Alexandre Desplat

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Birthday
Aug 23, 1961 (63 years old)

Alexandre Desplat

Known For

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema
0h 37m
Movie 2022

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema

With mesmerizing footage and time lapses of animators at work, this behind-the-scenes special captures the artistry of a unique tale years in the making.

Killing Me Softly with His Songs
1h 43m
Movie 2022

Killing Me Softly with His Songs

A musical documentary about the life and work of composer Charles Fox, known for pop hits such as 'Killing Me Softly with His Song', 'I Got a Name', 'Ready to Take a Chance Again', and iconic television show themes for Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, The Love Boat and Wonder Woman.

Jacques Audiard, le cinéma à cœur
0h 53m
Movie 2021

Jacques Audiard, le cinéma à cœur

In eight films, Jacques Audiard has renewed French cinema, without alienating either the critics or the success. It is only at the age of 42 that he starts directing, after having been an editor and a scriptwriter. In 1994, he directed his first film, "Regarde les hommes tomber", whose conflicting shooting was an ordeal for this misanthropic beginner. It was with "Sur mes lèvres", in 2001, that he forged his cinematographic language: contained lyricism, deliberate imperfection of images, ellipses plunging the audience into a maelstrom of sensations. With each of his films, Jacques Audiard intends to renew himself, at the cost of challenges and doubts always more vivid.

In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat
0h 52m
Movie 2020

In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat

Alexandre Desplat is one of the most famous film music composer of today. Innovative artist with a singular expression, he is the successor of french masters of film music: Georges Delerue, Antoine Duhamel, Maurice Jarre. Writing music for films gather his two passions: music and cinema. Between working sessions, confidences, films and personnal archives, Alexandre Desplat offers, through this documentary, a great record on the creative process and today’s cinema.

In The Tracks Of - Special Edition
1h 32m
Movie 2020

In The Tracks Of - Special Edition

This documentary brings the audience into the creative process of film scores by featuring the interviews of some of the world’s most renowned film composers, including Maurice Jarre (Lawrence of Arabia), Bruno Coulais (The Chorus), Georges Delerue (Jules and Jim) and Alexandre Desplat (The Shape of Water). With the participation of collaborative personalities, the film revives the memories of these composers, explores their careers and individual works, and probes into their creative universe.

Le cinéma d'Alexandre Desplat
0h 43m
Movie 2018

Le cinéma d'Alexandre Desplat

Video of the concert the Maison de la Radio, Alexandre Desplat conducts the Orchestre National de France.

Score: A Film Music Documentary
1h 34m
Movie 2017

Score: A Film Music Documentary

Music is an integral part of most films, adding emotion and nuance while often remaining invisible to audiences. Matt Schrader shines a spotlight on the overlooked craft of film composing, gathering many of the art form’s most influential practitioners, from Hans Zimmer and Danny Elfman to Quincy Jones and Randy Newman, to uncover their creative process. Tracing key developments in the evolution of music in film, and exploring some of cinema’s most iconic soundtracks, 'Score' is an aural valentine for film lovers.

Creating the World of Harry Potter
TV Show 2009

Creating the World of Harry Potter

Explore the World of Harry Potter through the behind the scenes creation of the films.

Biography

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alexandre Desplat, licensed under CC-BY-SA, is a full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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