ALEXANDRE
DESPLAT
WINS GOLDEN GLOBE FOR ‘BEST ORIGINAL SCORE’
WINS GOLDEN GLOBE FOR ‘BEST ORIGINAL SCORE’
FOR
THE SHAPE OF WATER SOUNDTRACK
ALSO
RECEIVES BAFTA NOMINATION
OUT NOW ON DECCA RECORDS
January 9, 2018 (New York, NY) – 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.”
Desplat is nominated in the Original Music category
at the BAFTA, and The Shape of Water leads the BAFTA nominations with a total of
12 nods. The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony onSunday 18th February at
the Royal Albert Hall, hosted by Joanna Lumley.
Desplat composed, produced and conducted the
music for The Shape of Water, which was
performed by the London Symphony
Orchestra and recorded at Abbey Road Studios. Global opera star Renée Fleming sings on the track
‘You’ll Never Know’, which was arranged and produced especially for the film by
Desplat. The soundtrack also includes ‘La Javanaise’ by jazz singer Madeleine Peyroux, alongside classic
hits by Andy Williams and Glenn Miller.
Directed by Guillermo del Toro and written by del Toro and Vanessa Taylor, Desplat’s soundtrack provides a beautiful accompaniment to
the film which stars Sally Hawkins, Michael
Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Doug Jones, Michael Stuhlbarg and Octavia Spencer. It was previously
awarded the prestigious Golden Lion
at the Venice International Film Festival, where it premiered.
The Shape
of Water is an other-worldly fable, set against the
backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962. In the hidden high-security
government laboratory where she works, lonely Elisa (Sally Hawkins) is trapped
in a life of isolation. Elisa’s life is changed forever when she and co-worker
Zelda (Octavia Spencer) discover a secret classified experiment.
Composer Alexandre Desplat is most notable for
his success with such movies as The Kings
Speech for which he won a Grammy, The Grand Budapest Hotel, the
Wes Anderson film that earned him an Academy Award for ‘Best Original Score’
and a British Academy Film Award for ‘Best Music’, and The Painted Veil for which he won a Golden Globe for ‘Best Original
Score’.
“Music is the chief conduit of feeling throughout “The Shape of Water,”
whether in the form of Desplat’s ornate, orchestral jazz compositions, or
crackling vintage cuts from the screen musicals.”
– Guy Lodge, Variety
THE SHAPE OF WATER – TRACKLISTING:
1. The Shape Of
Water
2. You’ll Never Know – Renée 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 – Renée
Fleming (Alternative Version)
All original motion picture
tracks written & produced by Alexandre DesplatPublished by: Fox Searchlight
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