The Danish Girl

The Danish Girl (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album composed by Alexandre Desplat for the 2015 film The Danish Girl. It was released by Decca Records on 27 November 2015, the same day as the film’s theatrical release in the United States. Production In preparation to score The Danish Girl, composer Alexandre Desplat was given the film’s script and did his own research on Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. Additionally, director Tom Hooper sent Desplat photos of Eddie Redmayne's transformation into Lili Elbe. Finding the correct tone for his score proved to be challenging for Desplat. He didn't want the score to veer too dark or too simple; it had to be romantic, but also needed to convey something deeper than a simple love story in film. Desplat also didn't want to patronize or stereotype Lili Elbe with his score. Desplat had a breakthrough when he realized that the score had to emulate Lili through the eyes of Gerda. Thus, Desplat scored a duet that gave both characters a voice. With the help of his wife and artistic director, violinist Dominique Lemonnier, Desplat veered away from his usual "restrained and fragile” writing for strings, and instead captured a warmer sound that would emulate the love Gerda had for Lili.