HisDarkMaterials.org
HisDarkMaterials.org is one of the leading His Dark Materials websites, including information about The Golden Compass movie, the book trilogy, extensive fan art galleries, photographs of Philip Pullman, and related visual resources. It also contains a dæmon name generator, an active chatroom, a His Dark Materials role playing game, and an interactive encyclopedia. News is updated daily, with members being able to discuss news items. The website is also home to Cittàgazze.net, the world's largest His Dark Materials forum.
Movies
The Golden Compass
Books
Overview
The Golden Compass / Northern Lights
The Subtle Knife
The Amber Spyglass
Lyra’s Oxford
The Book of Dust
Features
The Golden Compass World Premiere
Cannes Filmfestival 2007
Alethiometer
Cartography
Last updated on 2 July 2007
Alexandre Desplat
Alexandre Desplat (Composer)
Biography
Alexandre Desplat (born August 23, 1961 in Paris, France) is a highly acclaimed composer. Alexandre played piano, flute and trumpet as a child before studying music composition at the Conservatoire de Paris. He has since gone on to be a prolific composer in the French film industry and has more recently been recognized internationally for his soundtracks to “Girl with a Pearl Earring” and “Syriana”, both of which received Golden Globe nominations. In 2006 he won the Golden Globe for Best Original Score for “The Painted Veil” and received an Academy Award nomination for his soundtrack to “The Queen”.
Selected filmography
- (2007) His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass
- (2006) The Painted Veil
- (2006) The Queen
- (2006) Firewall
- (2005) Syriana
- (2005) Casanova
- (2004) Birth
- (2003) Girl with a Pearl Earring
- (2000) The Luzhin Defence
Full filmography: IMDb