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THE SHAPE OF WATER | Official Trailer | FOX Searchlight

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09/21/2019 - Le Melies / Montreuil, France
02/04/2020 - Svetlanovsky Hall / Moscow, Russia
05/01/2020 - Hong Kong Cultural Centre / Hong Kong, China
05/02/2020 - Hong Kong Cultural Centre / Hong Kong, China
1 The Shape Of Water  
2 You'll Never Know - Renee Fleming  
3 The Creature  
4 Elisa's Theme  
5 Fingers  
6 Spy Meeting  
7 Elisa And Zelda  
8 Five Stars General  
9 The Silence Of Love  
10 Egg  
11 That Isn't Good  
12 Underwater Kiss  
13 The Escape  
14 Watching Ruth  
15 Decency  
16 He's Coming For You  
17 Overflow Of Love  
18 Without You  
19 Rainy Day  
20 A Princess Without A Voice  
21 La Javanaise - Madeleine Peyroux  
22 I Know Why (And So Do You) - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra  
23 Chica Chica Boom Chic - Carmen Miranda  
24 Babalu - Caterina Valente  
25 A Summer Place - Andy Williams  
26 You'll Never Know - Renee Fleming (Alternative Version)  
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Just hours after winning a prestigious Golden Globe for Best Original Score, composer Alexandre Desplat has been nominated for a British Academy Film Award (BAFTA) for his spine-tingling score to The Shape of Water. The soundtrack was released on Decca Records on December 15. Alexandre Desplat picked up the award for Best Original Score at the 75th annual Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles, while Guillermo del Toro was named Best Director for The Shape of Water. Speaking of his win, Desplat said, "At the end of the day, this movie is about love. Love, sharing, humanism and respect. The music just had to convey that."

  • Alexandre Desplat - Little Women makes theartsdesk: weekly soundtracks special
    Posted At : April 18, 2020 12:00 AM

    theartsdesk picks Six film scores, spanning more than a century of cinema, for their weekly soundtracks special including; Alexandre Desplat - Little Women Director Greta Gerwig reminds us in her sleeve note that, back in the day, buying a soundtrack recording was one of the only ways to relive a favourite film at home. Her smart, crowd-pleasing Little Women was conceived as "a musical with...
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  • 'Little Women' will destroy you then put you back together / LIFESTYLE.INQ
    Posted At : February 16, 2020 12:00 AM

    Louisa May Alcott's classic tale "Little Women" is back on the big screen, in at least its fifth cinematic adaptation, this time in the confident hands of writer/director Greta Gerwig. She has assembled a magnificent cast, using a great script (that she wrote), and crafted a warm, superb movie that is absolutely one of 2019's best. For those unfamiliar, "Little Women" is about the March sisters: thei...
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  • The Guardian thinks Alexandre Desplat will win the 2020 Bafta Award for 'Little Women'
    Posted At : February 1, 2020 12:00 AM

    The run-up to this year's Baftas have proved unusually controversial, but what will actually happen on the night? 'The Guardian' thinks Alexandre Desplat will win 'Best music' for 'Little Women.' Sony Music's release of LITTLE WOMEN (ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK) with music by Academy Award®, Golden Globe® and GRAMMY® Award-winning composer ALEXANDRE DESP...
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  • In an era of superheroes, galaxies, and futuristic sci-fi films, 'Little Women's' classic story reminds us of the power of good classic literature and simple characters / Santa Fe New Mexican
    Posted At : January 11, 2020 12:00 AM

    The 2019 version of Little Women is the eighth film adaptation of the classic novel by Louisa May Alcott. I really enjoyed this coming-of-age film, mostly because of the genuine performances but also because these young women are so powerful, sensitive, smart and gentle. In an era of superheroes, galaxies and futuristic sci-fi films with special effects, this classic story reminds us of the power of good...
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  • Keeping Score with Alexandre Desplat
    Posted At : January 2, 2020 12:00 AM

    CLICK HERE AND  LISTEN to the 'Little Women' podcast featurIng Academy Award®, Golden Globe® and GRAMMY® Award-winning composer; Alexandre Desplat. Sony Music's release of LITTLE WOMEN (ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK) was recorded in New York City under the leadership of Desplat, who conducted a chamber orchestra to perform his original compositions. The score se...
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  • Alexandre Desplat's 'Little Women' soundtrack makes The Film Stage 'Best Scores & Soundtracks of 2019'
    Posted At : December 30, 2019 12:00 AM

    As Martin Scorsese once said, "Music and cinema fit together naturally. Because there's a kind of intrinsic musicality to the way moving images work when they're put together. It's been said that cinema and music are very close as art forms, and I think that's true." Indeed, the right piece of music–whether it's an original score or a carefully selected song–can do wonders...
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  • Alexandre Desplat brings Bowie-Mozart mix to 'Little Women' score / DEADLINE Q&A
    Posted At : December 23, 2019 12:00 AM

