The Phoenician Scheme (Original Soundtrack) (2025) blends Alexandre Desplat‚Äö√Ñ√Â
¥ s signature orchestral wit with classic compositions and jazz numbers to mirror Wes Anderson‚Äö√Ñ√Â
¥ s eclectic storytelling. Desplat riffs off Stravinsky‚Äö√Ñ√Â
¥ s The Firebird, using its theme as a foundational leitmotif woven through seven original cues. That core score is interwoven with classical staples‚Äö√Ñ√ÆStravinsky‚Äö√Ñ√Â
¥ s Apollo and Petrouchka, Bach chorale BWV147, Beethoven piano sonatas‚Äö√Ñ√Æand vintage jazz by Gene Krupa, Glenn Miller, and Fuasi Abdul-Khaliq Sextet, crafting a soundscape that feels both timeless and whimsical¬¨‚Ć .

Desplat deliberately threads his melodies through these non-diegetic pieces, stepping in and out to enhance scenes without overshadowing the diegetic music played by station radios or live bands in the film‚Äö√Ñ√Â
¥ s 1950s-inspired setting¬¨‚Ć . He employed minimal instrumentation‚Äö√Ñ√Æbanjo, mandolin, glockenspiel, recorders‚Äö√Ñ√Ærecalling his work on Fantastic Mr. Fox, to give each scene a colorful, character-driven tone