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{{Short description|Canadian composer (1956–2013)}}
{{for|the novelist and screenwriter|Normand Corbeil (writer)}}
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|name = Norman Corbiel
|name = Normand Corbeil
|birth_date = {{Birth date|1956|04|06}}
|birth_date = {{Birth date|1956|04|06}}
|birth_place = [[Montreal, Quebec, Canada]]
|birth_place = [[Montreal, Quebec]], Canada
|death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|01|25|1956|04|06}}
|death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|01|25|1956|04|06}}
|death_place = Montreal, Canada
|death_place = Montreal, Quebec, Canada
|occupation = Music score composer
|occupation = Music score composer
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'''Normand Corbeil''' (April 6, 1956 – January 25, 2013) was a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[composer]] known for his work on films, video games and television.
'''Normand Corbeil''' (April 6, 1956 – January 25, 2013) was a Canadian composer known for his work on films, video games and television.


==Biography==
==Biography==
Corbeil won a [[BAFTA Award]] and an [[Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences]] award for composing the [[soundtrack]] for the 2010 [[PlayStation 3]] video game, ''[[Heavy Rain]]''.<ref name=msn>{{cite news |first=|last=|title=Video game, TV composer Normand Corbeil dies |url=http://news.msn.com/obits/video-game-tv-composer-normand-corbeil-dies |work= [[MSN News]] |publisher= |date=2013-02-02 |accessdate=2013-02-04}}</ref><ref name=nbc>{{cite news |first=Winda|last=Benedetti|title=Award-winning video game composer dies following battle with cancer |url=http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/ingame/award-winning-video-game-composer-dies-following-battle-cancer-1C8143491 |work= [[NBC News]] |publisher= |date=2013-02-02 |accessdate=2013-02-04}}</ref> He also composed for the 2005 game, ''[[Fahrenheit (2005 video game)|Fahrenheit]]'', also known as ''[[Indigo Prophecy]]''. The game ''[[Beyond: Two Souls]]'' is 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.<ref name=nbc/><ref name=dspy>{{cite news |first=Matthew|last=Reynolds|title='Heavy Rain' composer Normand Corbeil dies, aged 56 |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/gaming/news/a454355/heavy-rain-composer-normand-corbeil-dies-aged-56.html |work= [[Digital Spy]] |publisher= |date=2013-01-28 |accessdate=2013-02-04}}</ref>
Corbeil won a [[British Academy Games Award for Music|BAFTA Games Award]] and an [[D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition|Interactive Achievement Award]] for composing the [[soundtrack]] for the 2010 [[PlayStation 3]] video game, ''[[Heavy Rain]]''.<ref name=msn>{{cite news |title=Video game, TV composer Normand Corbeil dies |url=http://news.msn.com/obits/video-game-tv-composer-normand-corbeil-dies |work=[[MSN News]] |date=2013-02-02 |access-date=2013-02-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130131192055/http://news.msn.com/obits/video-game-tv-composer-normand-corbeil-dies |archive-date=2013-01-31 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=nbc>{{cite news |first=Winda|last=Benedetti|title=Award-winning video game composer dies following battle with cancer |url=http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/ingame/award-winning-video-game-composer-dies-following-battle-cancer-1C8143491 |work= [[NBC News]] |date=2013-02-02 |access-date=2013-02-04}}</ref> He also composed for the 2005 game, ''[[Fahrenheit (2005 video game)|Fahrenheit]]'', also known as ''[[Indigo Prophecy]]''. The game ''[[Beyond: Two Souls]]'' is 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.<ref name=nbc/><ref name=dspy>{{cite news |first=Matthew|last=Reynolds|title='Heavy Rain' composer Normand Corbeil dies, aged 56 |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/gaming/news/a454355/heavy-rain-composer-normand-corbeil-dies-aged-56.html |work= [[Digital Spy]] |date=2013-01-28 |access-date=2013-02-04}}</ref>


