I'm sure this has been mentioned before but I couldn't find the thread, but Alexandre Desplat has scored the new Wes Anderson film, THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL, which opens in March.
The first trailer premiered today and while I don't think it features any of Desplat's score, it looks typically Wes Anderson, which is to say delightful.
The first trailer premiered today and while I don't think it features any of Desplat's score, it looks typically Wes Anderson, which is to say the exact same movie he's been making for the last fifteen years.
The first trailer premiered today and while I don't think it features any of Desplat's score, it looks typically Wes Anderson, which is to say delightful.
James
I think that the middle part of the trailer has music from Desplat. The score was recorded on early September (with the LSO and the male choir of London Voices), so they might had time to included a bit on the trailer.
Looks great! While I do miss Mothersbaugh sometimes, Desplat has fit right in to Anderson's universe; I loved his score for FANTASTIC MR FOX. I'd be surprised, though, if he had an album's-worth of material for this film--Anderson's films have rarely been score-heavy. What I am curious about is the aspect ratio of the trailer. Has this been filmed in a 4:3 aspect ratio?
The first trailer premiered today and while I don't think it features any of Desplat's score, it looks typically Wes Anderson, which is to say the exact same movie he's been making for the last fifteen years.
Fixed.
If Anderson can continue making films as delightful as Bottle Rocket through Moonrise Kingdom (and probably this one will join that pack of classics), then who cares that his style is unmistakably his?
Looks great! While I do miss Mothersbaugh sometimes, Desplat has fit right in to Anderson's universe; I loved his score for FANTASTIC MR FOX. I'd be surprised, though, if he had an album's-worth of material for this film--Anderson's films have rarely been score-heavy. What I am curious about is the aspect ratio of the trailer. Has this been filmed in a 4:3 aspect ratio?
Apparently it begins with a 1.33:1 ratio, then shifts to 1.85:1, and finally ends up being 2.35:1.
Looks great! While I do miss Mothersbaugh sometimes, Desplat has fit right in to Anderson's universe; I loved his score for FANTASTIC MR FOX. I'd be surprised, though, if he had an album's-worth of material for this film--Anderson's films have rarely been score-heavy. What I am curious about is the aspect ratio of the trailer. Has this been filmed in a 4:3 aspect ratio?
Mothersbaugh wrote music for the Camp Ivanhoe scenes in Moonrise Kingdom.
By the way, the music of the trailer is by Desplat (confirmed by London Voices).
From what we've been hearing the film will be a strictly scored affair by Alexandre Desplat (that means no pop music interludes from The Kinks, etc.) and has been highly influenced by Russian folk music as can be heard in the trailer.
This isn't a total surprise as "Moonrise Kingdom" had a bare minimum of pop songs (some Hank Williams can be heard briefly on the car radio) and as this is a '30s set period piece, it makes sense to move further away from anachronistic pop
1. s'Rothe-Zäuerli Öse Schuppel 2. The Alpine Sudetenwaltz- Alexandre Desplat 3. Mr. Moustafa- Alexandre Desplat 4. Overture: M. Gustave H- Alexandre Desplat 5. A Prayer for Madame D- Alexandre Desplat 6. The New Lobby Boy- Alexandre Desplat 7. Concerto for Lute and Plucked Strings I. Moderato Siegfried Behrend & DZO Chamber Orchestra 8. Daylight Express to Lutz- Alexandre Desplat 9. Schloss Lutz Overture- Alexandre Desplat 10. The Family Desgoffe und Taxis- Alexandre Desplat 11. Last Will and Testament- Alexandre Desplat 12. Up the Stairs/Down the Hall- Alexandre Desplat 13. Night Train to Nebelsbad- Alexandre Desplat 14. The Lutz Police Militia- Alexandre