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Mar 16, 2024 · From blockbusters to family films and dozens of critically acclaimed and Oscar-winning movies in between, Desplat crafts breathtaking scores that elevate any project he works on.
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- The Tree of Life (2011) The Tree of Life is a master class in making a fluid art-house film on a big budget (if that is even a thing). A deep-rooted story of where we come from and where we are going when we are not part of this world anymore.
- The Shape of Water (2017) The score to The Shape of Water is immersive. In crafting the film's score, Desplat thought of how a song, like water, could move in waves.
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows: Part 1 and 2 (2010-2011) It's maybe one of his biggest film scores to date. The Harry Potter franchise culminated in a two-part finale with Deathly Hallows Parts 1 and 2.
- Moonrise Kingdom (2012) The best Alexandre Desplat and Wes Anderson pairing has to be Moonrise Kingdom. The mix of bells, percussion, woodwinds, and a choir has a tempo to it that matches some of the urgency of the film.
Top 15 Alexandre Desplat Scored Films. I've seen 29 of his films in all. The ratings are for the films as a whole, not just the scores. These are my 15 favorites in order.
Dec 3, 2015 · With two new films that he composed the music for out in recent weeks, we asked Desplat to share stories behind five of his most well-known scores.
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- The Painted Veil (2006) Desplat’s score isn’t just the highlight of this wonderful and criminally underseen melodrama, it’s also the film’s quicksilver soul.
- Lust, Caution (2007) Desplat always excels when he’s provided a distinctive cultural or historical foundation for his music, and Ang Lee’s sorely underrated tale of romance and espionage gave him both.
- Birth (2004) Even divorced from the setting of the film for which it was commissioned, Desplat’s score for Birth has the feel of a chilly afternoon somewhere north of 66th St. These pieces are some of the composer's most luxurious work—so garlanded with deep drums and dancing flutes that they genuinely begin to take on the feel of the wealthy characters onscreen.
- The Tree of Life (2011) When it comes to the music of Terrence Malick’s masterpiece (some three decades in the making), classical compositions by the likes of Berlioz and Mahler are better remembered.
Dec 13, 2022 · Guillermo del Toro's new film, Pinocchio, hovers between joy and sadness. So does the music by French composer Alexandre Desplat — performed, appropriately, entirely on wooden instruments.
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Dec 30, 2017 · Buoyant and oozing with affection, Desplat’s score speaks powerfully to the metaphor at the crux of del Toro’s film. Fox Searchlight. At what point did Guillermo del Toro approach you about The...
