Normand Corbeil
Normand Corbeil | |
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| Born | April 6, 1956 Montreal, Quebec,Canada |
| Died | January 25, 2013(aged 56) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation | Music score composer |
Normand Corbeil(April 6, 1956 – January 25, 2013) was a Canadian composer known for his work on films, video games and television.
Biography[edit]
Corbeil won aBAFTA Games Awardand anInteractive Achievement Awardfor composing thesoundtrackfor the 2010PlayStation 3video game,Heavy Rain.[1][2]He also composed for the 2005 game,Fahrenheit,also known asIndigo Prophecy.The gameBeyond: Two Soulsis the last soundtrack that Corbeil composed, but he was unable to finish it before his death. For that reason, the game is dedicated to him.[2][3]
Corbeil composed music for television and film. His credits included the filmsDouble Jeopardyin 1999,Extreme Opsin 2002, andThe Statementin 2003, as well as the short filmKara.[1][2]His television work included the 2009ABCtelevision series,V.[1]He received twoEmmy Awardnominations for his compositions.[1]
Death[edit]
Corbeil, who was diagnosed withpancreatic cancerin August 2012, died on January 25, 2013, at the age of 56.[1][2]
Scores[edit]
Film[edit]
- Penfield- 1991
- Kids of the Round Table- 1995
- Screamers- 1995
- Frankenstein And Me- 1996
- Never Too Late- 1996
- Les Boys- 1997
- The Kid- 1997
- The Assignment- 1997
- Airspeed- 1998
- Escape from Wildcat Canyon- 1998
- Twist of Fate- 1998
- Double Jeopardy- 1999
- The Art of War- 2000
- Pretty When You Cry- 2001
- Extreme Ops- 2002
- Talking to Heaven- 2002
- Lost Junction- 2003
- The Statement- 2003
- The Contract- 2006
- The Bait(L'Appât)- 2010
Television[edit]
- Living with the Dead(2002)
- Hitler: The Rise of Evil(2003)
- The Pentagon Papers(2003)
- Defending Our Kids: The Julie Posey Story(2003)
- Frankenstein(2004)
- Lies My Mother Told Me(2005)
- Human Trafficking(2005)
- The Last Templar(2008)
- Vertige(2012)
Video games[edit]
- Fahrenheit(2005)
- Heavy Rain(2010)
- Beyond: Two Souls(unfinished due to his death; completed byLorne Balfe;2013)
References[edit]
- ^abcde"Video game, TV composer Normand Corbeil dies".MSN News.2013-02-02. Archived fromthe originalon 2013-01-31.Retrieved2013-02-04.
- ^abcdBenedetti, Winda (2013-02-02)."Award-winning video game composer dies following battle with cancer".NBC News.Retrieved2013-02-04.
- ^Reynolds, Matthew (2013-01-28)."'Heavy Rain' composer Normand Corbeil dies, aged 56 ".Digital Spy.Retrieved2013-02-04.
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- 1956 births
- 2013 deaths
- Canadian television composers
- Canadian video game composers
- Canadian film score composers
- Canadian male film score composers
- BAFTA winners (people)
- 21st-century Canadian composers
- 20th-century Canadian composers
- Musicians from Montreal
- Deaths from cancer in Quebec
- Deaths from pancreatic cancer in Canada
- Best Original Score Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners
- 20th-century Canadian male musicians
- 21st-century Canadian male musicians
- Varèse Sarabande Records artists