I've been pretty lucky to work with directors who were quite influenced by European cinema. — 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… — 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
Because I work so much, people think that I have a team writing for me, but that's not why I chose to… — Alexandre Desplat Copy Share Image
I just work 18 hours a day, every day. And I don't go on holidays. And so, I guess I will die young. — Alexandre Desplat Copy Share Image
I don't think I would deliver the best work if I would do several projects at the same time. So it's one… — 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
When you have the chance to work with Wes Anderson, with Stephen Frears and Chris Weitz and Roman Polanski and Terrance Malick… — Alexandre Desplat Copy Share Image
If I wanted an open space, I could do a documentary about fishes. Then I would have an open space to play… — Alexandre Desplat Copy Share Image
Berlin was the first, the very first to give me an award. I am eternally grateful to them. It sits on my… — 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
