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Alexandre Desplat


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His Greek mother and French father met in the US while attending university. After the marriage, they moved to France where Desplat was born. See more trivia »

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Filmography

Hide HideComposer (143 titles)
2013 Zulu (post-production)
 
2013 Venus in Fur
 
2012 Argo
 
2012 Renoir
 
2012 A Therapy (short)
 
2012/II Reality
 
2012 Rust and Bone
 
2012 My Way
 
2011 Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir (documentary)
 
2011 Carnage
 
2011 A Better Life
 
2010 The Special Relationship (TV movie)
 
2010 Tamara Drewe
 
2009 Fantastic Mr. Fox (music by)
 
2009 Julie & Julia
 
2009 Army of Crime
 
2009 A Prophet
 
2009 Chéri
 
2008 Afterwards
 
2007 L'ennemi intime
 
2007 Lust, Caution
 
2007 Michou d'Auber
 
2006 The Queen
 
2006 The Valet
 
2006 Firewall
 
2006 Lies & Alibis
 
2005 Syriana
 
2005 Casanova
 
2005 Une aventure
 
2005 Hostage
 
2004 À boire
 
2004 Birth
 
2004 Le pays des enfants perdus (TV movie)
 
2003 Les beaux jours (TV movie) (as Alexandre Desplats)
 
2003 Stormy Weather
 
2003 Tristan
 
2003 Eager Bodies
 
2003 Virus au paradis (TV movie)
 
2003 Les baisers des autres (short)
 
2002 Sauveur Giordano (TV series)
Noces de papier (2002)
 
2002 Paroles d'étoiles (TV documentary)
 
2002 Another Woman (TV movie)
 
2002 The Nest
 
2002 Madame Sans-Gêne (TV movie)
 
2001 Campagnes (TV movie)
 
2001 A Hell of a Day
 
2001 Read My Lips
 
2001 Transfixed
 
2001 Doors of Glory
 
2001 Home Sweet Home (documentary)
 
2000 Amazon
 
2000 Vive nous!
 
2000 Les ritaliens (TV movie)
 
1999 Petits nuages d'été (TV movie)
 
1999 Empty Days
 
1999 Juliette (TV movie)
 
1999 Brigade spéciale (TV series)
 
1999 Retour à Fonteyne (TV movie)
 
1999 Toni
 
1999 N'oublie pas que tu m'aimes (TV movie)
 
1997 Un petit grain de folie (TV movie)
 
1997 La voisine (TV movie)
 
1996 Love, etc.
 
1996 D'amour et d'eau salée (TV movie)
 
1996 Alla turca (TV movie)
 
1996 Lucky Punch
 
1996 L'enfer vert (TV movie)
 
1996 Le poteau d'Aldo (TV movie)
 
1996 Échappée belle (TV movie)
 
1996 Tout ce qui brille (TV movie)
 
1995 Le fils de Paul (TV movie)
 
1995 Les Milles
 
1995 Innocent Lies
 
1995 Bons baisers de Suzanne (short)
 
1994 Le paradis absolument (TV movie)
 
1993 J'aime pas qu'on m'aime (TV movie)
 
1993 The Advocate
 
1993 Le tronc
 
1993 Départ en vacances (short)
 
1993 Jour de fauche (short)
 
1992 Papa veut pas que je t'épouse (TV movie)
 
1992 Sexes faibles!
 
1992 Lapse of Memory
 
1991 Le flic de Moscou (TV series)
Crime sous hypnose (1991)
 
1991 Family Express
 
1991 Rossignol de mes amours (short)
 
1991 Simon courage (short)
 
1989 Pif and Hercules (TV series)
 
1987 V.O. (short)
 
1985 Ki lo sa?
 
Show ShowMusic Department (49 titles)
2012 Zero Dark Thirty (conductor, orchestrator)
 
2012 Rise of the Guardians (conductor, orchestrator)
 
2012 Argo (orchestrator)
 
2011 Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (conductor, orchestrator)
 
2011 My Week with Marilyn (composer: Marilyn's Theme)
 
2011 Carnage (conductor, orchestrator)
 
2011 The Ides of March (conductor, musician: flutes, piccolo, orchestrator)
 
2011 A Better Life (conductor, orchestrator)
 
2011 The Tree of Life (conductor, music programmer, orchestrator)
 
2010 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (conductor, orchestrator)
 
2010 The King's Speech (conductor, orchestrator)
 
2010 The Special Relationship (TV movie) (conductor, music programmer, musician: flute, orchestrator)
 
2010 Tamara Drewe (orchestrations, programming)
 
2010 The Ghost Writer (conductor, music programmer, orchestrator)
 
2009 The Twilight Saga: New Moon (conductor, orchestrator)
 
2009 Fantastic Mr. Fox (conductor, orchestrator)
 
2009 Army of Crime (conductor, orchestration)
 
2009 A Prophet (musician: piano)
 
2009 Coco Before Chanel (conductor)
 
2009 Chéri (conductor, orchestrator)
 
2008 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (conductor, orchestrator)
 
