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Alexandre Desplat
📷 Marie-Christine Desplat · CC BY-SA 4.0

Artists similar to

Alexandre Desplat

artist · FR · born 1961

French score composer

orchestral

In short

The artists most similar to Alexandre Desplat are Hans Zimmer, Thomas Newman, Ramin Djawadi, John Williams and James Newton Howard, from the same orchestral circle.

Closest to Alexandre Desplat

1 Hans ZimmerGerman score composer
2 Thomas NewmanAmerican score composer
3 Ramin DjawadiIranian‐German score composer
4 John WilliamsAmerican score composer and conductor
5 James Newton HowardAmerican score composer Bandcamp ↗
6 Howard ShoreCanadian score composer

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Ordered by closeness, computed from real listens (ListenBrainz). The Bandcamp badge marks who has a page there, verified with Wikidata.

Frequently asked questions

Which artists are similar to Alexandre Desplat?

The artists most similar to Alexandre Desplat are Hans Zimmer, Thomas Newman, Ramin Djawadi, John Williams and James Newton Howard, from the same orchestral circle. The list comes from ListenBrainz, based on what people actually listen to, and includes 30 artists.

Where can I listen to music like Alexandre Desplat?

On Bandcamp, where you buy directly from artists and labels: James Newton Howard, Michael Giacchino, Danny Elfman, Clint Mansell, Steve Jablonsky and Yann Tiersen have a page there. With Digs you create a "Like Alexandre Desplat" Dig that mixes their releases with smaller artists with the same sound.

What genre is Alexandre Desplat?

Alexandre Desplat is usually associated with orchestral (artist · FR · born 1961), according to MusicBrainz genres.

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Data: MusicBrainz · ListenBrainz (CC0) · Wikidata. Updated 5 November 2026.