Anomalisa (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the score album to the 2015 film of the same name, directed by Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson based on his 2005 stage play.
[6] Lee Marshall of Screen International wrote "Carter Burwell’s score is a delight, sometimes tuning cheekily into the hotel’s own muzak, but in other places underlining the poignancy that is at the heart of a film which, more than Kaufman’s previous work, seems to trade chords with Wes Anderson in his more humanistic, least whimsical moments.
Surely this must be one of the typically melancholy composer’s gentlest scores, tinkling away ever so lightly in the background, subtly lifting the spirit of an otherwise heavy piece.
"[9] Rodrigo Perez of IndieWire wrote "Carter Burwell’s beguiling score is clutch, gently persuading out the underlying melancholy of the narrative and lead character.
[11][12] Burwell, however was nominated for the Outstanding Achievement for Music in a Feature Production at the 43rd Annie Awards, lost to Michael Giacchino for Inside Out.