Alexandre Desplat

Won 2 Oscars. Another 94 wins & 231 nominations. See more awards »

Known For

The King's Speech Composer

(2010)

Argo Composer

(2012)

The Queen Composer

(2006)

Philomena Composer

(2013)

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Composer (184 credits)

Adults in the Room (filming)

Held for a moment (Short) (post-production)

2020 The French Dispatch (post-production)

2019 Little Women (post-production)

2019 J'accuse (post-production)

2019 The Secret Life of Pets 2 (music by) (completed)

2018 Kursk

2018 The Sisters Brothers

2018 Operation Finale

2018 Isle of Dogs (original music by)

2017 Suburbicon

2017 Endangered Species

2017 The Shape of Water

2017 Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (original score)

2017/I Based on a True Story

2017 12 Days (Documentary)

2016 Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Becoming: Part 1 (2016)

2016 American Pastoral

2016 Heal the Living

2016 The Light Between Oceans

2016 The Secret Life of Pets (music by)

2016 Marseille (TV Series) (8 episodes)

- Intox (2016)

- Crocodile (2016)

- La Lutte Finale (2016)

- A voté (2016)

- Liberté, Egalité, sans Pitié (2016)

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2016 France (Documentary)

2016 Florence Foster Jenkins

2016 Alone in Berlin

2016 The Odyssey

2015 The Danish Girl

2015 Suffragette

2015 Don't Tell Me the Boy Was Mad

2015 Tale of Tales (original score by)

2015 Every Thing Will Be Fine

2014/I Unbroken

2014 The Imitation Game

2014 Godzilla

2014 The Grand Budapest Hotel

2014 The Monuments Men (music by)

2014 Jaguar: Rendezvous (Video short)

2013 Philomena

2013 Fanny

2013 Marius

2013 Zulu

2013 Venus in Fur

2013 Wild Kratts (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Rattlesnake Crystal (2013)

2012 Zero Dark Thirty

2012 Rise of the Guardians

2012 Argo

2012 Renoir

2012 A Therapy (Short)

2012/II Reality

2012 Rust and Bone

2012 Moonrise Kingdom

2012 My Way

2011 Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

2011 Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir (Documentary)

2011 Carnage

2011 The Ides of March

2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

2011 A Better Life

2011 The Tree of Life

2011 The Well-Digger's Daughter

2011 The Burma Conspiracy

2010 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

2010 The King's Speech

2010 The Special Relationship (TV Movie)

2010 Tamara Drewe

2010 The Ghost Writer

2009 The Twilight Saga: New Moon

2009 Fantastic Mr. Fox (music by)

2009 Julie & Julia

2009 Army of Crime

2009 A Prophet

2009 Coco Before Chanel

2009 Chéri

2008 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

2008 The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch

2008 Afterwards

2007 The Golden Compass (music by)

2007 Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (music by)

2007 L'ennemi intime

2007 Lust, Caution

2007 Ségo et Sarko sont dans un bateau... (Documentary)

2007 Michou d'Auber

2006 The Painted Veil

2006 The Queen

2006 The Singer (Quand j'étais chanteur) (original music)

2006 The Valet

2006 Firewall

2006 Lies and Alibis

2005 Syriana

2005 Casanova

2005 Une aventure

2005 Hostage

2005 The Beat That My Heart Skipped

2005 The Upside of Anger

2005 Tu vas rire, mais je te quitte

2004 L'enquête corse

2004 Birth

2004 Le pays des enfants perdus (TV Movie)

2003 A Sight for Sore Eyes

2003 Les beaux jours (TV Movie) (as Alexandre Desplats)

2003 Girl with a Pearl Earring

2003 Stormy Weather

2003 Tristan

2003 Eager Bodies

2003 Virus au paradis (TV Movie)

2003 Le pacte du silence

2003 Les baisers des autres (Short)

2003 Laughter and Punishment

2002 Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes (Video documentary)

2002 Sauveur Giordano (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Noces de papier (2002)

2002 Paroles d'étoiles (TV Movie documentary)

2002 Tous les chagrins se ressemblent (TV Movie)

2002 Passage du bac (TV Movie)

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)

2001 Barnie et ses petites contrariétés

2000 Les ritaliens (TV Movie)

2000 The Luzhin Defence

2000 Amazon

2000 Vive nous!

1999 N'oublie pas que tu m'aimes (TV Movie)

1996-1999 L'histoire du samedi (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- Petits nuages d'été (1999)

- L'enfer vert (1996)

