Alexandre Desplat is a French composer and conductor, and one of the most acclaimed film composers of his generation. Born in Paris to a French father and a Greek mother, he grew up bilingual and immersed in a wide range of musical traditions, studying flute and composition and drawing on classical, jazz, and world-music influences. He has said that hearing John Williams's Star Wars score in 1977 helped set him on the path to film scoring.
Desplat composed prolifically for French cinema through the 1980s and 1990s before his international breakthrough with Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003). A remarkably fast and versatile writer, he became one of Hollywood's most in-demand composers while continuing to work in European cinema, scoring films for directors including Wes Anderson, Stephen Frears, Roman Polanski, Terrence Malick, and Guillermo del Toro.
His many honours include two Academy Awards for Best Original Score, for Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) and del Toro's The Shape of Water (2017), along with numerous further Oscar, BAFTA, César, and Grammy recognitions. His scores — noted for their delicate orchestration, rhythmic ingenuity, and distinctive use of woodwinds and strings — range from intimate chamber textures to large-scale blockbusters such as the final Harry Potter films and Godzilla.
Argo (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Alexandre Desplat
United States / 2012-10-09
WaterTower Music WTM39383
1xCD (Album) / 17 Tracks / 58:38 m:s
Asteroid City (Original Score) - EP
Alexandre Desplat
United States / 2023-06-23
ABKCO Music & Records
Digital (Album) / 6 Tracks / 19:02 m:s
The Boys in the Boat (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Alexandre Desplat
United States / 2023-12-15
Sony Classical
Digital (Album)
Hi-Res
/ 22 Tracks / 78:22 m:s
Chéri
United States / 2009-06-16
Varèse Sarabande 302 066 961 2
1xCD (Album) / 15 Tracks / 46:30 m:s
Chéri
Germany / 2009-04-15
Colosseum Music Entertainment CVS 6961.2
1xCD (Album) / 15 Tracks / 46:30 m:s
Coco avant Chanel
United States / 2009-09-22
Varèse Sarabande 302 066 968 2
1xCD (Album) / 18 Tracks / 39:35 m:s
Coco avant Chanel
Germany / 2009-04-22
Colosseum Music Entertainment CVS 6968.2
1xCD (Album) / 18 Tracks / 39:35 m:s
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Music From The Motion Picture)
Alexandre Desplat
United States / 2008-12-23
Concord Records CRE-31231-02
2xCD (Album)
Essential Film Composers Vol.1 - Alexandre Desplat
United States / 2009-11-10
New Line Records
Digital (Album) / 61 Tracks / 154:00 m:s
Fantastic Mr. Fox
United States / 2009-11-03
ABKCO Music & Records
1xCD (Album) / 25 Tracks / 46:42 m:s
Fantastic Mr. Fox ('For Your Consideration' - Promotional Score)
Alexandre Desplat
United States / 2009-10-14
1xCD (Album)
La fille du puisatier (Bande Originale du Film)
Alexandre Desplat
United States / 2011-05-31
Varèse Sarabande 302 067 085 2
Digital (Album) / 13 Tracks / 40:59 m:s
La fille du puisatier (Bande Originale du Film)
Alexandre Desplat
Germany / 2011-05-17
Colosseum Music Entertainment CVS 7085.2
1xCD (Album) / 13 Tracks / 40:59 m:s
Film Music 2009
Various Artists
United Kingdom / 2010-03-22
Silva Screen SILCD1308
1xCD (Album)
Film Music 2010
United Kingdom / 2011-01-03
Silva Screen
Digital (Album) / 12 Tracks / 51:27 m:s
Fire (from the Netflix Film "Frankenstein")
Alexandre Desplat
Worldwide / 2025-10-10
Netflix Music
Digital (Single)
Hi-Res
/ 1 Tracks / 3:15 m:s
Firewall (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Alexandre Desplat
United States / 2006-02-14
Varèse Sarabande 302 066 715 2
1xCD (Album) / 15 Tracks / 52:05 m:s
Firewall (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Alexandre Desplat
Germany / 2006-02-13
Colosseum Schallplatten CVS 6715.2
1xCD (Album) / 15 Tracks / 52:05 m:s
Florida (from the Netflix Film "NYAD")
Alexandre Desplat
United States / 2023-10-20
Netflix Music
Digital (Single)
Hi-Res
/ 1 Tracks / 6:23 m:s
Forgiveness (feat. Eldbjørg Hemsing)
Alexandre Desplat
Worldwide / 2025-10-31
Netflix Music 81507921-03-B
Digital (Single)
Hi-Res
/ 1 Tracks / 3:35 m:s