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** ''[[Literature/{{Twilight}} The Twilight Saga: New Moon]]'' (2009)

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** ''[[Literature/{{Twilight}} ''[[Film/{{Twilight}} The Twilight Saga: New Moon]]'' (2009)
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** He was also the original composer for Film/Barbie2023, reuniting him with Creator/GretaGerwig. However, he had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts.

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** He was also the original composer for Film/Barbie2023, ''Film/{{Barbie|2023}}'', reuniting him with Creator/GretaGerwig. However, he had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts.
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** He was also the original composer for Film/Barbie2023, reuniting him with Creator/GretaGerwig. However, he had to depart due to scheduling conflicts.

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** He was originally hired to score Film/BlackWidow2021 but was replaced by Music/LorneBalfe late into production.

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** He was originally hired to score Film/BlackWidow2021 but Film/BlackWidow2021, however he was replaced by Music/LorneBalfe late into production.post-production. When questioned about it, Desplat responded by saying “I was attached to that movie, and then I was detached”, implying that he was fired over creative differences rather than a scheduling conflict.
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** He was originally hired to score Film/BlackWidow but was replaced by Music/LorneBalfe late into production.

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** He was originally hired to score Film/BlackWidow Film/BlackWidow2021 but was replaced by Music/LorneBalfe late into production.

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** ''Film/{{Barbie|2023}}'' (2023)


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** He was originally hired to score Film/BlackWidow but was replaced by Music/LorneBalfe late into production.


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Desplat is known for having [[ArchivePanic a pretty extensive curriculum]], with more than 4 scores every year, and has touched every possible genre like political thrillers (''Film/{{Argo}}'', ''Film/ZeroDarkThirty'', ''Film/{{Syriana}}''), fantasy films (''[[Literature/{{Twilight}} The Twilight Saga: New Moon]]'', ''Film/TheGoldenCompass'', ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows'', ''Film/{{Godzilla 2014}}''), action films (''Firewall'', ''Film/{{Hostage}}''), animation (sorry to say this, Creator/BradBird) (''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheGuardians'', ''WesternAnimation/FantasticMrFox''), comedies (''Film/JulieAndJulia'', Creator/WesAnderson films), period dramas (''Film/ThePaintedVeil'', ''Film/TheKingsSpeech'', ''Film/LustCaution'', ''Film/TheImitationGame'') and even TV spots (the Jaguar spot featuring Creator/TomHiddleston, Creator/BenKingsley and Creator/MarkStrong). Though he is highly in demand in the USA, he still composes for his home country, like ''Rust and Bone'', ''A Prophet'' and ''Film/{{Eiffel}}''.

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Desplat is known for having [[ArchivePanic a pretty extensive curriculum]], with more than 4 scores every year, and has touched every possible genre like political thrillers (''Film/{{Argo}}'', ''Film/ZeroDarkThirty'', ''Film/{{Syriana}}''), fantasy films (''[[Literature/{{Twilight}} (''[[Literature/TheTwilightSaga The Twilight Saga: New Moon]]'', ''Film/TheGoldenCompass'', ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows'', ''Film/{{Godzilla 2014}}''), action films (''Firewall'', ''Film/{{Hostage}}''), animation (sorry to say this, Creator/BradBird) (''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheGuardians'', ''WesternAnimation/FantasticMrFox''), comedies (''Film/JulieAndJulia'', Creator/WesAnderson films), period dramas (''Film/ThePaintedVeil'', ''Film/TheKingsSpeech'', ''Film/LustCaution'', ''Film/TheImitationGame'') and even TV spots (the Jaguar spot featuring Creator/TomHiddleston, Creator/BenKingsley and Creator/MarkStrong). Though he is highly in demand in the USA, he still composes for his home country, like ''Rust and Bone'', ''A Prophet'' and ''Film/{{Eiffel}}''.
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* AssociatedComposer: The folder "Multiple collaborations with specific directors" above is quite self-explanatory. The director he's most famously associated with these days is certainly Creator/WesAnderson, Desplat has scored all of his films since 2009's ''WesternAnimation/FantasticMrFox''.

