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Alexandre Desplat
Composer | Music Department | Soundtrack
Composer and conductor Alexandre Desplat, Oscar winner and seven-time Academy Award nominated, for his prolific filmography and his collaborations with Stephen Frears, Terrence Malick, Ang Lee, ...
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Aug
23,
1961 (age 57)
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6' 0"
(1.83m)
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The Shape of Water (2017)
Composer, Conductor, Musician (whistle, jazz flute), Soundtrack ("You'll Never Know"), Arranger ("You'll Never Know"), … See more |
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Unbroken (2014)
Composer, Conductor, Orchestrations, Writer ("We Are Here", "Torrance Tornado", "Coming Home", "Olympic Kick", "God Made the Stars", "Surprise Mac Attack", "Albatross", "Mac's Death", "Solitary", "Making Gnocchi", "Drive To Radio Tokyo", "Japanese Attack", "Trip To Omori", "Bombing Tokyo", "Rain", "Dead Comrades", "To Naoetsu", "Broken Ankle", "The Bird's Farewell", "Radio Reading", "The Plank", "The War Is Over", "Unbroken") |
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F is for Freedom (2014)
(Short) - Soundtrack ("Kristofferson's Theme", "The Heroic Weather Conditions of the Universe", "Just Another Dead Rat In a Gargabe Pail (Behind a Chinese Restaurant)") |
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Rise of the Guardians (2012)
Composer, Conductor, Orchestrator, Music ("Still Dream"), Producer ("Still Dream") |
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Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir (2011)
Composer, Musician (piano), Writer ("Sur Mes Levres", "The Ghost Writer") |
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The Big Year (2011)
Arranger ("The Doge's Decree - Concerto in C Major"), Performer ("The Doge's Decree - Concerto in C Major") |
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
Composer, Conductor, Orchestrator, Producer ("My Love Is Always Here"), Writer ("My Love Is Always Here") |
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The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)
Performer ("Victoria") (uncredited), Writer ("Victoria") (uncredited) |
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Army of Crime (2009)
Composer, Conductor, Orchestration, Soundtrack ("L'armée du crime", "Résistance", "Tracts", "Jeunesse", "Héroïsme", "Poésie, combat", "Exécutions") |
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The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch (2008)
Composer, Conductor, Electronic Score Programmer, Orchestrator |
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This Is the Zodiac Speaking (2008)
(Video) - Music ("SYRIANA (PIANO SOLO)", "SOMETHING REALLY COOL") |
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The Singer (Quand j'étais chanteur) (2006)
Composer (original music), Performer ("Quand J'Etais Chanteur") |
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The Upside of Anger (2005)
Composer, Conductor, Orchestrator, Performer ("Afternoon Tea", "Spooky Music"), Writer ("Afternoon Tea", "Spooky Music") |
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A Monkey's Tale (1999)
Composer, Conductor, Orchestrator, Performer ("Chanson du générique de fin"), Writer ("Chanson des livres", "Chanson de Kom", "Chanson de Sérignole", "Chanson du générique de fin", "Assimilate" (English version), "Where Do I Belong?" (English version), "To Be King" (English version), "We Are One" (English version)) |
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Britain's Fat Fight with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall (2018)
(TV Mini-series) - Performer ("A Dash of Salt (Ludwigs Theme)") (1 episode, 2018)
Episode #1.1 (Apr
25,
2018)
Season 1,
Episode 1
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Performer ("A Dash of Salt (Ludwigs Theme)") (uncredited)
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Trollhunters (2016–2017)
(TV Series) - Composer (Main Title Theme) (1 episode, 2017), Composer (theme music) (1 episode, 2016), Writer ("Hero Theme", "Dark Theme") (1 episode, 2017), Composer (1 episode, 2016)
In the Hall of the Gumm-Gumm King (Dec
15,
2017)
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Episode 13
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Composer (Main Title Theme),
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Harry Potter: The Making of Diagon Alley (2014)
(TV Special) - Writer ("The Tunnel", "Dragonflight") |
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So You Think You Can Dance (2013)
(TV Series) - Music ("The Heroic Weather Conditions of the Universe Part 1 - A Veiled Mist") (1 episode, 2013)
Top 20 Perform; 2 Eliminated (Jul
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2013)
Season 10,
Episode 9
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Music ("The Heroic Weather Conditions of the Universe Part 1 - A Veiled Mist")
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Enlightened (2013)
(TV Series) - Writer ("The Heroic Weather-Conditions of the Universe, Part 1: A Veiled Mist") (1 episode, 2013)
Revenge Play (Jan
20,
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Season 2,
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Writer ("The Heroic Weather-Conditions of the Universe, Part 1: A Veiled Mist") (uncredited)
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Hollywood in Vienna 2016: A Tribute to Alexandre Desplat (2016)
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