My art is applied to another art which is cinema, that makes my life much easier. Alexandre Desplat Read Quote
I never dreamed of writing for concert or opera. I always dreamed, if I was a composer, to write music for films. Alexandre Desplat Read Quote
I think great scores have to be noticed, but they’re wrong when you hear the music come in. Alexandre Desplat Read Quote
It’s most difficult to score a comedy. Where are the limits? When does music become gimmicky or stupidly funny? Alexandre Desplat Read Quote
It’s not about what’s a good or bad score at the Oscars, rather what’s exposed to the ears more. Alexandre Desplat Read Quote
Berlin was the first, the very first to give me an award. I am eternally grateful to them. It sits on my desk – the Silver Bear. All the others are stored away. It’s the only one I look at. It watches me while I work. Alexandre Desplat Read Quote
My education as a film composer, you can’t not – if you like the orchestra like I do, if you are a symphonist like I am – you can’t not listen to John Williams’ work. Alexandre Desplat Read Quote