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* AssociatedComposer: The folder "Multiple collaborations with specific directors" above is quite self-explanatory. The director he's most famously associated with these days is certainly Creator/WesAnderson, Desplat has scored all of his films since 2009's ''WesternAnimation/FantasticMrFox''.
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** ''WesternAnimation/GuillermoDelTorosPinocchio'' (2022)

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** ''WesternAnimation/GuillermoDelTorosPinocchio'' ''[[WesternAnimation/GuillermoDelTorosPinocchio Pinocchio]]'' (2022)
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Desplat is known for having [[ArchivePanic a pretty extensive curriculum]], with more than 4 scores every year, and has touched every possible genre like political thrillers (''Film/{{Argo}}'', ''Film/ZeroDarkThirty'', ''Film/{{Syriana}}''), fantasy films (''[[Literature/{{Twilight}} The Twilight Saga: New Moon]]'', ''Film/TheGoldenCompass'', ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows'', ''Film/{{Godzilla 2014}}''), action films (''Firewall'', ''Film/{{Hostage}}''), animation (sorry to say this, Creator/BradBird) (''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheGuardians'', ''WesternAnimation/FantasticMrFox''), comedies (''Film/JulieAndJulia'', Creator/WesAnderson films), period dramas (''Film/ThePaintedVeil'', ''Film/TheKingsSpeech'', ''Film/LustCaution'', ''Film/TheImitationGame'') and even TV spots (the Jaguar spot featuring Creator/TomHiddleston, Creator/BenKingsley and Creator/MarkStrong). Though he us highly in demand in the USA, he still composes for his home country, like ''Rust and Bone'', ''A Prophet'' and ''Film/{{Eiffel}}''.

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Desplat is known for having [[ArchivePanic a pretty extensive curriculum]], with more than 4 scores every year, and has touched every possible genre like political thrillers (''Film/{{Argo}}'', ''Film/ZeroDarkThirty'', ''Film/{{Syriana}}''), fantasy films (''[[Literature/{{Twilight}} The Twilight Saga: New Moon]]'', ''Film/TheGoldenCompass'', ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows'', ''Film/{{Godzilla 2014}}''), action films (''Firewall'', ''Film/{{Hostage}}''), animation (sorry to say this, Creator/BradBird) (''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheGuardians'', ''WesternAnimation/FantasticMrFox''), comedies (''Film/JulieAndJulia'', Creator/WesAnderson films), period dramas (''Film/ThePaintedVeil'', ''Film/TheKingsSpeech'', ''Film/LustCaution'', ''Film/TheImitationGame'') and even TV spots (the Jaguar spot featuring Creator/TomHiddleston, Creator/BenKingsley and Creator/MarkStrong). Though he us is highly in demand in the USA, he still composes for his home country, like ''Rust and Bone'', ''A Prophet'' and ''Film/{{Eiffel}}''.
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** ''Film/AsteroidCity'' (2023)
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Desplat is known for having [[ArchivePanic a pretty extensive curriculum]], with more than 4 scores every year, and has touched every possible genre like political thrillers (''Film/{{Argo}}'', ''Film/ZeroDarkThirty'', ''Film/{{Syriana}}''), fantasy films (''[[Literature/{{Twilight}} The Twilight Saga: New Moon]]'', ''Film/TheGoldenCompass'', ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows'', ''Film/{{Godzilla 2014}}''), action films (''Firewall'', ''Film/{{Hostage}}''), animation (sorry to say this, Creator/BradBird) (''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheGuardians'', ''WesternAnimation/FantasticMrFox''), comedies (''Film/JulieAndJulia'', Creator/WesAnderson films), period dramas (''Film/ThePaintedVeil'', ''Film/TheKingsSpeech'', ''Film/LustCaution'', ''Film/TheImitationGame'') and even TV spots (the Jaguar spot featuring Creator/TomHiddleston, Creator/BenKingsley and Creator/MarkStrong). Though he works more often in the USA he still composes for his home country, like ''Rust and Bone'', ''A Prophet'' and ''Film/{{Eiffel}}''.

