Alexandre Desplat

Alexandre Desplat
Biographical information
Born	August 23, 1961
Nationality	French
Gender	Male
Career
Years active	1985-present
In Harry Potter	Score composer

Alexandre Desplat is a French film composer. He signed to score the soundtracks of the Part 1 of the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

Biography

Before Potter

Alexandre Desplat has proved to be an overnight sensation that took decades to occur. Desplat has been scoring European films since the mid-1980s, but barely any of these films reached U.S. theaters and the few that did (The Advocate, The Luzhin Defense) were barely noticed. The English-language films that first gained him notice in Hollywood, Girl with a Pearl Earring and Birth, were more respected than widely seen, though the Birth CD became a favorite of fans and some filmmakers (like David Fincher). 2006's The Queen proved to be his first major Oscar contender, winning the Best Actress Oscar for Helen Mirren and earning nominations in major categories, including his first for Original Score. The Golden Compass may not have proved to be the Harry-Potter-sized franchise starter its makers had hoped for, but in the two years since, Desplat has been almost alarmingly prolific. While staying true to his roots in French cinema with projects such as the lavish biopic Coco Before Chanel and the powerful prison drama A Prophet, he has neared the top of the Hollywood A-list with three high grossing projects -– the gorgeously crafted Curious Case of Benjamin Button (his first hundred-million-dollar grosser and a multiple Oscar nominee, including one for his lovely score), the charming Julie & Julia and, most importantly, the staggeringly successful second entry in the Twilight franchise, New Moon. He has become the director-of-choice for many of the world's most acclaimed directors, including Fincher, Stephen Frears, Terence Malick and Roman Polanski, and has signed for one his most challenging and highest-profile assignments yet, the penultimate entry in the Harry Potter saga.

Harry Potter films

In January 18, 2009, Filmscoremonthly.com published their fourth part article noting "The 2009 Top Forty Composer Countdown (in 2010!)". Composer Alexandre Desplat is in No. 3 and in the article, it says that the film scorer has already signed to score the soundtracks of the Part 1 of the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Filmography

• The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)
• Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
• The Golden Compass (2007)
• Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007)
• The Queen (2006)
• Firewall (2006)
• Casanova (2005)
• Birth (2004)

External links

• • Alexandre Desplat at the Internet Movie Database