The Bearded Trio

Oscar Winner, Alexandre Desplat Is No Stranger To Taking On A John Williams Classic. So Alexandre Desplat has been chosen to score the Gareth Edwards Star Wars standalone movie, Rogue One .  This has been met by mixed responses by fans.  It's inevitable that some fans are disappointed that John Williams is not performing his magic once more but we knew this day was coming.  The original Star Wars composer is in his eighties and retirement has been mentioned many times. So step up Alexandre Desplat.  Lets not forget that Desplat is fresh off an Oscar win and kind of emulating John Williams with having two of his scores nominated at the same time ( The Imitation Game and the eventual winner, The Grand Budapest Hotel .) But what will the new composer be like taking over a John Williams classic?  Well I think he will do just fine.  You only have to look at his Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows work to get some idea of Desplat's work and how he can...

Star Wars: Rogue One Gets a Composer - But Not Who You  Might Think Gareth Edwards, the director of the first standalone Star Wars film, Rogue One , has made his choice of composer - and it appears that Alexandre Desplat will have the honor. The composer confirmed it himself in an interview with Radio Classique , a French podcast dedicated to classical music. That's right - John Williams will not be on board for Rogue One - although he will be composing the score for this year's Star Wars: The Force Awakens . After being synonymous with Star Wars for so long, it seems strange to see someone other than Williams even considered. Still, Desplat is an excellent talent, and it's not the first time he's stepped into a franchise where John Williams had previously been attached - One need only to look to the fine work he did on the scores for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Parts 1 & 2 . Desplat has worked with Edwards previously on 2014's Go...