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Desplat is known for having [[ArchivePanic a pretty extensive curriculum]], with more than 4 scores every year, and has touched every possible genre like political thrillers (''Film/{{Argo}}'', ''Film/ZeroDarkThirty'', ''Film/{{Syriana}}''), fantasy films (''[[Literature/{{Twilight}} The Twilight Saga: New Moon]]'', ''Film/TheGoldenCompass'', ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows'', ''Film/{{Godzilla 2014}}''), action films (''Firewall'', ''Film/{{Hostage}}''), animation (sorry to say this, Creator/BradBird) (''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheGuardians'', ''WesternAnimation/FantasticMrFox''), comedies (''Film/JulieAndJulia'', Creator/WesAnderson films), period dramas (''Film/ThePaintedVeil'', ''Film/TheKingsSpeech'', ''Film/LustCaution'', ''Film/TheImitationGame'') and even TV spots (the Jaguar spot featuring Creator/TomHiddleston, Creator/BenKingsley and Creator/MarkStrong). Though he works more often us highly in demand in the USA USA, he still composes for his home country, like ''Rust and Bone'', ''A Prophet'' and ''Film/{{Eiffel}}''.

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* [[invoked]]WhatCouldHaveBeen: He was the original composer for the ''Franchise/StarWars'' film ''Film/RogueOne'', but was replaced by Creator/MichaelGiacchino after the film was extensively reshot during its TroubledProduction, as he was no longer available to score the new footage.

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He was the original composer for the ''Franchise/StarWars'' film ''Film/RogueOne'', but was replaced by Creator/MichaelGiacchino after the film was extensively reshot during its TroubledProduction, as he was no longer available to score the new footage.footage.
** He was originally hired as composer for Creator/GuillermoDelToro's ''Film/{{Nightmare Alley|2021}}'', but was forced to exit due to scheduling conflicts (due to the restrictions brought about by the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic back then, del Toro and Desplat were unable to meet in France to work on the score). Nathan Johnson replaced him.
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He began composing in the late [[TheEighties 80's]] in his home country and gained international recognition in 2006 with his scores in ''Film/TheQueen'' - for which he was nominated for an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward - and ''Film/ThePaintedVeil''. These days he is the AssociatedComposer for directors Creator/RomanPolanski, Creator/JacquesAudiard, Creator/GeorgeClooney, Creator/GuillermoDelToro, Creator/StephenFrears and Creator/WesAnderson. He’s also a collaborator with writer/director Creator/ChrisWeitz.

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He began composing in the late [[TheEighties 80's]] in his home country and gained international recognition in 2006 with his scores in ''Film/TheQueen'' - for which he was nominated for an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward - and ''Film/ThePaintedVeil''. These days he is the AssociatedComposer for directors Creator/RomanPolanski, Creator/JacquesAudiard, Creator/GeorgeClooney, Creator/GuillermoDelToro, Creator/StephenFrears Creator/StephenFrears, Creator/WesAnderson and Creator/WesAnderson. He’s also a collaborator with writer/director Creator/ChrisWeitz.
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* ''Film/FatherAndSoldier'' (2023)
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: He was the original composer for the ''Franchise/StarWars'' film ''Film/RogueOne'', but was replaced by Creator/MichaelGiacchino after the film was extensively reshot during its TroubledProduction, as Desplat was no longer available to score the new footage.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[invoked]]WhatCouldHaveBeen: He was the original composer for the ''Franchise/StarWars'' film ''Film/RogueOne'', but was replaced by Creator/MichaelGiacchino after the film was extensively reshot during its TroubledProduction, as Desplat he was no longer available to score the new footage.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: He was the original composer for the ''Franchise/StarWars'' film ''Film/RogueOne'', but was replaced by Creator/MichaelGiacchino after the film was extensively reshot during its TroubledProduction, as Desplat was no longer available to score the new footage.
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Desplat is known for having [[ArchivePanic a pretty extensive curriculum]], with more than 4 scores every year, and has touched every possible genre like political thrillers (''Film/{{Argo}}'', ''Film/ZeroDarkThirty'', ''Film/{{Syriana}}''), fantasy films (''[[Literature/{{Twilight}} The Twilight Saga: New Moon]]'', ''Film/TheGoldenCompass'', ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows'', ''Film/{{Godzilla 2014}}''), action films (''Firewall'', ''Film/{{Hostage}}''), animation (sorry to say this, Creator/BradBird) (''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheGuardians'', ''WesternAnimation/FantasticMrFox''), comedies (''Film/JulieAndJulia'', Creator/WesAnderson films), period dramas (''Film/ThePaintedVeil'', ''Film/TheKingsSpeech'', ''Film/LustCaution'', ''Film/TheImitationGame'') and even TV spots (the Jaguar spot featuring Creator/TomHiddleston, Creator/BenKingsley and Creator/MarkStrong). Though he works more often in the USA he still composes for his home country, like ''Rust and Bone'' and ''A Prophet''.

