Alexandre Desplat Discusses His Two 2015 Oscar-Nominated Scores

Spinning on Air | Feb 6, 2015

French composer Alexandre Desplat joins David Garland to present his two Oscar contenders in the Best Score category. He's been nominated six times before, for The King's Speech, Argo, Fantastic Mr. Fox, and others, but this time he's more likely than ever to win, with two film scores in the running: The Grand Budapest Hotel and The Imitation Game. Desplat guides us through the challenges and pleasures of capturing the musical spirits of these intriguingly different films.

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