Alexandre Desplat Professions : Film composer Born : August 23, 1961 Browse All Authors Top 5 quotes by Alexandre Desplat That's why I'm so passionate about making music for movies because you dive in and find the best ideas to bring tolife a collective piece of art. ... [Composing] is not a job for me. And that explains why I never stop. Even though it's tough on your body and your brain and the sacrifices you have to make, what can I do? I'm passionate about it so I never stop. Alexandre Desplat music jobs art I always wanted to be a film composer. So very early on I started collecting soundtracks and paying attention to how movie music works. Actually I'd like to have the opportunity to conduct for the rest of my life. Alexandre Desplat film opportunity attention It's very hard to understand what's happening in someone's brain and what goes into their experience and their death, and the music has to say a lot. Alexandre Desplat happenings hard brain I never thought the orchestra should be big. Alexandre Desplat orchestra bigs should There are so many parts of music that it's actually a pleasure for me to work with an orchestra, or a jazz band, or a choir, and use every element that the musical tool box can offer. The world of music I love so much, and I can change the costume depending on the part, and I'm actually in the film. Alexandre Desplat band musical tools Similar Authors Abel Korzeniowski film-composer Hans Zimmer film-composer Marco Beltrami film-composer John Murphy film-composer John Debney film-composer Joel Goodman film-composer All Authors