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Official Soundtrack Available Now
“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
05 March 2018 (Toronto, ON) – Composer Alexandre Desplat triumphed at the 90th Academy Awards, picking up the Oscar for Best Score for his spine-tingling soundtrack to The Shape of Water – his second Oscar win in this category to date.
The Shape of Water also won the coveted Best Picture and Best Production Design awards while director Guillermo del Toro won the award for Best Director. The soundtrack was released via Decca Records/Universal Music Canada, the country’s leading music company, on December 15 ahead of the film hitting cinemas. Listen to The Shape Of Water soundtrack HERE.
Desplat also won the awards for Best Original Score at the 75th annual Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles, and Best Original Music at the BAFTAs in London. Speaking of his win at the Oscars, Desplat said, “Guillermo, thank you for letting the music be the voice of your characters and convey the beautiful melancholy of love. This is for you.”
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 another-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 King’s 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.
ALEXANDRE DESPLAT – HIGHLIGHTED CREDITS:
2016 – Florence Foster Jenkins
2015 – The Danish Girl
2014 – The Imitation Game
2014 – The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014 – Godzilla
2013 – Philomena
2012 – Argo
2012 – Zero Dark Thirty
2011 – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2010 – The King’s Speech
2010 – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
The Shape Of Water – Tracklisting:
- The Shape Of Water
- You’ll Never Know – Renée Fleming
- The Creature
- Elisa’s Theme
- Fingers
- Spy Meeting
- Elisa And Zelda
- Five Stars General
- The Silence Of Love
- Egg
- That Isn’t Good
- Underwater Kiss
- The Escape
- Watching Ruth
- Decency
- He’s Coming For You
- Overflow Of Love
- Without You
- Rainy Day
- A Princess Without A Voice
- La Javanaise – Madeleine Peyroux
- I Know Why (And So Do You) – Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
- Chica Chica Boom Chic – Carmen Miranda
- Babalu – Caterina Valente
- A Summer Place – Andy Williams
- You’ll Never Know – Renée Fleming (Alternative Version)
All original motion picture tracks written & produced by Alexandre Desplat
Published by: Fox Searchlight
