Alexandre Desplat is a renowned French film composer and conductor, celebrated for his dynamic scores in both independent films and major blockbusters. He has won two Academy Awards for Best Original Score for The Grand Budapest Hotel and The Shape of Water, along with multiple BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Grammy awards. Desplat’s acclaimed work also features in films such as The Queen, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, The Imitation Game, The French Dispatch, and Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio. Honored with distinctions including Officer of the Ordre national du Mérite and Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, Desplat is recognized for frequent collaborations with directors like Wes Anderson, Guillermo del Toro, and Roman Polanski.