Alexandre Desplat Musical artist

Alexandre Michel Gérard Desplat (French pronunciation: [a.lɛk.'sɑ̃dʁ dɛs.'pla]; born 23 August 1961) is a French film composer. He has received eight Academy Award nominations, seven BAFTA nominations (winning one), seven Golden Globe Award nominations (winning one), and six Grammy nominations (winning one). Desplat has worked on a variety of Hollywood films, including Darnell Scott, and commercial successes like The Queen, The Golden Compass, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and Part 2, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The King's Speech, Argo, Zero Dark Thirty and Godzilla.