Biography
Alexandre Michel Gérard Desplat (23 August 1961) is a French film composer. He has won two Academy Awards, for his musical scores to the films The Grand Budapest Hotel and The Shape of Water, and received nine additional Academy Award nominations, ten César nominations (winning three), ten BAFTA nominations (winning three), eleven Golden Globe Award nominations (winning two), and ten Grammy nominations (winning two).
Desplat has composed scores for a wide range of films, including low-budget independent productions and large-scale blockbusters, such as The Queen, The Golden Compass, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Harry Potter, and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 & Part 2, The King's Speech, The Danish Girl, Moonrise Kingdom, Argo, Rise of the Guardians, Zero Dark Thirty, Godzilla, The Imitation Game, Unbroken, Little Women, The Secret Life of Pets, and Isle of Dogs.
Filmography
all 198
Movies 194
self 12
TV Shows 4
Original Music Composer
Lee (2024)
Movie
Music
Elyas (2024)
Movie
Original Music Composer
The Regime (2024)
TV
Composer
NYAD (2023)
Movie
Composer
The Palace (2023)
Movie
Composer
Asteroid City (2023)
Movie
7
Composer
Father & Soldier (2023)
Movie
Composer
The Lost King (2022)
Movie
Composer
A Cooler Climate (2022)
Movie
Composer
Final Cut (2022)
Movie
1
Original Music Composer
The Outfit (2022)
Movie
Composer
Him (2021)
Movie
Composer
Eiffel (2021)
Movie
8
Self - Interviewee
Jacques Audiard, le cinéma à cœur (2021)
Movie
Composer
The Midnight Sky (2020)
Movie
5
Composer
Little Women (2019)
Movie
8.03
Composer
Adults in the Room (2019)
Movie
Original Music Composer
The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019)
Movie
6.48
Self / Music / Conductor
Le cinéma d'Alexandre Desplat (2018)
Movie
Composer
Kursk (2018)
Movie
Composer
Operation Finale (2018)
Movie
8
Composer
Isle of Dogs (2018)
Movie
6.18
Original Music Composer
The Shape of Water (2017)
Movie
6.09
Composer
12 Days (2017)
Movie
Composer
Suburbicon (2017)
Movie
4.33
Composer
Endangered Species (2017)
Movie
Composer
Heal the Living (2016)
Movie
Composer
American Pastoral (2016)
Movie
2
Composer
The Odyssey (2016)
Movie
Original Music Composer
7:19 (2016)
Movie
Music
Marseille (2016)
TV
4
Composer
Les habitants (2016)
Movie
Composer
Alone in Berlin (2016)
Movie
10
Composer
The Danish Girl (2015)
Movie
7.45
Composer
Suffragette (2015)
Movie
7.67
Composer
Tale of Tales (2015)
Movie
6
Original Music Composer
Suite Française (2015)
Movie
5.33
Composer
Unbroken (2014)
Movie
4.83
Original Music Composer
The Imitation Game (2014)
Movie
8.41
Composer
Godzilla (2014)
Movie
6.07
Composer
The Monuments Men (2014)
Movie
4
Composer
Zulu (2013)
Movie
Composer
Philomena (2013)
Movie
5.5
Composer
Fanny (2013)
Movie
Composer
Marius (2013)
Movie
Composer
Venus in Fur (2013)
Movie
6
Composer
Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
Movie
4.33
Composer
Argo (2012)
Movie
6.46
Composer
Renoir (2012)
Movie
Composer
A Therapy (2012)
Movie
Composer
Rust and Bone (2012)
Movie
6
Original Music Composer
Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
Movie
7.26
Composer
Reality (2012)
Movie
6
Composer
My Way (2012)
Movie
Main Title Theme Composer
My Week with Marilyn (2011)
Movie
7.13
Composer
The Ides of March (2011)
Movie
6.5
Composer
Carnage (2011)
Movie
8.5
Original Music Composer
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
Movie
7.69
Composer
A Better Life (2011)
Movie
4.67
Original Music Composer
The Tree of Life (2011)
Movie
6.29
Composer
Largo Winch II (2011)
Movie
Composer
The King's Speech (2010)
Movie
7
Original Music Composer
