Alexandre Desplat

Personal Info

Birthday

August 23, 1961

(63 years old)

Place of Birth

Paris, France

Also Known As

Alexandre Desplats

Alexandre Michel Gérard Desplat

Alexandre 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 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.

Known For

The Monuments Men

Filmography

2022
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema
as Self
Killing Me Softly with His Songs
as Self
2021
Jacques Audiard, le cinéma à cœur
as Self - Interviewee
2020
In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat
as Self
In The Tracks Of - Special Edition
as Self
2018
Le cinéma d'Alexandre Desplat
as Self
2017
Score: A Film Music Documentary
as Self
2014
The Monuments Men
as Émile
2011
Exploring 'The Tree of Life'
as Self
2009
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button
as Self