Desplat 15. Check Point 19 Criminal Internment Camp Overture- Alexandre Desplat 16. The Linden Tree Osipov State Russian Folk Orchestra, Vitaly Gnutov 17. J.G. Jopling, Private Inquiry Agent- Alexandre Desplat 18. A Dash of Salt (Ludwig's Theme) - Alexandre Desplat 19. The Cold-Blooded Murder of Deputy Vilmos Kovacs- Alexandre Desplat 20. Escape Concerto- Alexandre Desplat 21. The War (Zero's Theme) - Alexandre Desplat 22. No Safe-House- Alexandre Desplat 23. The Society of the Crossed Keys- Alexandre Desplat 24. M. Ivan- Alexandre Desplat 25. Lot 117- Alexandre Desplat 26. Third Class Carriage- Alexandre Desplat 27. Canto at Gabelmeister's Peak- Alexandre Desplat 28. A Troops Barracks (Requiem for the Grand Budapest)- Alexandre Desplat 29. Cleared of All Charges- Alexandre Desplat 30. The Mystical Union- Alexandre Desplat 31. Kamarinskaya Osipov State Russian Folk Orchestra, Vitaly Gnutov 32. Traditional Arrangement: Moonshine- Alexandre Desplat
I am particularly excited about this review excerpt (bolded emphasis mine):
David Ehrlich says:
"... it becomes impossible to deny the value of Wes Anderson’s work, or his decision to double down on what makes it unique. Sight unseen, it might sound like cinema as defensive posturing, but The Grand Budapest Hotel locates the irreducibly human element at the heart of Anderson’s style, in the process becoming his most stylish film to date.
But if this is the most Wes Anderson film he’s made yet, a large part of what makes The Grand Budapest Hotel so much fun is that – at the same time – none of his previous films have been so transparently indebted to other filmmakers. Cute references abound (the full name of Swinton’s character is Madame Céline Villeneuve Desgoffe und Taxis, a.k.a “Madame D,” a loud nod to Max Ophüls), while brilliant matte paintings recall The Archers and a third act chase sequence feels like a Bond movie directed by Ernst Lubitsch.
....Of course, at the end of the day it’s really pretty simple: either you want to see a movie in which a bearded Jeff Goldblum plays a character named Deputy Vilmos Kovacs, or you don’t. But trust me, you do. You really do."
Justin Chang from Variety has this to say about Desplat's score:
" In the first Anderson movie to feature no pop songs, Alexandre Desplat has concocted an unusually inventive score that combines a wide range of Central and Eastern European instruments (balalaikas, cimbaloms, Alpine horns), reaching a delirious crescendo toward the end of the closing credits."
I´m delighted that Desplat has so many high profile films scored this year. And in so different genres. Looking forward to "The Monuments Men", "The Grand Budapest Hotel" and - wow, "Godzilla".
Desplat has written over 50 minutes of music for the film.
01. s'Rothe-Zäuerli 1:12 02. The Alpine Sudetenwaltz 0:36 03. Mr. Moustafa 3:03 04. Overture: M. Gustave H 0:29 05. A Prayer for Madame D 1:19 06. The New Lobby Boy 2:17 07. Concerto for Lute and Plucked Strings I. Moderato 2:51 08. Daylight Express to Lutz 2:16 09. Schloss Lutz Overture 0:31 10. The Family Desgoffe und Taxis 1:49 11. Last Will and Testament 2:15 12. Up the Stairs/Down the Hall 0:25 13. Night Train to Nebelsbad 1:44 14. The Lutz Police Militia 0:49 15. Check Point 19 Criminal Internment Camp Overture 0:10 16. The Linden Tree 2:24 17. J.G. Jopling, Private Inquiry Agent 1:27 18. A Dash of Salt (Ludwig's Theme) 1:31 19. The Cold-Blooded Murder of Deputy Vilmos Kovacs 2:46 20. Escape Concerto 2:12 21. The War (Zero's Theme) 1:00 22. No Safe-House 1:31 23. The Society of the Crossed Keys 2:20 24. M. Ivan 1:13 25. Lot 117 0:30 26. Third Class Carriage 1:19 27. Canto at Gabelmeister's Peak 5:33 28. A Troops Barracks (Requiem for the Grand Budapest) 5:17 29. Cleared of All Charges 1:09 30. The Mystical Union 1:26 31. Kamarinskaya 2:43 32. Traditional Arrangement: Moonshine 3:19
