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Infobox musical artist | image = alexandre_desplat.jpg| imagesize =| caption =| name = Alexandre Desplat| birth_name = Alexandre Michel Gérard Desplat| birth_date = Birth date and age|1961|8|23|mf=y| birth_place = Paris , France | occupation = Composer, orchestrator, conductor| website = http://www.alexandredesplat.net/ alexandredesplat.net| background=non_performing_personnel Alexandre Michel Gérard Desplat (born 23 August 1961) is a France|French film composer. He has received four Academy Award nominations, five British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA nominations, five Golden Globe nominations, and two Grammy nominations. Desplat won his first Golden Globe for The Painted Veil (2006 film)|The Painted Veil in 2006, his first British Academy Film Awards|British Academy Film Award in 2011 and his first Grammy Award in 2012 for '' The King's Speech . Among various projects, Desplat has worked on a variety of Hollywood films including independent and commercial successes like The Queen (film)|The Queen , The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button , The Twilight Saga: New Moon|New Moon , Fantastic Mr. Fox (film)|Fantastic Mr. Fox , and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2|Part 2 .

Early life


Desplat was born in Paris to a France|French father and a Greece|Greek mother who met at the University of California, Berkeley .cite news |title=Thinking in Colors and Textures, Then Writing in Music |first=Jon |last=Burlingame |url= http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/07/movies/07burl.html |newspaper= The New York Times |date=7 January 2007 |accessdate=31 August 2011 After their marriage, they moved back to France, where Alexandre was born. Alexandre is the younger brother of Vic Desplat . At the age of five, he began playing piano. He also became proficient on trumpet and flute. He studied with Claude Ballif , Iannis Xenakis in France and Jack Hayes in the United States|U.S . Desplat's musical interests were wide, and he was also influenced by South American and African artists and teachers, among whom were Carlinhos Brown and Ray Lema . Desplat swiftly became skilled, both as a performer and a composer.

Career


Desplat has composed extensively for Cinema of France|French cinema , Hollywood, and incidental music for over 100 films including Lapse of Memory (1992), Family Express (1992), See How They Fall|Regarde Les Hommes Tomber (1994), Innocent Lies|Les Péchés Mortels (1995), César-nominated A Self Made Hero|Un Héros Très Discret (1996), Une Minute de Silence (1998), Sweet Revenge (1998 film)|Sweet Revenge (1998), '' A Monkey's Tale|Le Château des Singes (1999), Home Sweet Home (2001), Reines d'un Jour (2001), the César-nominated Sur mes lèvres (2002), Rire et Châtiment (2003), César Awards|Césars -Winning The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005), The Queen (film)|The Queen (2006), Fantastic Mr. Fox (film)|Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010), The Ghost Writer (film)|The Ghost Writer '' (2010), Daniel Auteuil 's remake of La Fille du Puisatier (2011), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011).

Desplat has composed individual songs that have been sung in films by such artists as Akhenaton (rapper)|Akhenaton , Kate Beckinsale , Charlotte Gainsbourg , Valérie Lemercier , Miosotis , and Catherine Ringer . He has also written music for the theatre, including pieces performed at the Comédie Française . Desplat has conducted performances of his music played by the London Symphony Orchestra , the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra , and the Munich Symphony Orchestra . Desplat has also given Master Class es at La Sorbonne in Paris and the Royal College of Music in London .

In 2007, he composed the scores for Philip Pullman 's The Golden Compass (film)|The Golden Compass ; Zach Helm 's directorial debut '' Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium with American composer Aaron Zigman ; and the Ang Lee movie Lust, Caution (film)|Lust, Caution . Prior to these break-out works, he contributed scores for The Luzhin Defence , Girl with a Pearl Earring (film)|Girl with a Pearl Earring , Syriana , Birth (film)|Birth , Hostage (film)|Hostage , Casanova (2005 film)|Casanova , The Nest (2002 film)|The Nest and The Painted Veil (2006 film)|The Painted Veil , for which he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Music, and the 2006 World Soundtrack Award. He won the 2007 BMI Film Music Award, 2007 World Soundtrack Award, 2007 European Film Award, and received his first Academy Award nomination for Academy Award for Best Original Music Score|Best Original Score for The Queen (film)|The Queen . He also won the Silver Berlin Bear at the Berlin Film Festival for Best Film Music in The Beat that My Heart Skipped ''. In 2008, Desplat received his second Oscar nomination for David Fincher 's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button . Desplat received his third Oscar nomination and a BAFTA nomination for Fantastic Mr. Fox in 2010, both of which were won by Michael Giacchino for Up (2009 film)|Up .