1999 Empty Days

1999 Monsieur Naphtali

1999 Juliette (TV Movie)

1999 Brigade spéciale (TV Series)

1999 A Monkey's Tale

1999 I Didn't Do It!

1999 Retour à Fonteyne (TV Movie)

1999 Toni

1998 Atilano, presidente

1998 A Minute of Silence

1998 Restons groupés

1998 The Revengers' Comedies

1998 1 chance sur 2

1997 La femme du cosmonaute

1997 Sous les pieds des femmes

1997 Un petit grain de folie (TV Movie)

1997 La voisine (TV Movie)

1996 Tout ce qui brille (TV Movie)

1996 Love, etc.

1996 Passage à l'acte

1996 Le cri de la soie

1996 D'amour et d'eau salée (TV Movie)

1996 Les mercredis de la vie (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Alla turca (1996)

1996 Lucky Punch

1996 A Self-Made Hero

1996 Le poteau d'Aldo (TV Movie)

1996 Ne bougez plus! (Short)

1996 Échappée belle (TV Movie)

1995 Bons baisers de Suzanne (Short)

1995 Quand je serai grand, mon père il sera policier (Short)

1995 Le fils de Paul (TV Movie)

1995 Those Were the Days

1995 Les Milles

1995 Innocent Lies

1995 Marie-Louise ou la permission

1994 Mr Heinz?! (Short)

1994 See How They Fall

1994 Le paradis absolument (TV Movie)

1994 La Vienne dynamique (Short)

1993 Jour de fauche (Short)

1993 J'aime pas qu'on m'aime (TV Movie)

1993 The Advocate

1993 Le tronc

1993 Départ en vacances (Short)

1992 Papa veut pas que je t'épouse (TV Movie)

1992 Sexes faibles!

1992 Au nom du père et du fils

1991 Rossignol de mes amours (Short)

1991 Simon courage (Short)

1991 Le flic de Moscou (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Crime sous hypnose (1991)

1991 Family Express

1991 Lapse of Memory

1989 Pif and Hercules (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Main Basse Sur L'orteil Sacré (1989)

1987 V.O. (Short)

1986 Ki lo sa?

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Music department (71 credits)

2018 Theo & det magiske Talkshow - med Jannik Schow (TV Series) (music - 1 episode)

- 18. December (2018) ... (music)

2016-2017 Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia (TV Series) (composer - 2 episodes)

- In the Hall of the Gumm-Gumm King (2017) ... (composer: Main Title Theme)

- Becoming: Part 1 (2016) ... (composer: theme music)

2017 The Shape of Water (conductor) / (musician: whistle, jazz flute)

2017 Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (conductor)

2016 American Pastoral (conductor) / (orchestrator)

2016 The Light Between Oceans (orchestrator)

2016 Florence Foster Jenkins (conductor) / (orchestrator)

2015 The Danish Girl (conductor) / (orchestrator)

2015 Suffragette (conductor) / (orchestrations)

2015 Tale of Tales (conductor) / (orchestrator)

2015 Every Thing Will Be Fine (conductor) / (orchestrator)

2014/I Unbroken (conductor) / (orchestrations)

2014 Suite Française (composer: Bruno's Theme)

2014 The Imitation Game (music conducted by) / (orchestrator)

2014 Godzilla (conductor)

2014 The Grand Budapest Hotel (musician: whistler)

2014 The Monuments Men (conductor) / (orchestrator)

2013 Philomena (conductor) / (orchestrator)

2012 Zero Dark Thirty (conductor) / (orchestrator)

2012 Rise of the Guardians (conductor) / (orchestrator)

2012 Argo (conductor) / (orchestrator)

2011 Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (conductor) / (orchestrator)

2011 My Week with Marilyn (composer: Marilyn's Theme)

2011 Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir (Documentary) (musician: piano)

2011 Carnage (conductor) / (orchestrator)

2011 The Ides of March (conductor) / (musician: flutes, piccolo) / (orchestrator)

2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (conductor)

2011 A Better Life (conductor) / (orchestrator)

2011 The Tree of Life (conductor) / (music programmer) / (orchestrator)

2011 The Burma Conspiracy (musician: Shakuhachi)

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 (music: composed, orchestrated and conducted by)

2006 Dans la peau de Jacques Chirac (Documentary) (composer: additional music)

2006 Firewall (orchestrator)

2005 Hostage (conductor) / (orchestrator) / (recorder)

2005 The Upside of Anger (conductor) / (orchestrator)

2004 Birth (conductor) / (orchestrator)

2002 September 11 (composer: original titles music) / (conductor: original titles music)

2002 The Nest (conductor) / (orchestrator)

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 A Monkey's Tale (conductor) / (orchestrator)

1999 Retour à Fonteyne (TV Movie) (orchestrator)

1998 The Revengers' Comedies (orchestrator)

1997 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) / (musician: stride piano) / (orchestrations)

1994 See How They Fall (conductor)

1993 J'aime pas qu'on m'aime (TV Movie) (music arranger)

1990 Wu ming jia zu (stock music - re-cut version)

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Soundtrack (40 credits)

