Alexandre Desplat

Alexandre Michel Gérard Desplat (born August 23, 1961) is a French film composer and conductor.
Early life.
Desplat was born in Paris to Jacques Desplat and Katie Ladopoulou. His parents are of French and Greek ancestry.
Influences.
Desplat stated composers like Georges Delerue, John Williams, Danny Elfman, Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, Bernard Herrmann and Antônio Carlos Jobim as influences.