Alexandre Desplat

Composer

Alexandre Desplat

Born August 23, 1961 in Paris, France189 films

Alexandre Michel Gérard Desplat (French:[alɛksɑ̃dʁ dɛspla]; born 23 August 1961) is a French film composer and conductor. He has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and two Grammy Awards. Desplat was made an Officer of the Ordre national du Mérite and a Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres both in 2016.

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Desplat has received two Academy Awards for Best Original Score for The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) and The Shape of Water (2017). He was Oscar-nominated for The Queen (2006), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), The King's Speech (2010), Argo (2012), Philomena (2013), The Imitation Game (2014), Isle of Dogs (2018), and Little Women (2019).

Desplat has composed scores for a wide range of films, including low-budget independent productions and large-scale blockbusters, such as The Golden Compass (2007), The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010) & Part 2 (2011), Moonrise Kingdom (2012), Zero Dark Thirty (2012), Godzilla (2014), Unbroken (2014), The French Dispatch (2021), Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022) and Jurassic World Rebirth (2025). He has collaborated with directors such as Wes Anderson, Chris Weitz, Terrence Malick, George Clooney, Roman Polanski, Guillermo del Toro and Gareth Edwards.

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Filmography

189 films
  1. TBAThe Land of William TellMusic
  2. TBALe souffleurMusic
  3. TBAThe Third HandOriginal Music Composer
  4. 2026The Social ReckoningOriginal Music Composer
  5. 2026The Hills of WrathMusic
  6. 2025The Incredible Shrinking ManOriginal Music Composer
  7. 2025FrankensteinOriginal Music Composer
  8. 2025Alexandre Desplat From Paris to HollywoodOriginal Music Composer
  9. 2025Eagles of the RepublicOriginal Music Composer
  10. 2025Jurassic World RebirthOriginal Music Composer
  11. 2025The Phoenician SchemeOriginal Music Composer
  12. 2024UnstoppableOriginal Music Composer
  13. 2024The Most Precious of CargoesMusic
  14. 2024The Piano LessonOriginal Music Composer
  15. 2024LeeOriginal Music Composer
  16. 2024ElyasOriginal Music Composer
  17. 2023The Boys in the BoatOriginal Music Composer
  18. 2023NYADOriginal Music Composer
  19. 2023The PalaceOriginal Music Composer
  20. 2023Asteroid CityOriginal Music Composer
  21. 2023Father & SoldierOriginal Music Composer
  22. 2022Guillermo del Toro's PinocchioOriginal Music Composer
  23. 2022A Cooler ClimateOriginal Music Composer
  24. 2022The Lost KingOriginal Music Composer
  25. 2022Final CutOriginal Music Composer
  26. 2022The OutfitOriginal Music Composer
  27. 2022Le Tartuffe ou l'HypocriteMusic
  28. 2021HimOriginal Music Composer
  29. 2021The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening SunOriginal Music Composer
  30. 2021EiffelOriginal Music Composer
  31. 2020The Midnight SkyOriginal Music Composer
  32. 2019Little WomenConductor
  33. 2019Adults in the RoomOriginal Music Composer
  34. 2019An Officer and a SpyOriginal Music Composer
  35. 2019The Secret Life of Pets 2Original Music Composer
  36. 2018Le cinéma d'Alexandre DesplatConductor
  37. 2018KurskOriginal Music Composer
  38. 2018The Sisters BrothersOriginal Music Composer
  39. 2018Operation FinaleOriginal Music Composer
  40. 2018Isle of DogsOriginal Music Composer
  41. 2017The Shape of WaterOriginal Music Composer
  42. 201712 DaysOriginal Music Composer
  43. 2017Based on a True StoryOriginal Music Composer
  44. 2017SuburbiconOriginal Music Composer
  45. 2017Endangered SpeciesOriginal Music Composer
  46. 2017Valerian and the City of a Thousand PlanetsOriginal Music Composer
