Composer Alexandre Desplat on a Summer That Includes ‘Jurassic World,’ ‘Phoenician Scheme’ and His First Hollywood Bowl Show: ‘It’s a Dream I’ve Had Since I Was a Kid’

On any list of the most admired composers working in film today, Alexandre Desplat would be either at the top or very close to it. That’s not just for the quality of the work — although, as his list of 11 Oscar nominations and two wins would indicate, there is that — but the expanse of styles and sheer breadth of his filmography, whether he’s doing ear-ticklingly eccentric scores for smaller-scale pictures or satisfyingly symphonic ones for the blockbusters.

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