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Alexandre Desplat

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Alexandre Desplat

Alexandre Desplat is a composer born on August 23, 1961 in Paris, France. He is known for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 and The Imitation Game. GloboWatch shows where to watch 2 of his movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Sound
Born
August 23, 1961
Place of birth
Paris, France
Also known as
Alexandre Desplats · Alexandre Michel Gérard Desplat

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 both 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), Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022) and Jurassic World Rebirth (2025). He has collaborated with directors such as Wes Anderson, Chris Weitz, Terrence Malick, George Clooney, Roman Polanski, Guillermo del Toro and Gareth Edwards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alexandre Desplat, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

  1. 2025FrankensteinMusic
  2. 2025Jurassic World RebirthMusic
  3. 2025The Phoenician SchemeMusic
  4. 2023Asteroid CityMusic
  5. 2022Guillermo del Toro's PinocchioMusic
  6. 2022The OutfitMusic
  7. 2021The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening SunMusic
  8. 2020The Midnight SkyMusic
  9. 2019Little WomenMusic
  10. 2019An Officer and a SpyMusic
  11. 2019The Secret Life of Pets 2Music
  12. 2018The Sisters BrothersMusic
  13. 2018Operation FinaleMusic
  14. 2018Isle of DogsMusic
  15. 2017The Shape of WaterMusic
  16. 2017SuburbiconMusic
  17. 2017Valerian and the City of a Thousand PlanetsMusic
  18. 2016The Light Between OceansMusic
  19. 2016The Secret Life of PetsMusic
  20. 2016Florence Foster JenkinsMusic
  21. 2015The Danish GirlMusic
  22. 2015SuffragetteMusic
  23. 2015Tale of TalesMusic
  24. 2015Suite FrançaiseMusic
  25. 2014UnbrokenMusic
  26. 2014The Imitation GameMusic
  27. 2014GodzillaMusic
  28. 2014The Grand Budapest HotelMusic
  29. 2014The Monuments Menas Émile · Music
  30. 2013PhilomenaMusic
  31. 2012Zero Dark ThirtyMusic
  32. 2012Rise of the GuardiansMusic
  33. 2012ArgoMusic
  34. 2012Rust and BoneMusic
  35. 2012Moonrise KingdomMusic
  36. 2011Extremely Loud & Incredibly CloseMusic
  37. 2011The Ides of MarchMusic
  38. 2011CarnageMusic
  39. 2011Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2Music
  40. 2011The Tree of LifeMusic
  41. 2010The King's SpeechMusic
  42. 2010Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1Music
  43. 2010The Ghost WriterMusic
  44. 2009The Twilight Saga: New MoonMusic
  45. 2009Fantastic Mr. FoxMusic
  46. 2009A ProphetMusic
  47. 2009Julie & JuliaMusic
  48. 2009Coco Before ChanelMusic
  49. 2008The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonMusic
  50. 2007The Golden CompassMusic
  51. 2007Mr. Magorium's Wonder EmporiumMusic
  52. 2007Lust, CautionMusic
  53. 2006The Painted VeilMusic
  54. 2006The QueenMusic
  55. 2006FirewallMusic
  56. 2005CasanovaMusic
  57. 2005SyrianaMusic
  58. 2005HostageMusic
  59. 2004BirthMusic
  60. 2003Girl with a Pearl EarringMusic