Question: who wrote music for the shape of water
Answer: Miles Dale Screenplay by Guillermo del Toro Vanessa Taylor Story by Guillermo del Toro Starring Sally Hawkins Michael Shannon Richard Jenkins Doug Jones Michael Stuhlbarg Octavia Spencer Music by Alexandre Desplat Cinematography Dan Laustsen Edited by Sidney Wolinsky Production companies TSG Entertainment Double Dare You Productions Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures Release date August 31 , 2017 ( 2017 - 08 - 31 ) ( Venice ) December 1 , 2017 ( 2017 - 12 - 01 ) ( United States ) Running time 123 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $19.