Alexandre Desplat is a French composer whose talents are quickly becoming very popular with movie makers. He has written and orchestrated some of the soundtracks for well-known movies, and all of them are spectacular.
Here are a few familiar movies that showcase his music.
(in order of production)
1. The Queen - I've never seen this, but Mama and Papa said the music was perfect for the story.
2. The Painted Veil - Wonderfully beautiful movie. Definitely PG-13, though. The River Waltz is the best piece on the whole soundtrack.
3. Mr. Magorium's Wonder Imporium - I've never seen this, but Gwendolyn loves it.
4. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Gorgeous cinematically and musically, this movie and its music is very Rainy Day.
5. Julie & Julia - Aaa! I can't wait to see this! Meryl Streep and Amy Adams are fabulous, and combined with what I'm sure is an amazing soundtrack, this movie is probably going to be a favorite.
6. Coco avant Chanel - I do not recommend this movie. I haven't seen it, but I'm sure it well deserves its rating. However, I love Audrey Tautou, and would be interested to see how well she combines with Desplat's music. She is très classiquement français.
7. Fantastic Mr. Fox - I cannot WAIT until this comes out. We grew up listening to a tape recording of someone reading this story, and it was always my favorite thing to hear. George Clooney and Meryl Streep do the voices of Mr. Fox and his wife.
8. The Twilight Saga: New Moon - I do not advocate or support these movies/books in any shape, form, or fashion, however, I would be tempted to go see this in theaters just for the music's sake.
You can click on these links to get a taste of his yummy music.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Painted Veil
Lust, Caution
2 comments:
Julie and Julia was a very good movie =)
not going to lie though I was too interested in the story to pay much attention to the music
The music from the Queen was wonderful, (you should watch it some time when you're in the mood for a rather boring, yet not boring at the same time, movie.)
And ohmygoodness, do not get me started on the music from the Painted Veil. It.was.marvelous.
totally made up for the sorry story.
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