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Desplat is known for having [[ArchivePanic a pretty extensive curriculum]], with more than 4 scores every year, and has touched every possible genre like political thrillers (''Film/{{Argo}}'', ''Film/ZeroDarkThirty'', ''Film/{{Syriana}}''), fantasy films (''[[Literature/{{Twilight}} The Twilight Saga: New Moon]]'', ''Film/TheGoldenCompass'', ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows'', ''Film/{{Godzilla 2014}}''), action films (''Firewall'', ''Film/{{Hostage}}''), animation (sorry to say this, Creator/BradBird) (''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheGuardians'', ''WesternAnimation/FantasticMrFox''), comedies (''Film/JulieAndJulia'', Creator/WesAnderson films), period dramas (''Film/ThePaintedVeil'', ''Film/TheKingsSpeech'', ''Film/LustCaution'', ''Film/TheImitationGame'') and even TV spots (the Jaguar spot featuring Creator/TomHiddleston, Creator/BenKingsley and Creator/MarkStrong). Though he works more often in the USA he still composes for his home country, like ''Rust and Bone'' and Bone'', ''A Prophet''.
Prophet'' and ''Film/{{Eiffel}}''.
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Desplat is known for having [[ArchivePanic a pretty extensive curriculum]], with more than 4 scores every year, and has touched every possible genre like political thrillers (''Film/{{Argo}}'', ''Film/ZeroDarkThirty'', ''Film/{{Syriana}}''), fantasy films (''[[Literature/{{Twilight}} The Twilight Saga: New Moon]]'', ''Film/TheGoldenCompass'', ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows'', ''Film/{{Godzilla 2014}}''), action films (''Firewall'', ''Film/{{Hostage}}''), animation (sorry to say this, Creator/BradBird) (''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheGuardians'', ''WesternAnimation/FantasticMrFox''), comedies (''Film/JulieAndJulia'', Creator/WesAnderson films), periodical dramas (''Film/ThePaintedVeil'', ''Film/TheKingsSpeech'', ''Film/LustCaution'', ''Film/TheImitationGame'') and even TV spots (the Jaguar spot featuring Creator/TomHiddleston, Creator/BenKingsley and Creator/MarkStrong). Though he works more often in the USA he still composes for his home country, like ''Rust and Bone'' and ''A Prophet''.

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Desplat is known for having [[ArchivePanic a pretty extensive curriculum]], with more than 4 scores every year, and has touched every possible genre like political thrillers (''Film/{{Argo}}'', ''Film/ZeroDarkThirty'', ''Film/{{Syriana}}''), fantasy films (''[[Literature/{{Twilight}} The Twilight Saga: New Moon]]'', ''Film/TheGoldenCompass'', ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows'', ''Film/{{Godzilla 2014}}''), action films (''Firewall'', ''Film/{{Hostage}}''), animation (sorry to say this, Creator/BradBird) (''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheGuardians'', ''WesternAnimation/FantasticMrFox''), comedies (''Film/JulieAndJulia'', Creator/WesAnderson films), periodical period dramas (''Film/ThePaintedVeil'', ''Film/TheKingsSpeech'', ''Film/LustCaution'', ''Film/TheImitationGame'') and even TV spots (the Jaguar spot featuring Creator/TomHiddleston, Creator/BenKingsley and Creator/MarkStrong). Though he works more often in the USA he still composes for his home country, like ''Rust and Bone'' and ''A Prophet''.
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* InspirationForTheWork: The use of cimbalom in his score for ''Film/TheGrandBudapestHotel'' was inspired by the main theme of ''Film/TheTallBlondManWithOneBlackShoe'' by Music/VladimirCosma, itself based off UsefulNotes/{{Romania}}n ''sirba'' music.

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* AssociatedComposer: The folder "Multiple collaborations with specific directors" above is quite self-explanatory. The director he's most famously associated with these days is certainly Creator/WesAnderson, Desplat has scored all of his films since 2009's ''WesternAnimation/FantasticMrFox''.
* InspirationForTheWork: The use of cimbalom in his score for ''Film/TheGrandBudapestHotel'' was inspired by the main theme of ''Film/TheTallBlondManWithOneBlackShoe'' by Music/VladimirCosma, itself based off UsefulNotes/{{Romania}}n ''sirba'' music.

