T Bone Burnett

Music Department
Composer
Producer

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)

T Bone Burnett was born on 14 January 1948 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He is a composer and producer, known for Hunger Games (2012), Crazy Heart (2009) and O' Brother (2000). He has been married to Callie Khouri since 2006. He was previously married to Sam Phillips.

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Won 1 Oscar
- 45 wins & 36 nominations total

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Known for

Hunger Games

7.2

Music Department(additional music)

2012

Crazy Heart

7.2

Composer

2009

O' Brother

7.7

Music Department

2000

Retour à Cold Mountain

7.2

Music Department(as T-Bone Burnett)

2003

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Music Department

Downtown Owl
5.0
- music
- original music
- 2023
Top Gun: Maverick
8.2
- music consultant
- 2022
The King of Staten Island
7.1
- music producer: The Wallflowers - "One Headlight" (uncredited)
- 2020
True Detective
8.9
TV Series
- original music by
- 2019
La Ballade de Buster Scruggs
7.2
- music producer
- 2018
Godless
8.2
TV Mini Series
- executive music producer
- 2017
Elton John: A Good Heart
6.6
Music Video
- music producer
- 2016
Lera Lynn: Live from Resister Studio
Video
- lyrics
- 2016
Noël chez les Cooper
5.8
- executive music producer
- 2015
First Murder
7.3
TV Series
- musical archivist
- 2014
Nashville
7.7
TV Series
- executive music producer
- 2012–2013
Inside Llewyn Davis
7.4
- executive music producer
- 2013
Hunger Games
7.2
- composer: additional music
- executive music producer
- 2012
A Place at the Table
6.9
- musician: guitars, bass and manditar (as T-Bone Burnett)
- 2012
Elton John & Leon Russell Live from the Beacon Theatre
8.8
TV Movie
- musician (as Tbone Burnett)
- 2010

Composer

The Old Man
7.5
TV Series
- Composer
- 2022–2024
Downtown Owl
5.0
- Composer
- 2023
True Detective
8.9
TV Series
- Composer
- 2014–2019
Lera Lynn: Live from Resister Studio
Video
- Composer
- 2016
Lost Songs: The Basement Tapes Continued
7.7
- Composer
- 2014
Nashville
7.7
TV Series
- Composer
- 2012–2013
Nashville: The Whole Story
8.8
TV Movie
- Composer (as T-Bone Burnett)
- 2013
A Place at the Table
6.9
- Composer (as T-Bone Burnett)
- 2012
Crazy Heart
7.2
- Composer
- 2009
Walk the Line
7.8
- Composer
- 2005
Don't Come Knocking
6.6
- Composer
- 2005
Les divins secrets
6.1
- Composer (original score by)
- 2002
O' Brother
7.7
- Composer
- 2000
Délire sur la frontière
5.2
- Composer (as T-Bone Burnett, music by)
- 1984

Producer

Ringo & Friends at the Ryman
7.3
TV Special
- producer
- 2025
Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind
6.5
- producer
- 2022
American Epic
7.9
- executive producer
- 2017
Arena
7.7
TV Series
- executive producer
- 2017
The Big Bang
7.7
- executive producer
- 2017
American Epic
8.0
TV Mini Series
- executive producer
- 2016–2017
Drawn & Recorded
8.7
TV Series
- producer
- executive producer
- 2016
Out of the Many, the One
7.6
- executive producer
- 2015
Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of Inside Llewyn Davis
8.1
TV Movie
- producer (as T-Bone Burnett)
- 2013
Tough Trade
5.1
TV Movie
- executive producer (as T-Bone Burnett)
- 2010
Crazy Heart
7.2
- producer
- 2009
The Words and Music of 'Cold Mountain'
6.4
TV Movie
- executive producer (as T-Bone Burnett)
- 2003
Down from the Mountain
7.3
- executive producer (as T-Bone Burnett)
- 2000

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Videos6

This So-Called Disaster

Promo 2:59

Crazy Heart: The Origin of "The Weary Kind"

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
- 1.93 m
Born
- January 14, 1948
- St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Spouses
Other works
Album (as vocalist, musician, and songwriter): "T Bone Burnett", MCA Records, MCAD-31296.
Publicity listings
- 2 Interviews
- 2 Articles