Alexandre Michel Gérard Desplat (born 23 August 1961) is a French film composer. He has received five Academy Award nominations, six BAFTA nominations, six Golden Globe nominations, and two Grammy nominations. Desplat won his first Golden Globe for The Painted Veil in 2006 and his first British Academy Film Award in 2011. Among various projects, Desplat has worked on a variety of Hollywood films, including independent and commercial successes like The Queen, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, New Moon, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and Part 2, and The King's Speech.
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Links & Information
Links
- Official homepage at alexandredesplat.net
- Fanpage at desplat.free.fr
- Wikipedia article on Alexandre Desplat
- IMDb at imdb.com/name/nm0006035
- Last.fm page on Alexandre Desplat
- Discogs at discogs.com/artist/Alexandre Desplat
- MusicBrainz entry on Alexandre Desplat
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BBC Reviews
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 2010
Reviewed by Charlotte Gardner
Menacing, comforting, magic-tinged, powerful and fragile all in one.
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Birth 2004
Reviewed by Morag Reavley
It may not be red and raw, but Birth is still long and laboured.
