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Alexandre Desplat

French film composer (born 1961)

Alexandre Michel Gérard Desplat is a French film composer and conductor. He has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and two Grammy Awards.

Desplat was made an Officer of the Ordre national du Mérite and a Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres both in 2016.

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Alexandre Desplat

what: one person
from: Paris
born: 1961
on the air here: 1 song

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real name: Alexandre Michel Gérard Desplat

awards: Knight of the Legion of Honour, Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media, Academy Award for Best Original Score, Academy Award for Best Original Score, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎, Officer of the National Order of Merit, European Film Award for Best Composer, European Film Award for Best Composer

plays: piano, flute

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Early life and education

Alexandre Desplat was born in Paris. His father, Jacques Desplat, was a Frenchman originally from Sarlat-la-Canéda. His mother, Katie Ladopoulou, is a Greek poet originally from Athens. Desplat's parents had met in the United States while they were both students at the University of California, Berkeley. They married in San Francisco and returned to France, settling in Paris. Alexandre has two older sisters, Marie-Christine (also known as Kiki) and Rosalinda.

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Alexandre Desplat (born 23 August 1961 in Paris, France) is a French film composer. At the age of five, Desplat began playing piano and also became proficient on trumpet and flute. He studied with Claude Ballif, Iannis Xenakis in France and Jack Hayes in the USA. He was also influenced by South American and African artists and teachers, among whom were Carlinhos Brown and Ray Lema. Desplat has extensively composed for films, first in France and later in Hollywood, including scores and incidental music for some 100 films. He has also composed individual songs that have been sung in films. His most known works include the scores to "The Painted Veil", "The Queen", "The Beat That My Heart Skipped" and "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button". In addition, he has written music for the theater, including pieces performed at the Comédie Française. In addition to his composing and performing, Desplat has also given Master Classes at La Sorbonne in Paris and at London's Royal College of Music. Husband of . Also known as: A. Desplat, A. W Desplat, A. W. Desplat, A. Wdesplast, A.Desplat From Discogs (free to use). Their entry