  47. 2016Heal the LivingOriginal Music Composer
  48. 2016American PastoralOriginal Music Composer
  49. 2016The OdysseyOriginal Music Composer
  50. 20167:19Original Music Composer
  51. 2016The Light Between OceansOriginal Music Composer
  52. 2016The Secret Life of PetsOriginal Music Composer
  53. 2016Florence Foster JenkinsOriginal Music Composer
  54. 2016Les HabitantsMusic
  55. 2016Alone in BerlinOriginal Music Composer
  56. 2015The Danish GirlOriginal Music Composer
  57. 2015Don't Tell Me the Boy Was MadOriginal Music Composer
  58. 2015SuffragetteOriginal Music Composer
  59. 2015Tale of TalesOriginal Music Composer
  60. 2015Every Thing Will Be FineOriginal Music Composer
  61. 2015Suite FrançaiseOriginal Music Composer
  62. 2014UnbrokenOriginal Music Composer
  63. 2014The Imitation GameOriginal Music Composer
  64. 2014GodzillaOriginal Music Composer
  65. 2014The Grand Budapest HotelOriginal Music Composer
  66. 2014The Monuments MenOriginal Music Composer
  67. 2013ZuluOriginal Music Composer
  68. 2013PhilomenaOriginal Music Composer
  69. 2013FannyOriginal Music Composer
  70. 2013MariusOriginal Music Composer
  71. 2013Venus in FurOriginal Music Composer
  72. 2012Zero Dark ThirtyOriginal Music Composer
  73. 2012Rise of the GuardiansOriginal Music Composer
  74. 2012ArgoOriginal Music Composer
  75. 2012Roman Polanski: A Film MemoirOriginal Music Composer
  76. 2012RenoirOriginal Music Composer
  77. 2012Rust and BoneOriginal Music Composer
  78. 2012Moonrise KingdomOriginal Music Composer
  79. 2012RealityOriginal Music Composer
  80. 2012My WayOriginal Music Composer
  81. 2011Extremely Loud & Incredibly CloseOriginal Music Composer
  82. 2011My Week with MarilynMain Title Theme Composer
  83. 2011The Ides of MarchOriginal Music Composer
  84. 2011CarnageOriginal Music Composer
  85. 2011Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2Original Music Composer
  86. 2011A Better LifeOriginal Music Composer
  87. 2011The Tree of LifeOriginal Music Composer
  88. 2011The Well Digger's DaughterOriginal Music Composer
  89. 2011Largo Winch IIOriginal Music Composer
  90. 2010The King's SpeechOriginal Music Composer
  91. 2010Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1Original Music Composer
  92. 2010Tamara DreweOriginal Music Composer
  93. 2010The Special RelationshipConductor
  94. 2010The Ghost WriterOriginal Music Composer
  95. 2009The Twilight Saga: New MoonOriginal Music Composer
  96. 2009Fantastic Mr. FoxOriginal Music Composer
  97. 2009Army of CrimeOriginal Music Composer
  98. 2009A ProphetOriginal Music Composer
  99. 2009Julie & JuliaOriginal Music Composer
  100. 2009The Curious Birth of Benjamin ButtonOriginal Music Composer
  101. 2009Coco Before ChanelOriginal Music Composer
  102. 2009ChériOriginal Music Composer
  103. 2008The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonOriginal Music Composer
  104. 2008The Heir Apparent: Largo WinchOriginal Music Composer
  105. 2008AfterwardsOriginal Music Composer
  106. 2007The Golden CompassOriginal Music Composer
  107. 2007Mr. Magorium's Wonder EmporiumOriginal Music Composer
  108. 2007Intimate EnemiesOriginal Music Composer
  109. 2007Lust, CautionOriginal Music Composer
  110. 2007Ségo et Sarko sont dans un bateau...Original Music Composer
  111. 2007Michou d'AuberOriginal Music Composer
  112. 2006The Painted VeilOriginal Music Composer
  113. 2006The QueenOriginal Music Composer
  114. 2006The SingerOriginal Music Composer
  115. 2006The ValetOriginal Music Composer
  116. 2006FirewallOriginal Music Composer
  117. 2006The AlibiOriginal Music Composer
  118. 2005CasanovaOriginal Music Composer
  119. 2005SyrianaOriginal Music Composer
  120. 2005Only the NightOriginal Music Composer