" in 1975.
  • Quotes
    It's a funny thing about humility as soon as you know you're being humble, you're no longer humble.
  • Trademarks
      Producer of neo-traditionalist country, rock, and pop music

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