Alexandre Desplat

Moonrise Kingdom 2012 OST movie and film soundtrack by various artists. This upcoming music soundtrack will be released on May 22, 2012. Movie Story: Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, MOONRISE KINGDOM tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off- shore – and the peaceful island community is turned upside...Read Full Story

Wes Anderson's films have always been known for their stellar soundtracks (just check out Bottle Rocker, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Darjeeling Limited, and Fantastic Mr. Fox), so it should be no surprise that Anderson's latest, Moonrise Kingdom, has a fantastic soundtrack. The film, set to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival and will hit theaters in New York and Los Angeles May 25, will release its soundtrack on May 22 via ABKCO. It features music by Hank Williams, Francoise Hardy...Read Full Story

I Add captionMy love of film and music took me to the ICA, in sunshine for The London Film Festival this morning to hear Alexandre Desplat speak. To adapt a famous quotation "Talking about music is like dancing about architecture" but then I am a fan.  Last night I was at the premiere of  George Clooney's  film, The Ides of March that Monsieur Desplat had written the music for so, it was only correct that I headed to the Mall on a glorious morning to listen to a genius.  Alexandre arrived...Read Full Story

Trailer premieres for Oscar-winner Angelina Jolie's directorial debut: "Jolie makes her movie directorial debut with 'In the Land of Blood and Honey,' a film that she also wrote. The movie is set during the Bosnian War in the 1990s, which is a conflict, sadly, that few Americans probably have given thought to lately since the U.S. has gone though a couple of wars of its own since then. Can Jolie make movie goers care? Will she join the ranks of Kevin Costner, Robert Redford, Clint Eastwood...Read Full Story

The King’s Speech Soundtrack Review: This is a review of The King’s Speech by Alexandre Desplat. “There is really nothing new here, but there’s a lot for you Desplat fans.” As The Academy Award is coming up I thought I should review the nominees I haven’t gotten around to yet. First up is the Alexandre Desplat score to the movie The King’s Speech. It’s the story of Kinge George VI of Britain, his impromptu ascension to the throne and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch become...Read Full Story