Alexandre Desplat
Born
August 23, 1961 (63 years old)
Known For
Sound
Place of Birth
Paris, France
Alexandre Michel Gérard Desplat (French:[alɛksɑ̃dʁ dɛspla]; born 23 August 1961) is a French film composer and conductor. He has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and two Grammy Awards. Desplat was made an officer of the Ordre national du Mérite and a commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2016.
Desplat has received two Academy Awards for Best Original Score for The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) and The Shape of Water (2017). He was Oscar-nominated for The Queen (2006), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), The King's Speech (2010), Argo (2012), Philomena (2013), The Imitation Game (2014), Isle of Dogs (2018), and Little Women (2019).
Desplat has composed scores for a wide range of films, including low-budget independent productions and large-scale blockbusters, such as The Golden Compass (2007), The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010) & Part 2 (2011), Moonrise Kingdom (2012), Zero Dark Thirty (2012), Godzilla (2014), Unbroken (2014), The French Dispatch (2021), and Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022). He has collaborated with directors such as Wes Anderson, Chris Weitz, George Clooney, Roman Polanski, and Guillermo del Toro.
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Known For

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema
Self
2022

Killing Me Softly with His Songs
Self
2022

Jacques Audiard, le cinéma à cœur
Self - Interviewee
2021

In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat
Self
2020

In The Tracks Of - Special Edition
Self
2020

Le cinéma d'Alexandre Desplat
Self
2018

Score: A Film Music Documentary
Self
2017

The Monuments Men
Émile
2014
Exploring 'The Tree of Life'
Self
2011

The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button
Self
2009
Nino
Self - film music composer

Hollywood in Vienna
Self · (1 episode)
2011

Creating the World of Harry Potter
Self - Composer · (8 episodes)
2009
Deutscher Filmpreis
Self · (1 episode)
1951

Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · (1 episode)
1944