Recently, Desplat has composed music for Largo Winch (film)|Largo Winch , based on the Belgian comic; Afterwards a French-Canadian psychological thriller film directed by Gilles Bourdos in English; Anne Fontaine's Coco avant Chanel based on the life of designer Coco Chanel ; Robert Guédiguian 's '' The Army of Crime|L'Armée du Crime ; Cheri (film)|Cheri , reuniting him with director Stephen Frears , whom he collaborated with on The Queen ; A Prophet|Un Prophète reuniting with director Jacques Audiard ; Julie & Julia directed by Nora Ephron ; Fantastic Mr. Fox (film)|Fantastic Mr. Fox , directed by Wes Anderson and based on the novel by Roald Dahl ; New Moon (2009 film)|New Moon '', directed by Chris Weitz ; Roman Polanski 's The Ghost Writer (film)|The Ghost Writer ; Tamara Drewe ; The Special Relationship ; and '' The King's Speech which earned Desplat his fourth Oscar nomination.

In early 2011, Desplat began to write the music to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 . He reunited with director David Yates , who offered Desplat the opportunity to score the second part after his work on the Part 1 soundtrack "enchanted everyone in the control room".cite web |url= http://www.billboard.com/news/reznor-rahman-zimmer-more-react-to-their-1005011812.story |title=Reznor, Rahman, Zimmer & More React to Their Oscar Nominations |last1=Herrera |first1=Monica |last2=Lipshutz |first2=Jason |last3=Mapes |first3=Jillian |date=25 January 2011 |publisher= Billboard (magazine)|Billboard |accessdate=31 August 2011 http://allsoundtracks.org/blog/2010/11/02/harry-potter-deathly-hallows-soundtrack-by-alexandre-desplat/ David Yates: Desplat "enchanted"Dead link|date=August 2011 Desplat's soundtrack sequel to the 2008 film Largo Winch was released in 2011 and was well received.
Desplat's 2011 projects included The Tree of Life (film)|The Tree of Life , directed by Terrence Malick (which he actually recorded in early 2010), A Better Life , La Fille du Puisatier , Roman Polanski's Carnage (2011 film)|Carnage , and '' George Clooney 's The Ides of March (film)|The Ides of March .

Desplat started 2012 with Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close and will continue with scores for '' The Spider's House , the Florent Emilio Siri-directed biopic Cloclo '', and Dreamworks Animation's Rise of the Guardians .

Filmography (English Language)


  • '' The Revengers' Comedies (1998)

  • The Luzhin Defence (2000)

  • Girl with a Pearl Earring (film)|Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003)

  • Birth (film)|Birth (2004)

  • The Upside of Anger (2005)

  • Hostage (film)|Hostage (2005)

  • Casanova (2005 film)|Casanova (2005)

  • Syriana (2005)

  • The Alibi (2006)

  • Firewall (film)|Firewall (2006)

  • The Queen (film)|The Queen (2006)

  • The Painted Veil (2006 film)|The Painted Veil (2006)

  • '' Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007)

  • The Golden Compass (film)|The Golden Compass (2007)

  • Afterwards (2008)

  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

  • Julie & Julia (2009)

  • Fantastic Mr. Fox (film)|Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)

  • The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)

  • The Ghost Writer (film)|The Ghost Writer (2010)

  • The Special Relationship (film)|The Special Relationship (2010)

  • Tamara Drewe (film)|Tamara Drewe (2010)

  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010)

  • '' The King's Speech (film)|The King's Speech (2010)

  • The Tree of Life (film)|The Tree of Life (2011)

  • A Better Life (2011)

  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011)

  • The Ides of March (film)|The Ides of March (2011)

  • Carnage (2011 film)|Carnage (2011)

  • My Week with Marilyn - Marilyn's Theme (2011)

  • Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (film)|Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2012)

  • '' The Spider's House (2012)

  • Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

  • Renoir (2012)

  • Rust and Bone (2012)

  • Argo (2012)

  • Rise of the Guardians (2012)

  • The Emperor (2013 film) (2013)

