Which composer wrote the score for Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom?

Alexandre Desplat wrote the score for Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom.

The 2012 film marked Desplat’s first collaboration with Anderson. Its music combines an original score with prominent works by Benjamin Britten, particularly selections from Noye’s Fludde and The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra. Those pieces are woven into the film’s story and help shape its youthful, ceremonial atmosphere.

Desplat later became one of Anderson’s most important musical collaborators. He scored The Grand Budapest Hotel, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Original Score, as well as Fantastic Mr. Fox, The French Dispatch, and The French Dispatch’s related musical world.

Moonrise Kingdom is set on a fictional New England island in 1965. Its story follows runaway lovers Sam Shakusky and Suzy Bishop, whose disappearance prompts a search involving family members, scouts, and local police. The score supports the film’s mixture of romance, adventure, comedy, and melancholy.