Photo: Marie-Christine Desplat / CC BY-SA 4.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Desplat is, to my ear, one of the most quietly versatile film composers alive. What impresses me is not the two Oscars or the Legion of Honour, impressive as those are, but his restraint: he scores emotion through woodwind textures and negative space rather than bombast. He can move between Hollywood blockbusters and intimate European cinema without losing his fingerprint. That balance of craftsmanship and authorship is rare. I find his work consistently elevates the films it serves, and I trust his name on a project the way I trust few others in the field today.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Alexandre Desplat
- Name (Japanese)
- アレクサンドル・デスプラ
- Reading
- あれくさんどる・ですぷら
- Born
- August 23, 1961 (age 64)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Ox
- Origin
- 20th arrondissement of Paris, France
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- composer / music educator / film score composer / recording artist / librettist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2011 Knight of the Legion of Honour
- 2015 Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
- 2015 Academy Award for Best Original Score
- 2018 Academy Award for Best Original Score
- 2016 Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
- 2016 Officer of the National Order of Merit
- 2007 European Film Award for Best Composer
- 2010 European Film Award for Best Composer
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Alexandre Desplat born?
Born August 23, 1961 (age 64).
Where is Alexandre Desplat from?
Alexandre Desplat is from 20th arrondissement of Paris, France.
What does Alexandre Desplat do?
Alexandre Desplat works as composer, music educator, film score composer, recording artist, librettist.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-19
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.