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
Movie
7.18
Composer
Tamara Drewe (2010)
Movie
Composer
The Ghost Writer (2010)
Movie
3.67
Composer
Army of Crime (2009)
Movie
Composer
A Prophet (2009)
Movie
3.67
Original Music Composer
Julie & Julia (2009)
Movie
6.39
Self / Original Music Composer
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button (2009)
Movie
Composer
Chéri (2009)
Movie
Composer
Afterwards (2008)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007)
Movie
6.53
Composer
Intimate Enemies (2007)
Movie
Composer
Lust, Caution (2007)
Movie
4.5
Composer
Michou d'Auber (2007)
Movie
6
Composer
The Painted Veil (2006)
Movie
8.33
Composer
The Queen (2006)
Movie
7.75
Composer
The Singer (2006)
Movie
Composer
The Valet (2006)
Movie
Composer
Firewall (2006)
Movie
3.5
Composer
The Alibi (2006)
Movie
Composer
Casanova (2005)
Movie
9
Composer
Syriana (2005)
Movie
5.44
Composer
Only the Night (2005)
Movie
Composer
Hostage (2005)
Movie
6.25
Composer
Birth (2004)
Movie
5
Composer
The Corsican File (2004)
Movie
6
Composer
Les beaux jours (2003)
Movie
Composer
Stormy Weather (2003)
Movie
Composer
Virus au paradis (2003)
Movie
Composer
Tristan (2003)
Movie
Composer
Eager Bodies (2003)
Movie
Composer
The Pact of Silence (2003)
Movie
Composer
Le passage du bac (2002)
Movie
Composer
Another Woman (2002)
Movie
Composer
The Nest (2002)
Movie
Composer
Madame Sans-Gêne (2002)
Movie
Composer
A Hell of a Day (2001)
Movie
Composer
Read My Lips (2001)
Movie
Composer
Transfixed (2001)
Movie
Composer
Doors of Glory (2001)
Movie
Composer
Home Sweet Home (2001)
Movie
Composer
The Luzhin Defence (2000)
Movie
Composer
Amazon (2000)
Movie
Composer
Empty Days (2000)
Movie
Composer
Vive nous! (2000)
Movie
Composer
Monsieur Naphtali (1999)
Movie
Composer
A Monkey's Tale (1999)
Movie
Composer
I Didn't Do It! (1999)
Movie
Composer
Retour à Fonteyne (1999)
Movie
Composer
Toni (1999)
Movie
Composer
Juliette (1999)
Movie
Composer
A Minute of Silence (1998)
Movie
Composer
Atilano, presidente (1998)
Movie
Composer
Restons groupés (1998)
Movie
Composer
Half a Chance (1998)
Movie
Composer
La Voisine (1997)
Movie
Composer
Love, etc. (1996)
Movie
Composer
Death in Therapy (1996)
Movie
Composer
Tout ce qui brille (1996)
Movie
Composer
Le Cri de la soie (1996)
Movie
Composer
Lucky Punch (1996)
Movie
Composer
A Self-Made Hero (1996)
Movie
6
Composer
Le fils de Paul (1995)
Movie
Composer
Those Were the Days (1995)
Movie
Composer
Les Milles (1995)
Movie
Composer
Innocent Lies (1995)
Movie
Composer
See How They Fall (1994)
Movie
Composer
Dynamic Vienne (1994)
Movie
Composer
The Hour of the Pig (1993)
Movie
Composer
Le Tronc (1993)
Movie
Composer
Sexes faibles ! (1992)
Movie
Composer
Family Express (1991)
Movie
Composer
Lapse of Memory (1991)
Movie
Composer
Ki lo sa? (1986)
Movie
Composer
Eagles of The Republic
Movie
Composer
The Piano Lesson
Movie
Composer
Held for a moment
Movie
Composer
The Personal Diaries
Movie
Composer
Frankenstein
Movie
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Information
Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1961-08-23 (63 years old)
Birth NameAlexandre Michel Gérard Desplat
Birth PlaceParis, France
ChildrenNinon Desplat, Antonia Desplat
CitizenshipsFrance
Also Known AsAlexandre Desplats, Alexandre Michel Gérard Desplat
AwardsOfficer of the National Order of Merit, Knight of the Legion of Honour, Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media, European Film Award for Best Composer, Academy Award for Best Original Score, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
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