Alexandre Desplat and the Art of Imitation

Cool & Composed Season 4, Episode 5

Examining prolific composer Alexandre Desplat’s remarkably reality-imitating body of work with selections from The Ghost Writer, The French Dispatch, The Grand Budapest Hotel, and The Imitation Game; analyzing what it is about Mr. Desplat’s portfolio that brings light and life to even the most mundane subject matter; and dispelling any rumors about the awkwardness of resident party animal Alan Turing.