| 1 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/academy_award_nominee_alexandre_desplat.jpg]] |
| 2 | ->''"I listen with my eyes and I look with my ears."'' |
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| 4 | Alexandre Michel Gérard Desplat (born 23 August 1961) is a French film composer. |
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| 6 | 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/WesAnderson and Creator/ChrisWeitz. |
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| 8 | 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/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'', ''Film/AProphet'' and ''Film/{{Eiffel}}''. |
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| 10 | He has been nominated for 8 UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s, and won two, for ''Film/TheGrandBudapestHotel'' and ''Film/TheShapeOfWater''. |
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| 12 | !!Works with soundtracks by Alexandre Desplat: |
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| 14 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 15 | |
| 16 | [[folder:Multiple collaborations with specific directors]] |
| 17 | * For Creator/WesAnderson: |
| 18 | ** ''WesternAnimation/FantasticMrFox'' (2009) |
| 19 | ** ''Film/MoonriseKingdom'' (2012) |
| 20 | ** ''Film/TheGrandBudapestHotel'' (2014) |
| 21 | ** ''WesternAnimation/IsleOfDogs'' (2018) |
| 22 | ** ''Film/TheFrenchDispatch'' (2021) |
| 23 | ** ''Film/AsteroidCity'' (2023) |
| 24 | * For Creator/GeorgeClooney: |
| 25 | ** ''Film/TheIdesOfMarch'' (2011) |
| 26 | ** ''Film/TheMonumentsMen'' (2014) |
| 27 | ** ''Film/{{Suburbicon}}'' (2017) |
| 28 | ** ''Film/TheMidnightSky'' (2020) |
| 29 | * For Creator/StephenFrears: |
| 30 | ** ''Film/TheQueen'' (2006) |
| 31 | ** ''Literature/{{Cheri}}'' (2009) |
| 32 | ** ''Film/TamaraDrewe'' (2010) |
| 33 | ** ''Film/{{Philomena}}'' (2013) |
| 34 | ** ''Film/FlorenceFosterJenkins'' (2016) |
| 35 | ** ''Film/TheLostKing'' (2022) |
| 36 | * For Creator/RomanPolanski: |
| 37 | ** ''Film/TheGhostWriter'' (2010) |
| 38 | ** ''Film/{{Carnage|2011}}'' (2011) |
| 39 | ** ''Theatre/VenusInFur'' (2013) |
| 40 | ** ''Based on a True Story'' (2013) |
| 41 | ** ''Film/AnOfficerAndASpy'' (2019) |
| 42 | * For Tom Hooper: |
| 43 | ** ''Film/TheKingsSpeech'' (2010) |
| 44 | ** ''Film/TheDanishGirl'' (2015) |
| 45 | * For Creator/JacquesAudiard: |
| 46 | ** ''Film/TheBeatThatMyHeartSkipped'' (2005) |
| 47 | ** ''A Prophet'' (2009) |
| 48 | ** ''Rust and Bone'' (2012) |
| 49 | ** ''Film/TheSistersBrothers'' (2018) |
| 50 | * For Creator/ChrisWeitz |
| 51 | ** ''Film/TheGoldenCompass'' (2007) |
| 52 | ** ''[[Film/{{Twilight}} The Twilight Saga: New Moon]]'' (2009) |
| 53 | ** ''A Better Life'' (2011) |
| 54 | ** ''Film/OperationFinale'' (2018) |
| 55 | * For Creator/GuillermoDelToro |
| 56 | ** ''Film/TheShapeOfWater'' (2017) |
| 57 | ** ''[[WesternAnimation/GuillermoDelTorosPinocchio Pinocchio]]'' (2022) |
| 58 | * For Creator/GretaGerwig |
| 59 | ** ''Film/{{Little Women|2019}}'' (2019) |
| 60 | [[/folder]] |
| 61 | |
| 62 | [[folder:Others]] |
| 63 | * ''Literature/GirlWithAPearlEarring'' (2003) |
| 64 | * ''Film/{{Casanova}}'' (2005) |
| 65 | * ''Film/{{Syriana}}'' (2005) |
| 66 | * ''Film/{{Hostage}}'' (2005) |
| 67 | * ''Film/ThePaintedVeil'' (2006) |
| 68 | * ''Film/LustCaution'' (2007) |
| 69 | * ''Film/MrMagoriumsWonderEmporium'' (2007) |
| 70 | * ''ComicBook/LargoWinch'' (2008) |
| 71 | * ''Film/TheCuriousCaseOfBenjaminButton'' (2008) |
| 72 | * ''Film/JulieAndJulia'' (2009) |
| 73 | * ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Part 1 (2010) & Part 2 (2011)'' |
| 74 | * ''[[ComicBook/LargoWinch Largo Winch II]]'' (2011) |
| 75 | * ''Film/TheTreeOfLife'' (2011) |
| 76 | * ''Film/ExtremelyLoudAndIncrediblyClose'' (2011) |
| 77 | * ''Film/{{Argo}}'' (2012) |
| 78 | * ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheGuardians'' (2012) |
| 79 | * ''Film/ZeroDarkThirty'' (2012) |
| 80 | * ''Film/TheImitationGame'' (2014) |
| 81 | * ''Film/{{Unbroken}}'' (2014) |
| 82 | * ''Film/{{Godzilla|2014}}'' (2014) |
| 83 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretLifeOfPets'' (2016) |
| 84 | ** ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretLifeOfPets2'' (2019) |
| 85 | * ''Film/ValerianAndTheCityOfAThousandPlanets'' (2017) |
| 86 | * ''Film/{{Eiffel}}'' (2021) |
| 87 | * ''Film/FatherAndSoldier'' (2023) |
| 88 | [[/folder]] |
| 89 | |
| 90 | !!Tropes & Trivia for his works: |
| 91 | |
| 92 | * AssociatedComposer: |
| 93 | ** 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''. |
| 94 | ** Also, Creator/StephenFrears and Creator/RomanPolanski. |
| 95 | * [[invoked]]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. |
| 96 | * [[invoked]]WhatCouldHaveBeen: |
| 97 | ** 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. |
| 98 | ** He was originally hired to score ''Film/{{Black Widow|2021}}'', however he was replaced by Music/LorneBalfe late into 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 a change of mind of either producer Creator/KevinFeige or director Cate Shortland rather than a scheduling conflict. |
| 99 | ** 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. |
| 100 | ** He was also the original composer for ''Film/{{Barbie|2023}}'', which would have reunited him with Creator/GretaGerwig. However, he had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts. |
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