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* For Creator/GuillermoDelToro
** ''Film/TheShapeOfWater'' (2017)
** ''WesternAnimation/GuillermoDelTorosPinocchio'' (2022)
* For Creator/GretaGerwig
** ''Film/{{Little Women|2019}}'' (2019)
** ''Film/{{Barbie|2023}}'' (2023)



* ''Film/TheGoldenCompass'' (2007)



* ''Film/TheShapeOfWater'' (2017)
* ''Film/{{Little Women|2019}}'' (2019)



* ''WesternAnimation/GuillermoDelTorosPinocchio'' (2022)
* ''Film/{{Barbie|2023}}'' (2023)
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Desplat is known for having [[AttentionDeficitCreatorDisorder a pretty extensive curriculum]], with more than 4 scores every year, and has touched every possible genre like political thrillers (''Film/{{Argo}}'', ''Film/ZeroDarkThirty'', ''Film/{{Syriana}}''), fantasy films (''[[Literature/{{Twilight}} The Twilight Saga: New Moon]]'', ''Film/TheGoldenCompass'', ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows'', ''Film/{{Godzilla 2014}}''), action films (''Firewall'', ''Film/{{Hostage}}''), animation (sorry to say this, Creator/BradBird) (''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheGuardians'', ''WesternAnimation/FantasticMrFox''), comedies (''Film/JulieAndJulia'', Creator/WesAnderson films), periodical dramas (''Film/ThePaintedVeil'', ''Film/TheKingsSpeech'', ''Film/LustCaution'', ''Film/TheImitationGame'') and even TV spots (the Jaguar spot featuring Creator/TomHiddleston, Creator/BenKingsley and Creator/MarkStrong). Though he works more often in the USA he still composes for his home country, like ''Rust and Bone'' and ''A Prophet''.

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Desplat is known for having [[AttentionDeficitCreatorDisorder [[ArchivePanic a pretty extensive curriculum]], with more than 4 scores every year, and has touched every possible genre like political thrillers (''Film/{{Argo}}'', ''Film/ZeroDarkThirty'', ''Film/{{Syriana}}''), fantasy films (''[[Literature/{{Twilight}} The Twilight Saga: New Moon]]'', ''Film/TheGoldenCompass'', ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows'', ''Film/{{Godzilla 2014}}''), action films (''Firewall'', ''Film/{{Hostage}}''), animation (sorry to say this, Creator/BradBird) (''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheGuardians'', ''WesternAnimation/FantasticMrFox''), comedies (''Film/JulieAndJulia'', Creator/WesAnderson films), periodical dramas (''Film/ThePaintedVeil'', ''Film/TheKingsSpeech'', ''Film/LustCaution'', ''Film/TheImitationGame'') and even TV spots (the Jaguar spot featuring Creator/TomHiddleston, Creator/BenKingsley and Creator/MarkStrong). Though he works more often in the USA he still composes for his home country, like ''Rust and Bone'' and ''A Prophet''.
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* ''Film/{{Eiffel}}'' (2021)
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->''"I listen with my eyes and I look with my ears."''

Alexandre Michel Gérard Desplat (born 23 August 1961) is a French film composer.

He began composing in the late [[TheEighties 80's]] in his home country and gained international recognition in 2006 with his scores in ''Film/TheQueen'' - for which he was nominated for an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward - and ''Film/ThePaintedVeil''. These days he is the AssociatedComposer for directors Creator/RomanPolanski, Creator/JacquesAudiard, Creator/GeorgeClooney, Creator/GuillermoDelToro, Creator/StephenFrears and Creator/WesAnderson. He’s also a collaborator with writer/director Creator/ChrisWeitz.