  • Zulu (2013)


    • Filmography (selected – other language(s))


  • Une autre femme France (original title)

  • Tous les chagrins se ressemblent (2002) French (original title)

  • ''Paroles d'étoiles (2002) French (original title)

  • Rire et châtiment France (original title)

  • Les baisers des autres (2003) French (original title)

  • Le pacte du silence (2003) French (original title)

  • Virus au paradis (2003) French (original title)

  • Eager Bodies (2003) Les corps impatients – France (original title)

  • Les beaux jours (2003) French (original title)

  • A Sight for Sore Eyes (2003) Inquiétudes – France (original title)

  • Le pays des enfants perdus (2004) French (original title)

  • ''L'enquête Corse (2004) French (original title)

  • À boire (2004)French (original title)

  • Tu vas rire, mais je te quitte (2005) French (original title)

  • The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005) ''De battre mon coeur s'est arrêté – France (original title)

  • Une aventure (2005)

  • Lies & Alibis (2006) The Alibi – Netherlands (original title)

  • The Valet (film)|The Valet (2006) La doublure – France (original title)

  • '' Quand j'étais chanteur (2006) French (original title)

  • ''Michou d'Auber (2007) French (original title)

  • Ségo et Sarko sont dans un bateau... (2007) French (original title)

  • '' L'Ennemi Intime (2007) – French (original title)

  • Lust, Caution (film)|Lust, Caution (2007) Se, jie – Chinese (original title)

  • Largo Winch (film)|Largo Winch (2008)

  • Coco Before Chanel (2009) Coco avant Chanel – France (original title)

  • A Prophet (2009) Un prophète – France (original title)

  • The Army of Crime (2009) ''L'armée du crime – France (original title)

  • La Fille du Puisatier (2011)

  • Largo Winch 2 (2011)

  • Cloclo (2012)

  • Reality (2012)


    • Awards and nominations


    César Awards



    awards table|-
    | César Awards 1997|1997
    | A Self-Made Hero
    | César Award for Best Music Written for a Film|Best Music Written for a Film
    | nom|-
    | César Awards 2002|2002
    | Sur mes lèvres
    | César Award for Best Music Written for a Film|Best Music Written for a Film
    | nom|-
    | 2006 César Awards|2006
    | The Beat That My Heart Skipped
    | César Award for Best Music Written for a Film|Best Music Written for a Film
    | won|-
    | César Awards 2008|2008
    | '' L'Ennemi Intime|L'ennemi intime
    | César Award for Best Music Written for a Film|Best Music Written for a Film
    | nom|-
    | César Awards 2010|2010
    | A Prophet
    | César Award for Best Music Written for a Film|Best Music Written for a Film
    | nom|-
    | César Awards 2011|2011
    | The Ghost Writer
    | César Award for Best Music Written for a Film|Best Music Written for a Film
    | wonend

    Academy Awards



    awards table|-
    | 79th Academy Awards|2007
    | The Queen (film)|The Queen
    | Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score
    | nom|-
    | 81st Academy Awards|2009
    | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
    | Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score
    | nom|-
    | 82nd Academy Awards|2010
    | Fantastic Mr. Fox (film)|Fantastic Mr. Fox
    | Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score
    | nom|-
    | 83rd Academy Awards|2011
    | '' The King's Speech
    | Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score
    | nomend

    Golden Globes



    awards table|-
    | 61st Golden Globe Awards|2004
    | Girl with a Pearl Earring (film)
    | Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score
    | nom|-
    | 63rd Golden Globe Awards|2006
    | Syriana (film)
    | Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score
    | nom|-
    | 64th Golden Globe Awards|2007
    | The Painted Veil (2006 film)|The Painted Veil
    | Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score
    | won|-
    | 66th Golden Globe Awards|2009
    | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)
    | Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score
    | nom|-
    | 68th Golden Globe Awards|2011
    | '' The King's Speech
    | Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score
    | nomend

    BAFTA



    awards table|-
    | 57th British Academy Film Awards|2003
    | Girl with a Pearl Earring (film)
    | BAFTA Award for Best Film Music|Best Music
    | nom|-
    | 60th British Academy Film Awards|2006
    | The Queen (film)
    | BAFTA Award for Best Film Music|Best Music
    | nom|-
    | 62nd British Academy Film Awards|2009
    | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)
    | BAFTA Award for Best Film Music|Best Music
    | nom|-
    | 63rd British Academy Film Awards|2010
    | Fantastic Mr. Fox (film)
    | BAFTA Award for Best Film Music|Best Music
    | nom|-
    | 64th British Academy Film Awards|2011
    | '' The King's Speech
    | BAFTA Award for Best Film Music|Best Music
    | wonend

    Awards



  • 2005 Silver Berlin Bear for Best Film Music – The Beat That My Heart Skipped

  • 2006 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Music – The Painted Veil (2006 film)|The Painted Veil and The Queen (film)|The Queen

  • 2007 BMI Film Music Award – The Queen (film)|The Queen

  • 2007 European Film Award for Best Composer – The Queen (film)|The Queen

  • 2007 Golden Horse Award for Best Original Film Score – Lust, Caution

  • 2007 World Soundtrack Award for Film Composer of the Year – The Queen (film)|The Queen and The Painted Veil (2006 film)|The Painted Veil

  • 2008 Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Original Score – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

  • 2009 BMI Film Music Award – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

  • 2009 World Soundtrack Award for Best Original Score of the Year – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

  • 2009 World Soundtrack Award for Film Composer of the Year – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button , Coco Before Chanel , Largo Winch and Chéri (film)|Chéri

  • 2010 Étoile d'Or for Best Music (Meilleure musique) – A Prophet , The Army of Crime , Afterwards , Coco Before Chanel and Chéri (film)|Chéri

  • 2010 IFMCA Award for Best Original Score for a Drama Film – '' The King's Speech

  • 2010 IFMCA Award for Film Composer of the Year

  • 2010 IFMCA Award for Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure/Thriller Film – The Ghost Writer

  • 2011 Sammy Film Music Award for Best New Film Score – '' The King's Speech

  • 2011 César Award for Best Music Written for a Film (Meilleure musique écrite pour un film) – The Ghost Writer

  • 2011 World Soundtrack Award for Film Composer of the Year

  • 2011 Étoile d'Or for Film Music Composer for The Ghost Writer

  • 2011 San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Score - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2


    • Nominations


  • 2004 European Film Award for Best Composer – Girl with a Pearl Earring

  • 2005 Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Original Score – Birth

  • 2006 Étoile d'Or for Best Music (Meilleure musique) – The Beat That My Heart Skipped

  • 2006 Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Original Score – The Queen (film)|The Queen

  • 2007 Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Original Score – Lust, Caution

  • 2008 Étoile d'Or for Best Music (Meilleure musique) – '' L'Ennemi Intime|L'ennemi intime

  • 2008 Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Original Score – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

  • 2008 Critics Choice Award for Best Composer – Lust, Caution

  • 2008 Asian Film Award for Best Composer – Lust, Caution

  • 2008 World Soundtrack Award for Film Composer of the Year – The Golden Compass

  • 2009 Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Original Score – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

  • 2009 European Film Award for Best Composer – Coco Before Chanel

  • 2009 Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Original Score – Fantastic Mr. Fox (film)

  • 2009 Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Score – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

  • 2009 Critic Choice Award for Best Composer – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

  • 2009 Saturn Award for Best Music – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

  • 2010 Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Original Score – Fantastic Mr. Fox

  • 2010 Satellite Award for Best Original Score – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1

  • 2010 IFMCA Award for Film Score of the Year – '' The King's Speech , The Ghost Writer

  • 2010 IFMCA Award for Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror Film – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1

  • 2010 IFMCA Award for Film Music Composition of the Year – Truth About Ruth from The Ghost Writer

  • 2011 Hollywood Music in Media Award for Original Score-Feature Film- The Ides of March (film)|The Ides of March

  • 2011 World Soundtrack Award for Best Original Film Score of the Year - '' The King's Speech

  • 2011 Satellite Award for Best Original Score – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2

  • 2011 Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Original Score - Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

  • 2011 San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Score - The Tree of Life (film)

  • 2011 San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Score - Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

  • 2011 IFMCA Award for Film Composer of the Year

  • 2011 IFMCA Award for Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror Film – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2


    • References


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    External links


  • http://www.alexandredesplat.net/ Alexandre Desplat, official website fr icon en icon

  • http://desplat.free.fr Alexandre Desplat, fan website fr icon en icon

  • IMDb name|6035|Alexandre Desplat


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