Composer Threads The official Alexandre Desplat thread

[Matt C 605]

I kindly disagree with you on the movie. Wes Anderson movies aren't my cup of tea anyway.

[alicebrallice 134]

great interview, despite the fact that he looks extremlely tired.

[Koray Savas 2,260]

I think he always looks like that. I think I would too if I scored as many films as he does in a year.

[indy4 160]

He's always looked a little creepy to me. Needs to gain some weight.

[Koray Savas 2,260]

He's French. He lives on wine, cheese, and bread!

[indy4 160]

[Koray Savas 2,260]

Tracklist and full sample of a cue from Desplat's Moonrise Kingdom.

[filmmusic 3,270]

He's French. He lives on wine, cheese, and bread!

and half-Greek.

[Koray Savas 2,260]

From an editorial review on Amazon's page:

Grounded in the elegiac compositions of classical composer Benjamin Britten, whose majestic choral NOYES FLUDDE ignites the film's young lovers, MOONRISE KINGDOM features masterworks performed by Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic as well as popular gems performed by French chanteuse Françoise Hardy and the legendary country troubadour Hank Williams.

As in all of Anderson's previous films, music is an essential element and once again it is used to masterful effect. MOONRISE KINGDOM includes an original suite by renowned film composer Alexandre Desplat as well as percussion compositions by longtime Anderson collaborator and Devo co-founder Mark Mothersbaugh. This soundtrack promises to be one of this year's most interesting and compelling releases.

Glad to see he didn't completely abandon Mark Mothersbaugh.

[Northwest21 0]

Looking forward to Argo. I think the sessions are taking place this week, could be great...I hear Affleck did a heck of a job directing it.

[Koray Savas 2,260]

Desplat's entire suite for Moonrise Kingdom. Really loving the whole soundtrack. Britten's music is a great new find for me.

[Incanus 5,890]

The Desplat score suites did not do a lot for me on the whole, developing a single quirky idea over a period of about 16 minutes, the album itself a bit disjointed experience with Britten, Hank Williams et al. thrown in. I am sure it will work in the movie like hot cakes but as a listening experience not a very fluid nor satisfying one.

[Matt C 605]

Alexandre Desplat will score George Clooney's next film, 'The Monuments Men'

[Koray Savas 2,260]

Guess he liked his The Ides Of March score.

[A24 5,156]

Didn't realize that Alexandre Desplat wrote the score for Argo, the most critically acclaimed movie of the year. I'm listening to it right now (thank you, Mr. Spotify) but it's not really my cup of tea. Don't like how he uses electronics and all. Not a big fan of wailing either.

Alex

[Koray Savas 2,260]

That's definitely not wailing.

[A24 5,156]

Wordless ethnic chanting in a grieving manner is always wailing to me.

[Koray Savas 2,260]

The whole score is quite low key and infused with Middle Eastern flavors. I like it but he's done much better.

[Maurizio 6,913]

[Koray Savas 2,260]

Zero Dark Thirty is probably Desplat's best score of the year, and one of my favorites of his overall. Probably one of his darkest, moodiest scores, yet still retaining that elegance underneath it all. Love it.

[Jay 46,244]

Boy Desplat is one BUSY guy, eh?

Coming soon he has

Jérôme Salle' Zulu

Roman Polanski’s Venus in Fur

George Clooney’s The Monuments Men

and now

Stephen Frears' Philomena as well!

http://filmmusicreporter.com/2013/05/13/alexandre-desplat-to-score-stephen-frears-philomena/

[mrbellamy 8,244]

What else is new?

[Jay 46,244]

Venus In Fur info:

http://www.lefigaro.fr/musique/2013/05/24/03006-20130524ARTFIG00487-alexandre-desplat-travailler-avec-polanski-est-une-benediction.php

[Maurizio 6,913]

He will also premiere his new concert piece, a symphonie concertante for flute and orchestra inspired by Maeterlinck's Pelleas et Melisande, commissioned by the Orchestre Nationale de Pays de la Loire. John Axelrod will conduct the premiere next June:

http://www.onpl.fr/CR%C3%89ATION-MONDIALE-D%27ALEXANDRE-DESPLAT

[Once 1,083]

Boy Desplat is one BUSY guy, eh?

Coming soon he has

Jérôme Salle' Zulu

Roman Polanski’s Venus in Fur

George Clooney’s The Monuments Men

and now

Stephen Frears' Philomena as well!

http://filmmusicreporter.com/2013/05/13/alexandre-desplat-to-score-stephen-frears-philomena/

Don't forget Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel.

[mrbellamy 8,244]

His score for Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel is streaming here: http://pitchfork.com/advance/363-the-grand-budapest-hotel-original-soundtrack/

Tracklist: http://www.amazon.com/Grand-Budapest-Hotel-Original-Soundtrack/dp/B00HGGUTPW?tag=thfist07-20

Also he's announced two new projects: Roman Polanski's next film D and the Italian period fantasy The Tale of Tales: http://www.filmmusicreporter.com/2014/02/24/alexandre-desplat-to-score-roman-polanskis-d/

[Once 1,083]

Cool! According to IMDb he's also composing for Angelina Jolie's Unbroken!

[Jay 46,244]

The Grand Budapest Hotel is also on Spotify now

http://open.spotify.com/album/6IV7472Hni7A1ENilCManS

[mrbellamy 8,244]

It's a lovely score, really enjoyed listening to it and can't wait to see it with the film.

I also found it interesting that this looks to be Wes Anderson's most score-heavy project yet. Only four tracks not written by Desplat.

[A24 5,156]

Whatever happened to David, huh?

[Koray Savas 2,260]

David?

[mrbellamy 8,244]

Fincher?

[crocodile 9,724]

David Desplat... Alexandre's long lost brother?

Karol

[mrbellamy 8,244]

Alexandre Desplat will be the first composer to head the Venice Film Festival jury.

[Jay 46,244]

Trailer for Unbroken, haven't watched it yet so don't know if there's any Desplat music in it

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=120383

[Jay 46,244]

Alexandre Desplat to Score ‘Suffragette’

[Once 1,083]

Nice!

[Smeltington 2,010]

Good to have some Desplat lined up for 2015. I'm particularly looking forward to his Imitation Game score, probably because I expect to like the movie as well. But it's been a great year for Desplat, so I'm sure all his upcoming scores will be worth a listen.

[Jay 46,244]

It's been Desplat's best year by a landslide. Love Monument, Grand Budapest, and Godzilla!

[Bilbo 4,294]

Listening to The Imitation Game on Spotify. I'm really liking this on first listen. As Jay says, it's been quite a year for him. Definitely one of my favourite composers at the moment.

[crocodile 9,724]

And it's far from over yet!

Karol

[Bilbo 4,294]

He doesn't have another film out this year does he?

[BloodBoal 8,711]

Apparently, he has one more, according to his IMDB page: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006035/

Unbroken (completed) 2014/I

[Bilbo 4,294]

Wow. Zimmer levels of productivity but with scores that are actually good! Colour me impressed.

[publicist 4,650]

Thank god Zimmer has only a tenth of Desplat's productiveness.

[King Mark 3,975]

I think the inspiration for Grand Budapest Hotel was the source cue in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (The Wizards Pub)

[publicist 4,650]

You really live in this little, small world, don't you?

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,387]

There is nothing but Williams!

[BloodBoal 8,711]

In a few years, you'll say "There is nothing but Desplat!".

You'll see.

[filmmusic 3,270]

Desplat got the Hollywood Film music award this year for “The Imitation Game” :

https://hollywoodlife.com/2014/11/14/hollywood-film-awards-2014-winners-list/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0ICc2VZ0mE