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| Released | March 4, 2014 | |||
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| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 59:50 | |||
| Label | ABKCO | |||
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The Grand Budapest Hotel: Original Soundtrack is the soundtrack album composed by Alexandre Desplat for the 2014 film The Grand Budapest Hotel directed by Wes Anderson. The 32-track album was released on March 4, 2014, through ABKCO Records, produced by Anderson along with music supervisor Randall Poster. Unlike their previous ventures, the soundtrack to this film did not feature contemporary pop hits due to the classical roots of the film's music.
The film marked Desplat's third collaboration with Anderson after Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) and Moonrise Kingdom (2012). It consisted of a classical score emulating Central European regions and utilized exotic instruments from the country, particularly the balalaika, which formed the musical core.[1]
A critical success, the soundtrack fetched Desplat his first Academy Award for Best Original Score at the 87th Academy Awards after eight nominations.[2] He also won the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media,[3] and the BAFTA Award for Best Original Music,[4] among numerous other accolades. It has been considered as one of Desplat's best original scores.[5]
- ^ Lyman, Eric J. (June 23, 2014). "Venice: French Film Composer Alexandre Desplat to Head Competition Jury". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on June 30, 2023. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (February 23, 2015). "Composer Alexandre Desplat Finally Wins Oscar In Eighth Go-Round". Deadline. Archived from the original on December 28, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
- ^ "Grammy Awards 2015: winners and performances – as it happened". Guardian. February 9, 2015. Archived from the original on February 9, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
- ^ Brown, Mark (February 8, 2015). "Baftas 2015: Boyhood wins top honours but Grand Budapest Hotel checks out with most". The Guardian. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
- ^ Burlingame, Jon (November 5, 2014). "Billion Dollar Composer: Alexandre Desplat Has Ears of World's Top Auteurs". Variety. Archived from the original on September 21, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2023.