2008 The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch (conductor, electronic score programmer, orchestrator)
 
2007 The Golden Compass (conductor, orchestrator)
 
2007 Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (orchestrator)
 
2007 Lust, Caution (conductor, orchestrator)
 
2006 The Painted Veil (music conductor, orchestrator)
 
2006 The Queen (conductor, orchestrator)
 
2006 Dans la peau de Jacques Chirac (documentary) (composer: additional music)
 
2006 Firewall (orchestrator)
 
2005 Hostage (conductor, orchestrator)
 
2005 The Upside of Anger (conductor, orchestrator)
 
2004 Birth (conductor, orchestrator)
 
2002 September 11 (composer: title music)
 
2001 Transfixed (conductor, orchestrator)
 
2001 Barnie et ses petites contrariétés (conductor, musician: piano, orchestrator)
 
2000 The Luzhin Defence (conductor, orchestrator)
 
2000 Vive nous! (orchestrator)
 
1999 Empty Days (conductor)
 
1999 Le château des singes (conductor, orchestrator)
 
1999 Retour à Fonteyne (TV movie) (orchestrator)
 
1998 The Revengers' Comedies (orchestrator)
 
1998 La femme du cosmonaute (conductor)
 
1996 Love, etc. (conductor, orchestrator)
 
1996 Passage à l'acte (orchestrator)
 
1996 Lucky Punch (music programmer, orchestrator)
 
1995 Innocent Lies (musician: piano duet / stride piano, orchestrations)
 
1994 See How They Fall (conductor)
 
1993 J'aime pas qu'on m'aime (TV movie) (music arranger)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (15 titles)
2012 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (writer: "Love Theme")
 
2012 Rise of the Guardians (music: "Still Dream" / producer: "Still Dream")
 
2012 Mestres de mestres (TV series)
 
2012 Moonrise Kingdom (writer: "The Heroic Weather Conditions, part 1 A Veiled Mist", "The Heroic Weather Conditions, part 2 Smoke/Fire", "The Heroic Weather Conditions, part 3 The Salt Air", "The Heroic Weather Conditions, part 4: Thunder", "The Heroic Weather Conditions, part 5: Lightning", "The Heroic Weather Conditions, part 6: Rain", "The Heroic Weather Conditions; part 7 : After the Storm")
 
2011 Born to Be Wild (documentary short) (writer: "Canis Lupus" from "Fantastic Mr. Fox")
 
2010 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (writer: "My Love Is Always Here" / producer: "My Love Is Always Here")
 
2010 The King's Speech (music: "Lionel and Bertie")
 
2010 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (writer: "Victoria" - uncredited / performer: "Victoria" - uncredited)
 
2010 Beautiful Darling (documentary) (writer: "La Verite ou la Mort")
 
2006 Quand j'étais chanteur (performer: "Quand J'Etais Chanteur")
 
2005/I Derailed (writer: "Luna do Paris" / producer: "Luna do Paris")
 
2005 The Upside of Anger (writer: "Afternoon Tea", "Spooky Music" / performer: "Afternoon Tea", "Spooky Music")
 
1999 Le château des singes (writer: "We Are One", "Assimilate", "Where Do I Belong?", "To Be King")
 
1999 C'est pas ma faute! (writer: "Je rêve d'un pays")
 
1996 Love, etc. (music: "love etc." / as a. desplat)
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
1991 My Life Is Hell
Le pianiste bar golf
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2011 Exploring 'The Tree of Life' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (15 titles)
2013 The 85th Oscars (TV special)
Himself - Nominee
 
2013 The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Nominee (uncredited)
 
2013 18th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2011 Exploring 'The Tree of Life' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006-2011 La nuit des Césars (TV series documentary)
Himself / Himself - César de la meilleure musique
36e cérémonie des César (2011) … Himself - César de la meilleure musique
31ème nuit des Césars (2006) … Himself
 
2011 16th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2010 The 2010 European Film Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Award Recipient
 
2010 In the Tracks of Georges Delerue (documentary)
Himself - Composer
 
2009 The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button (video documentary)
Himself
 
2009 The 81st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Original Score
 
2007 The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Original Score
 
2004 Nino Rota: la musique du maestro (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 Compositeurs/réalisateurs, dialogue impossible? (video documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Anatomy of a Scene (TV series documentary)
Himself
Girl with the Pearl Earring … Himself
 

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Alternate Names:

Alexandre Desplats
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Personal Quote:

Funnily enough, almost at the same time that the Hollywood career started to ascend, I received two major awards for Best Score in Europe: the Silver Bear in Berlin, and the Cesar in France. And suddenly it made sense that the stars were aligned at the same time here and there. I still have not gotten an award here... See more »

Trivia:

His Greek mother and French father met in the US while attending university. After the marriage, they moved to France where Desplat was born. See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo