Alexandre Desplat

About

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...

Known for

The Social ReckoningMovie • 2026Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2Movie • 2011The Imitation GameMovie • 2014Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1Movie • 2010The Grand Budapest HotelMovie • 2014Jurassic World RebirthMovie • 2025FrankensteinMovie • 2025The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonMovie • 2008Little WomenMovie • 2019Valerian and the City of a Thousand PlanetsMovie • 2017The Secret Life of Pets 2Movie • 2019The Twilight Saga: New MoonMovie • 2009The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening SunMovie • 2021GodzillaMovie • 2014Rise of the GuardiansMovie • 2012The Shape of WaterMovie • 2017Fantastic Mr. FoxMovie • 2009Zero Dark ThirtyMovie • 2012The King's SpeechMovie • 2010The RegimeSeries • 2024ArgoMovie • 2012The Phoenician SchemeMovie • 2025The Golden CompassMovie • 2007Lust, CautionMovie • 2007