Without a doubt, Alexandre Desplat is one of the most talented and respected composers in the film industry. His music has won numerous awards, including Best Original Score Oscars for “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and “The Shape of Water” (he’s been nominated 11 times total). So, this is a person that knows what makes a good film and what doesn’t. And according to Desplat, Wes Anderson’s upcoming film, “The French Dispatch” is a good film. Maybe even one of the filmmaker’s best yet.
Speaking to Indiewire, Desplat talked about working with Anderson on “The French Dispatch,” as well as some of his other projects coming up, including George Clooney’s “The Midnight Sky” and Guillermo del Toro’s “Pinocchio” stop-motion adaptation. But really, Desplat wants to rave about “The French Dispatch.”
“I saw the finished version of ‘The French Dispatch’ quite a while ago, and it’s just amazing,” said Desplat. “It’s so incredibly strong and different… the way that Wes is expanding his talents to another dimension with each film is just wow. This one is incredible. It’s beautiful. It’s fun, it’s mad, it’s everything.”
The composer also made note of the ambition of Anderson’s upcoming feature and added, “Maybe even bigger than ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel.’ More stories, different locations, and so many ideas in every shot. So many! Wes’ brain is going so fast.”
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While the composer has a number of great projects on the horizon, including the aforementioned “The French Dispatch,” there’s one major film that Desplat was set to write music for but then suddenly was replaced—Marvel Studios’ “Black Widow.” And though he didn’t comment on the details of the departure, where he was replaced by Lorne Balfe, the composer provided a very simple explanation of the events.
“I was attached to that movie, and then I was detached,” he said.
Well, okay then.
So, you won’t hear his music accompany Marvel Studios’ newest film, but you will have a chance to check out Desplat’s contributions to “The French Dispatch,” when that film arrives on October 16.