2018 Kursk (music: "Choir Song - Kursk Wedding / Kursk Burial")

2018 Britain's Fat Fight with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall (TV Mini-Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode)

- Episode #1.1 (2018) ... (performer: "A Dash of Salt (Ludwigs Theme)" - uncredited)

2018 ¿Dónde estabas entonces? (TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)

- 1984 (2018) ... (writer: "Mr. Moustafa" - uncredited)

2017 Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)

- In the Hall of the Gumm-Gumm King (2017) ... (writer: "Hero Theme", "Dark Theme")

2017 The Shape of Water ("You'll Never Know") / (arranger: "You'll Never Know") / (performer: "You'll Never Know") / (producer: "You'll Never Know")

2017 Die Macht der Elektronengehirne (Documentary short) (performer: "The Imitation Game")

2017/I The Shack (performer: "Skies") / (writer: "Skies")

2017 In My Life (writer: "A New Beggining")

2016 Cezanne et Moi (performer: "Roses of Picardy")

2016 Torres Quevedo: Vol. 2 (writer: "Lily's Theme")

2016 Before Design: Classic (Short) (writer: "Theme from 'Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close'")

2015 Sorry to Say (Short) ("Venus in Fur" (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack))

2015 Remembered (Video short) (performer: "New Beginning") / (writer: "New Beginning")

2014 F is for Freedom (Short) ("Kristofferson's Theme", "The Heroic Weather Conditions of the Universe", "Just Another Dead Rat In a Gargabe Pail (Behind a Chinese Restaurant)")

2014/I Unbroken (writer: "We Are Here", "Torrance Tornado", "Coming Home", "Olympic Kick", "God Made the Stars", "Surprise Mac Attack", "Albatross", "Mac's Death", "Solitary", "Making Gnocchi", "Drive To Radio Tokyo", "Japanese Attack", "Trip To Omori", "Bombing Tokyo", "Rain", "Dead Comrades", "To Naoetsu", "Broken Ankle", "The Bird's Farewell", "Radio Reading", "The Plank", "The War Is Over", "Unbroken")

2014 Harry Potter: The Making of Diagon Alley (TV Special documentary) (writer: "The Tunnel", "Dragonflight")

2014 Wes Anderson: Centered (Video documentary short) (writer: "The New Lobby Boy")

2013 So You Think You Can Dance (TV Series) (music - 1 episode)

- Top 20 Perform; 2 Eliminated (2013) ... (music: "The Heroic Weather Conditions of the Universe Part 1 - A Veiled Mist")

2013 Malick: Fire & Water (Video documentary short) (writer: "River")

2013 Enlightened (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)

- Revenge Play (2013) ... (writer: "The Heroic Weather-Conditions of the Universe, Part 1: A Veiled Mist" - uncredited)

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) (writer: "Prologue")

2011 The Big Year (arranger: "The Doge's Decree - Concerto in C Major") / (performer: "The Doge's Decree - Concerto in C Major")

2011 Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir (Documentary) (writer: "Sur Mes Levres", "The Ghost Writer")

2011 Hollywood in Vienna 2011 (TV Special) (music: "HARRY POTTER SUITE")

2011 Born to Be Wild (Documentary short) (writer: "Canis Lupus" from "Fantastic Mr. Fox")

2010 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (producer: "My Love Is Always Here") / (writer: "My Love Is Always Here")

2010 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (performer: "Victoria" - uncredited) / (writer: "Victoria" - uncredited)

2010 Beautiful Darling (Documentary) (writer: "La Verite ou la Mort")

2009 Army of Crime ("L'armée du crime", "Résistance", "Tracts", "Jeunesse", "Héroïsme", "Poésie, combat", "Exécutions")

2008 This Is the Zodiac Speaking (Video documentary) (music: "SYRIANA (PIANO SOLO)", "SOMETHING REALLY COOL")

2007 Lust, Caution (writer: "Dinner Waltz")

2006 The Singer (Quand j'étais chanteur) (performer: "Quand J'Etais Chanteur")

2005/I Derailed (producer: "Luna do Paris") / (writer: "Luna do Paris")

2005 The Upside of Anger (performer: "Afternoon Tea", "Spooky Music") / (writer: "Afternoon Tea", "Spooky Music")

1999 A Monkey's Tale (performer: "Chanson du générique de fin") / (writer: "Chanson des livres", "Chanson de Kom", "Chanson de Sérignole", "Chanson du générique de fin", "Assimilate" (English version), "Where Do I Belong?" (English version), "To Be King" (English version), "We Are One" (English version))

1999 I Didn't Do It! (writer: "Je rêve d'un pays")

1998 Restons groupés ("Générique De Fin: Restons Groupés")

1996 Love, etc. (music: "love etc.")

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Actor (2 credits)

