I guess the passion I have for cinema is as strong as the one that I have for music. And I've always… — Alexandre Desplat Copy Share Image
I'm not a script composer. I'm a film composer and my brain is excited by images and moving elements. — Alexandre Desplat Copy Share Image
I liked 'The Darjeeling Limited' very much. There was a melancholy about that film that I liked. — Alexandre Desplat Copy Share Image
My parents had a lot of movie soundtracks that they brought back from the States. So very early on I heard film… — Alexandre Desplat Copy Share Image
My education as a film composer, you can't not - if you like the orchestra like I do, if you are a… — Alexandre Desplat Copy Share Image
I wanted to be a film composer because I heard scores that could stand alone, from 'Vertigo' to 'Star Wars' to 'La… — Alexandre Desplat Copy Share Image
The goal is to make the music really a part of the skin of the film, and not be detached. — Alexandre Desplat Copy Share Image
I've always been a film lover - that's why I've always wanted to write music for films. — Alexandre Desplat Copy Share Image
I always wanted to be a film composer. So very early on I started collecting soundtracks and paying attention to how movie… — Alexandre Desplat Copy Share Image
Every film is a human encounter. It's people trying to collaborate and create something together. — Alexandre Desplat Copy Share Image
I usually like to introduce the film and the music with the opening titles. It's a great help for a composer to… — Alexandre Desplat Copy Share Image
I saw the finished version of 'The French Dispatch' quite a while ago, and it's just amazing. It's so incredibly strong and… — Alexandre Desplat Copy Share Image
I always try to approach a film from the point of view of the director. — Alexandre Desplat Copy Share Image
There are so many parts of music that it's actually a pleasure for me to work with an orchestra, or a jazz… — Alexandre Desplat Copy Share Image
I've been pretty lucky to work with directors who were quite influenced by European cinema. — Alexandre Desplat Copy Share Image
I guess the passion I have for cinema is as strong as the one that I have for music. And I've always tried to… — Alexandre Desplat Copy Share Image
That's the main lesson I've learned from working in the theater: respect the dramaturgy. I don't want to overwhelm everything with music. — Alexandre Desplat Copy Share Image
I'm not a script composer. I'm a film composer and my brain is excited by images and moving elements. — Alexandre Desplat Copy Share Image
There are some moments in your life and in your career when you meet a movie and the director that suddenly just turns you… — Alexandre Desplat Copy Share Image
The main difference I'd say is that European cinema has always used less music than American cinema for historical reasons. — Alexandre Desplat Copy Share Image
Mozart for me is the No. 1 composer. His music is not just joy or sadness. It's deep emotion with a touch of lightness,… — Alexandre Desplat Copy Share Image
I liked 'The Darjeeling Limited' very much. There was a melancholy about that film that I liked. — Alexandre Desplat Copy Share Image
When you work on animation, the music has a great task: to create a sound and melodies and mood and atmosphere and energy dedicated… — Alexandre Desplat Copy Share Image
My parents had a lot of movie soundtracks that they brought back from the States. So very early on I heard film music at… — Alexandre Desplat Copy Share Image
