Interview Alexandre Desplat

Winner Composer of the Year award at WSA in Ghent!

After composing the music for over 50 European films and being nominated for two Cesar Awards, Alexandre Desplat, burst onto the Hollywood scene in 2003 with his evocative score to THE GIRL WITH THE PEARL EARRING (starring Scarlett Johansson and Colin Firth), which earned him nominations from the Golden Globes, BAFTA and European Film Awards. 2011 was a very busy year for composer Alexandre Desplat. He wrote the music to Harry Potter and the Deadly Hallows Part 2, A Better Life, The Tree of Life, La Fille du Puisatier, Carnage, Largo Winch 2 and The Ides of March. He also won for the 3rd time is a row the “composer of the year” award at the WSA in Ghent.

We talked to Alexandre Desplat on the phone about the films for which he wrote the score's in 2011! So check out this latest edition of Composer Talk.