Desplat is known for having [[AttentionDeficitCreatorDisorder a pretty extensive curriculum]], with more than 4 scores every year, and has touched every possible genre like political thrillers (''Film/{{Argo}}'', ''Film/ZeroDarkThirty'', ''Film/{{Syriana}}''), fantasy films (''[[Literature/{{Twilight}} The Twilight Saga: New Moon]]'', ''Film/TheGoldenCompass'', ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows'', ''Film/{{Godzilla 2014}}''), action films (''Firewall'', ''Film/{{Hostage}}''), animation (sorry to say this, Creator/BradBird) (''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheGuardians'', ''WesternAnimation/FantasticMrFox''), comedies (''Film/JulieAndJulia'', Creator/WesAnderson films), periodical dramas (''Film/ThePaintedVeil'', ''Film/TheKingsSpeech'', ''Film/LustCaution'', ''Film/TheImitationGame'') and even TV spots (the Jaguar spot featuring Creator/TomHiddleston, Creator/BenKingsley and Creator/MarkStrong). Though he works more often in the USA he still composes for his home country, like ''Rust and Bone'' and ''A Prophet''.

He has been nominated for 8 UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s, and won two, for ''Film/TheGrandBudapestHotel'' and ''Film/TheShapeOfWater''.
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!Films with soundtracks by Alexandre Desplat:
!!Specific directors:
* For Creator/WesAnderson:
** ''WesternAnimation/FantasticMrFox'' (2009)
** ''Film/MoonriseKingdom'' (2012)
** ''Film/TheGrandBudapestHotel'' (2014)
** ''WesternAnimation/IsleOfDogs'' (2018)
** ''Film/TheFrenchDispatch'' (2021)
* For Creator/GeorgeClooney:
** ''Film/TheIdesOfMarch'' (2011)
** ''Film/TheMonumentsMen'' (2014)
** ''Film/{{Suburbicon}}'' (2017)
** ''Film/TheMidnightSky'' (2020)
* For Creator/StephenFrears:
** ''Film/TheQueen'' (2006)
** ''Literature/{{Cheri}}'' (2009)
** ''Film/TamaraDrewe'' (2010)
** ''Film/{{Philomena}}'' (2013)
** ''Film/FlorenceFosterJenkins'' (2016)
* For Creator/RomanPolanski:
** ''Film/TheGhostWriter'' (2010)
** ''Film/{{Carnage|2011}}'' (2011)
** ''Theatre/VenusInFur'' (2013)
** ''Based on a True Story'' (2013)
** ''Film/AnOfficerAndASpy'' (2019)
* For Tom Hooper:
** ''Film/TheKingsSpeech'' (2010)
** ''Film/TheDanishGirl'' (2015)
* For Creator/JacquesAudiard:
** ''Film/TheBeatThatMyHeartSkipped'' (2005)
** ''A Prophet'' (2009)
** ''Rust and Bone'' (2012)
** ''Film/TheSistersBrothers'' (2018)
* For Creator/ChrisWeitz
** ''Film/TheGoldenCompass'' (2007)
** ''[[Literature/{{Twilight}} The Twilight Saga: New Moon]]'' (2009)
** ''A Better Life'' (2011)
** ''Film/OperationFinale'' (2018)

!!Rest of his filmography:
* ''Literature/GirlWithAPearlEarring'' (2003)
* ''Film/{{Casanova}}'' (2005)
* ''Film/{{Syriana}}'' (2005)
* ''Film/{{Hostage}}'' (2005)
* ''Film/ThePaintedVeil'' (2006)
* ''Film/LustCaution'' (2007)
* ''Film/MrMagoriumsWonderEmporium'' (2007)
* ''Film/TheGoldenCompass'' (2007)
* ''ComicBook/LargoWinch'' (2008)
* ''Film/TheCuriousCaseOfBenjaminButton'' (2008)
* ''Film/JulieAndJulia'' (2009)
* ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Part 1 (2010) & Part 2 (2011)''
* ''[[ComicBook/LargoWinch Largo Winch II]]'' (2011)
* ''Film/TheTreeOfLife'' (2011)
* ''Film/ExtremelyLoudAndIncrediblyClose'' (2011)
* ''Film/{{Argo}}'' (2012)
* ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheGuardians'' (2012)
* ''Film/ZeroDarkThirty'' (2012)
* ''Film/TheImitationGame'' (2014)
* ''Film/{{Unbroken}}'' (2014)
* ''Film/{{Godzilla|2014}}'' (2014)
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretLifeOfPets'' (2016)
** ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretLifeOfPets2'' (2019)
* ''Film/ValerianAndTheCityOfAThousandPlanets'' (2017)
* ''Film/TheShapeOfWater'' (2017)
* ''Film/LittleWomen2019''
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