    On Greta Gerwig's Little Women, composer Alexandre Desplat was asked to bring a sense of vital modernity to a classic tale. When the two-time Oscar winner spoke with Gerwig about the film early on, he was met with a memorably bold and specific brief. "She said, ‘I'd like the score to be a mix of Mozart and David Bowie,'" Desplat recalls. "We're in the past, but without being heavy and dated, and br...
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  • Alexandre Desplat 'Little Women' makes QUARTZ 'best 2019 film and TV scores for every mood'
    Posted At : December 18, 2019 12:00 AM

    2019 was another banner year for original film and television scores. If you're in need of some new music as the calendar shifts to 2020, start here. Because film scores are often steeped in big emotions (and rarely have lyrics that require your attention), they make for great music for working, working out, or studying. They're also versatile enough to listen to while you're commuting to or from the...
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  • Film composers turn from the expected this season to find a unique sonic wavelength / Los Angeles Times
    Posted At : December 4, 2019 12:00 AM

    Conservative, conventional choices are nowhere to be found in the noteworthy scores of 2019. If anything binds the collection that follows, it's directors who were willing to take a wild chance or a road less traveled and composers who were up for the adventure. Certainly, a "Twilight Zone"-esque story about evil doppelgängers and a brash New York movie about a Jewish jeweler addicted to gambling do...
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  • Alexandre Desplat says 'Little Women' score is "the extravagance of Bowie, the bigger-than-life attitude of Mozart" / yahoo entertainment
    Posted At : December 4, 2019 12:00 AM

    Director Greta Gerwig stunned composer Alexandre Desplat with her initial request about what she was looking for in music for her new version of "Little Women": "Mozart meets David Bowie." The two-time Oscar winner ("Grand Budapest Hotel," "The Shape of Water") laughs about it now. "When I saw the film I understood what she meant," he says. "There is something pop in the way she has directed the acto...
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  • Nominees for the 2018 World Soundtrack Awards are out / Variety
    Posted At : August 13, 2018 12:00 AM

    The World Soundtrack Academy has released early nominees for the 2018 World Soundtrack Awards, celebrating 2017-18 films and series for their musical soundtracks and scores. Contenders include award veterans John Williams, Alexandre Desplat, Jonny Greenwood, and Carter Burwell in the film composer of the year category, recognizing a large body of film scores from Williams' "Star Wars: The Last Jedi"...
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  • Amid great change in animated filmmaking, music remains the constant / Animation Magazine
    Posted At : June 24, 2018 12:00 AM

    Probably no area of filmmaking has changed so much over time as animation, the art form having virtually reinvented itself many times over. Yet one aspect of it remains fixed: the importance of music. Once the province of specialized composers, such as Disney's Oliver Wallace, Warner Bros.' Carl Stalling and MGM's Scott Bradley, in recent years the animation industry has opened up to include A-list film ...
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  • The 90th Academy Awards went to some of the favorites and some of the surprises / bgfalconmedia.com
    Posted At : March 13, 2018 12:00 AM

    The 90th Academy Awards took place March 4, and Oscars were given out to some of the favorites - but there were also some surprises. Jimmy Kimmel returned as the host, after hosting last year as well, and I thought he did a good job. He made some well-thought out remarks, and also mentioned the MeToo movement and Time's Up, which was great.  The awards show was good too. "The Shape of Water...
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  • Film scores have a life beyond the big screen / Variety
    Posted At : February 8, 2018 12:00 AM

    Classical radio station KUSC has programmed Film-Music Week starting Feb. 12, with a movie theme playing every hour during the workday, as part of the station's pre-Oscar buildup. It's a reminder that a film score has life beyond the big screen. This year's five Oscar nominees will all be heard on KUSC film week, aka KUSC at the Movies: Carter Burwell, "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Mis...
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  • The Shape of Water is enchanting / FAYETTEVILLE*FLYER
    Posted At : January 27, 2018 12:00 AM

    Earlier this week, "The Shape of Water" garnered 13 Academy Award nominations including one in each of the six major categories, and after soaking in director Guillermo del Toro's lush and lovely film, I can understand why. The film is simply enchanting. The plot is evident to anyone who has seen the film's trailer or commercial for the film. A cleaning lady at a secret government facility falls in love ...
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  • Will Alexandre Desplat's 'The Shape of Water' golden globe, lead to an Oscar? / GOLDDERBY
    Posted At : January 23, 2018 12:00 AM

    While the Golden Globes has an uneven record in previewing the Oscar winners in the top categories, it does give us great insight into one of the below-the-line races: Best Original Score. In the past decade, the two groups have differed only twice. In 2014, when the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. members opted for Alex Ebert's score for "All is Lost," while the academy awarded Steven Price for "Gravity,"...
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  • How Alexandre Desplat composed in the Shape of Water / KUSC: Los Angeles
    Posted At : November 28, 2017 12:00 AM

    Alexandre Desplat has been writing music for films since the late 1980s, but his invasion of Hollywood began in 2003 with Girl with a Pearl Earring, which introduced his hypnotic, Gallic, and flute-friendly style. Since then, the French composer-a skilled flute-player himself, obsessed with film music since he was a young boy-has become one of the finest and most coveted composers in town. He's now the g...
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