{"id":689,"date":"2015-02-09T01:11:58","date_gmt":"2015-02-09T08:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/?p=689"},"modified":"2020-02-13T21:19:20","modified_gmt":"2020-02-14T04:19:20","slug":"alexandre-desplat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/alexandre-desplat","title":{"rendered":"Episode 29: Alexandre Desplat"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"subhead\">&#8220;The Imitation Game&#8221;<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/SongExploder29-600x298.png\" alt=\"SongExploder29\" width=\"600\" height=\"298\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/SongExploder29.png 600w, https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/SongExploder29-300x149.png 300w, https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/SongExploder29-560x278.png 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Because of music rights restrictions, this episode is no longer available.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- <iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" width=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/play.prx.org\/e?uf=https%3A%2F%2Ff.prxu.org%2Fsong-exploder%2Ffeed-rss.xml&ge=a1b1b3175a5b70266efd5cc510622b48\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<div class=\"download-links\">DOWNLOAD: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/alexandre-desplat-imitation\/id788236947?i=335136126&mt=2?&uo=4&at=10lMg6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTUNES<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/dovetail.prxu.org\/song-exploder\/f129b768-aa2a-4246-a242-2b7b972f7e7f\/SongExploder29-AlexandreDesplat-DT.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MP3<\/a><\/div>\n\n --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt2084970\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Imitation Game<\/em><\/a> is a biographical film about <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alan_Turing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alan Turing<\/a>, a mathematician who pioneered computer science and helped the British government break Nazi codes, but was then later prosecuted by the British government for being gay. Composer <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0006035\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alexandre Desplat<\/a> created the score, which was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hfpa.org\/browse\/?param=\/member\/28262\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">nominated for a Golden Globe<\/a> and an Oscar \u2014 his <a href=\"http:\/\/oscar.go.com\/nominees\/music-original-score\/the-imitation-game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">eighth Oscar nomination<\/a>. In this episode, he breaks down the orchestration of the main theme from the film, which plays during the title sequence.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s Alexandre Desplat conducting the London symphony Orchestra performing <em>The Imitation Game<\/em> Suite:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6XTRfIdJLoA?rel=0&#038;showinfo=0&#038; modestbranding=1&#038;theme=light&#038;autohide=0\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Buy &#8220;The Imitation Game&#8221; on <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/album\/the-imitation-game\/id932240998?i=932241040&#038;uo=4&#038;at=10lMg6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes<\/a>. <\/p>\n<div class=\"endsign\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The Imitation Game&#8221; Because of music rights restrictions, this episode is no longer available. 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