2014 The Monuments Men
Emile

1991 My Life Is Hell
Le pianiste bar golf

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Second Unit Director or Assistant Director (1 credit)

2019 Je Doute Donc Je Suis (Short) (first assistant director) (announced)

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Editor (1 credit)

2019 Je Doute Donc Je Suis (Short) (announced)

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Thanks (4 credits)

2016/I Gold (special thanks)

2012 Lay the Favorite (special thanks)

2011 Exploring 'The Tree of Life' (Video documentary short) (special thanks)

2004 Anatomy of a Scene (TV Series documentary) (special thanks - 1 episode)

- Girl with the Pearl Earring (2004) ... (special thanks)

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Self (41 credits)

2019 BAFTAs 2019 (TV Special)
Himself - Nominee

2018 20 heures le journal (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 11 March 2018 (2018) ... Himself

2018 C à vous (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 8 March 2018 (2018) ... Himself

2018 La noche de los Oscar (TV Special)
Himself - Interviewee

2018 The Oscars (TV Special)
Himself - Winner

2018 The EE British Academy Film Awards (TV Special)
Himself - Winner

2018 Rencontres de cinéma (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 17 February 2018 (2018) ... Himself

2018 75th Golden Globe Awards (TV Special)
Himself - Winner

2017 Tria33 (TV Series)
Himself - Interviewee

- Episode #3.140 (2017) ... Himself - Interviewee

2016 Hollywood in Vienna 2016: A Tribute to Alexandre Desplat (TV Special)
Himself - Awardee, Conductor

2016 Montage: Great Film Composers and the Piano (Documentary short)
Himself

2016 Score: A Film Music Documentary (Documentary)
Himself

2016 73rd Golden Globe Awards (TV Special)
Himself - Nominee (credit only)

2015 Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Episode dated 4 March 2015 (2015) ... Himself

2015 La noche de los Oscar (TV Special)
Himself

2015 The Oscars (TV Special)
Himself - Winner & Nominee

2015 72nd Golden Globe Awards (TV Special)
Himself - Nominee

2010-2014 In the Tracks Of (TV Series documentary)
Himself / Himself - Composer

- In the Tracks of Alexandre Desplat (2014) ... Himself

- In the Tracks of Georges Delerue (2010) ... Himself - Composer

2014 71st Venice Film Festival Awards Ceremony (TV Special)
Himself - Jury Member

2014 The Oscars (TV Special)
Himself - Nominee

2013 Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition (TV Series)
Himself

- Music Composers for a Motion Picture (2013) ... Himself

2013 Argo: Ben Affleck's Balancing Act (Video short)
Himself

2013 The Oscars (TV Special)
Himself - Nominee

2013 70th Golden Globe Awards (TV Special)
Himself - Nominee (uncredited)

2013 18th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards (TV Special)
Himself

2012 The 17th Annual Satellite Awards (TV Special)
Himself - Winner

2011 Exploring 'The Tree of Life' (Video documentary short)
Himself

2011 Behind The Red Carpet (TV Mini-Series)
Himself

- Behind The Red Carpet (Day 7): The Oscars Red Carpet (2011) ... Himself

2006-2011 La nuit des Césars (TV Series documentary)
Himself - César de la meilleure musique / Himself

- 36ème nuit des Césars (2011) ... Himself - César de la meilleure musique

- 31ème nuit des Césars (2006) ... Himself

2011 16th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards (TV Special documentary)
Himself

2010 The 2010 European Film Awards (TV Special)
Himself - Winner

2010 Conversations on Alex North's Spartacus: The Celebration of a Masterpiece (Documentary)
Himself

2009 The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button (Video documentary)
Himself

2009 The 81st Annual Academy Awards (TV Special)
Himself - Nominee

2009 RealTVFilms (TV Series)
Himself

- Alexandre Desplat, Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2009) ... Himself

2008 The Golden Compass: Music (Video short)
Himself

2007 The 2007 European Film Awards (TV Special)
Himself - Winner

2007 The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV Special)
Himself - Winner

2004 Nino Rota: la musique du maestro (Video documentary short)
Himself

2004 Anatomy of a Scene (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Girl with the Pearl Earring (2004) ... Himself

2002 Compositeurs/réalisateurs, dialogue impossible? (Video documentary)
Himself

Personal Details

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Alternate Names:

Alexandre Desplats

Height:

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Personal Quote:

It's not unusual to have only three weeks to score a picture. And that's three weeks from signing on to finishing the last recording session. That's how I did The Queen and, more recently, it's how I did The Imitation Game. See more »

Trivia:

Was nominated for Film Composer of the Year by the International Film Music Critics Association in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2011. He only won the award in 2007. See more »