
Alexandre Desplat
Known for Sound · 17 credits
- Born
- 1961-08-23 (age 64)
- Place of birth
- Paris, France
- Also known as
- Alexandre Desplats · Alexandre Michel Gérard Desplat
Biography
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.
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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Known For
TV Shows (3)
Movies (14)

The Monuments Men
2014
as Émile

The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button
2009
as Self

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema
2022
as Self

Score: A Film Music Documentary
2017
as Self
Exploring 'The Tree of Life'
2011
as Self

Frankenstein: The Anatomy Lesson
2025
as Self - Composer

In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat
2020
as Self
Nino
as Self - film music composer

Jacques Audiard, le cinéma à cœur
2021
as Self - Interviewee

Killing Me Softly with His Songs
2022
as Self

Alexandre Desplat From Paris to Hollywood
2025
as Himself

In The Tracks Of - Special Edition
2020
as Self

Le cinéma d'Alexandre Desplat
2018
as Self
Montage: Great Film Composers and The Piano
About Alexandre Desplat
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. 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 Quee… With 17 credits spanning from 1944 to 2025, Alexandre Desplat has appeared in 14 films and 3 TV shows.
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Most Popular Alexandre Desplat Movies
- The Monuments Men (2014) — as Émile
- The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button (2009) — as Self
- Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema (2022) — as Self
- Score: A Film Music Documentary (2017) — as Self
- Exploring 'The Tree of Life' (2011) — as Self
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