Alexandre Desplat Interview - Opportunity for Questions.

[mahler3 548]

If you would like a question submitted to Monsieur Desplat please post it here. I'm interviewing him in 4 hours. Thanks!

[tannhauser 101]

Would you be interested in scoring star wars?

[publicist 4,650]

How much time you spent on RISE OF THE GUARDIANS?

[Incanus 5,890]

Who have been and are his mentors or influential teachers on his career and why? And who are his inspirations?

[BloodBoal 8,711]

[karelm 3,271]

How has working on big budget scores evolved your approach and sound?

How do you deal with directors who might not be convinced that the nuance you seek in recording sessions is worth the cost?

What will the next ten years of the industry look like? Where is it heading based on the trends you've observed?

[A24 5,156]

What do you think of Richard Robbins, who just passed away? (something tells me he loves him)

[fommes 165]

- Guess I'm his most fervent supporter around these parts, but there's just one thing about his film music that I find unfortunate, but I don't know how you can frame this in a constructive question: namely that he doesn't write end credits suites, and related to this is the lack of concert suites material à la Williams. It has more than likely got to do with his overly busy schedule, but I would love for you to ask him about that, and if possible encourage him to take some time to write a concert material or version of a theme for the bigger projects, which could then be used for the end credits.

- Another question could go about his approach to sequels. Much like Williams's PoA, he seems to have a certain healthy disregard for continuity, so his music for Largo Winch II and Deathly Hallows Part 2 was surprisingly different than expected (I think in a good way, but I suspect some fans, who often like continuity, would feel differently).

- Is there another Traffic Quintet project on the horizon? Or another project that is not a film score?

- How does he cope with his heightened and increasing popularity over the past few years? He's a consummate professional, and of course his employers are the film producers and directors, and he writes his music for artistic purposes - but, wanted or unwanted, this brings along fans, and fans bring along a certain demand (not only for attention, but especially perhaps for more music): to what extent is he aware of that? / How does he deal with that?

- (Perhaps connected with the previous point.) Not all his film scores get released; and his early French CDs are in high demand and don't sell cheaply. Is he active in looking for a release of the music he writes / the work he does? Has he considered setting up his own label à la Howard Shore?

- How does he approach his albums? How involved is he in the sequencing and editing? Does he give all the directions himself? (Case in point: for Deathly Hallows Part 1, certain tracks contain repeats (or different takes) of cues or certain sections of cues to make the track longer and more appropriate for listening purposes separate from the film.)

- The list of his collaborations with certain directors is getting bigger and bigger (recently, Clooney was added to it I believe), but at a certain point, I suspect he has to decline certain offers - so there must be some tension between loyalty or his desire to collaborate and his limited time?

[mahler3 548]

Thanks for these, I got 3 or 4 in and i'll post a link to the interview when it airs at the end of the month.

[Jay 46,245]

[Once 1,084]

I look forward to it very much!

[fommes 165]

Cheers. How did the interview go?

[mahler3 548]

Good, we had about 15 minutes and covered as much as possible. Obviously the main focus was Rise of the Guardians with the UK premiere being tonight. I got your concert question in ;-)

[Once 1,084]

That was a great question! When will it be online?

[Jay 46,245]

i'll post a link to the interview when it airs at the end of the month.

[Once 1,084]

I was hungry for a specific date. That's how much I'm looking forward to it. There probably isn't one, though.

[mahler3 548]

The film is released over here on Fri 30th, so it will air Saturday 1st December between 12 and 1pm @ www.qradionetwork.com. I'll post a podcast link here though. He will also be introducing the NI premiere via audio-link on Saturday 24th, so i'll post that coverage here before hand in case anybody wishes to listen.

Thanks for your interest!

[Once 1,084]

Sounds great! Thanks for the information.

[fommes 165]

Good, we had about 15 minutes and covered as much as possible. Obviously the main focus was Rise of the Guardians with the UK premiere being tonight. I got your concert question in ;-)

That's great, thanks very much for this and for asking us beforehand! Looking forward to your interview.

[mahler3 548]

Here's the personalised intro for the NI premiere last night and i'll post the interview next week:

https://vimeo.com/54219801

[Incanus 5,890]

Great! I can't wait to hear the interview!

[crocodile 9,724]

Yes, indeed.

Karol

[mahler3 548]

Hello!

Thanks again to the contributors. Here's the full show with Desplat's feature. There's also Patrick Doyle, the Pixar Brave Producer & Director, a certain Indysolo and music from Michael Kamen & Danny Elfman showcased. I hope you enjoy listening:

http://www.timburden.com/Movie-magic.aspx

[gkgyver 1,647]

If you would like a question submitted to Monsieur Desplat please post it here. I'm interviewing him in 4 hours. Thanks!

I would like to ask you a question: if you are interviewing one of the most renowned film composers of today, why are you asking for question 4 hours before the actual interview?

[mahler3 548]

To give folks the opportunity to ask a question at the end of the interview. Is that so strange, or am I misreading your query?

By the way, Williams fans will really enjoy 'The Maestro' piece that's played after the Desplat interview. Written by Andrew Pearce, it is very JW inspired.

[gkgyver 1,647]

I'm just saying that 4 hours is a bit short notice to get some good questions.

[mahler3 548]

Oh right fair point. Sorry, it was a last minute idea.

[Incanus 5,890]

Well the interview itself was an interesting one.

[fommes 165]

Great interview, and thanks for getting the question in!

(I'm not from Japan though )

[mahler3 548]

Ha! Yes, the friends and family one was Japan - I couldn't read my own writing so you both got mixed up!