Corbeil composed music for television and film. His credits included the films ''[[Double Jeopardy (film)|Double Jeopardy]]'' in 1999, ''[[Extreme Ops]]'' in 2002, and [[The Statement (film)|The Statement]] in 2003, as well as the short film, ''Kara''.<ref name=msn/><ref name=nbc/> His television work included the 2009 [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] [[television series]], ''[[V (2009 TV series)|V]]''.<ref name=msn/> He received two [[Emmy Award]] nominations for his compositions.<ref name=msn/>
Corbeil composed music for television and film. His credits included the films ''[[Double Jeopardy (1999 film)|Double Jeopardy]]'' in 1999, ''[[Extreme Ops]]'' in 2002, and [[The Statement (film)|The Statement]] in 2003, as well as the short film ''[[Detroit: Become Human|Kara]]''.<ref name=msn/><ref name=nbc/> His television work included the 2009 [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] [[television series]], ''[[V (2009 TV series)|V]]''.<ref name=msn/> He received two [[Emmy Award]] nominations for his compositions.<ref name=msn/>


==Death==
==Death==
Normand Corbeil, who was diagnosed with [[pancreatic cancer]] in August 2012, died on January 25, 2013, at the age of 56.<ref name=msn/><ref name=nbc/>
Corbeil, who was diagnosed with [[pancreatic cancer]] in August 2012, died on January 25, 2013, at the age of 56.<ref name=msn/><ref name=nbc/>


==Scores==
==Scores==


===Film (English-language)===
===Film===
* ''[[Peinfeld]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Penfield (film)|Penfield]]'' - 1991
* ''[[Kids Of The Round Table]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Kids of the Round Table]]'' - 1995
* [[Screamers (1995 film)|''Screamers'']] (1995)
* ''[[Screamers (1995 film)|Screamers]]'' - 1995
* ''[[Frankenstein And Me]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Frankenstein And Me]]'' - 1996
* [[Twist of Fate (film)|''Twist of Fate'']] (1997)
* ''[[Never Too Late (1996 film)|Never Too Late]]'' - 1996
* [[Never Too Late (1997 film)|''Never Too Late'']] (1997)
* ''[[Les Boys]]'' - 1997
* [[The Kid (1997 film)|''The Kid'']] (1997)
* ''[[The Kid (1997 film)|The Kid]]'' - 1997
* [[The Assignment (1997 film)|''The Assignment'']] (1997)
* ''[[The Assignment (1997 film)|The Assignment]]'' - 1997
* [[Airspeed (film)|''Airspeed'']] (1998)
* ''[[Airspeed (film)|Airspeed]]'' - 1998
* ''[[Escape from Wildcat Canyon]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Escape from Wildcat Canyon]]'' - 1998
* [[Double Jeopardy (film)|''Double Jeopardy'']] (1999)
* ''[[Twist of Fate (1998 film)|Twist of Fate]]'' - 1998
* [[The Art of War (film)|''The Art of War'']] (2000)
* ''[[Double Jeopardy (1999 film)|Double Jeopardy]]'' - 1999
* ''[[Pretty When You Cry]]'' (2001)
* ''[[The Art of War (film)|The Art of War]]'' - 2000
* ''[[Extreme Ops]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Pretty When You Cry]]'' - 2001
* ''[[Lost Junction]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Extreme Ops]]'' - 2002
* ''[[Talking to Heaven]]'' - 2002
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* [[The Statement (film)|''The Statement'']] (2003)
* ''[[Lost Junction]]'' - 2003
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* [[The Contract (2006 film)|''The Contract'']] (2006)
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* ''[[The Statement (film)|The Statement]]'' - 2003
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* ''[[The Contract (2006 film)|The Contract]]'' - 2006
* ''[[The Bait (2010 film)|The Bait]] (L'Appât)'' - 2010


===Television (English-language)===
===Television===
* [[Living with the Dead (TV series)|''Living with the Dead'']] (2002)
* [[Living with the Dead (TV series)|''Living with the Dead'']] (2002)
* ''[[Hitler: The Rise of Evil]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Hitler: The Rise of Evil]]'' (2003)
* [[The Pentagon Papers (film)|''The Pentagon Papers'']] (2003)
* [[The Pentagon Papers (film)|''The Pentagon Papers'']] (2003)
* ''[[Defending Our Kids : The Julie Posey Story]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Defending Our Kids : The Julie Posey Story]]'' (2003)
* [[Frankenstein (TV miniseries)|''Frankenstein'']] (2004)
* [[Frankenstein (2004 film)|''Frankenstein'']] (2004)
* ''[[Lies My Mother Told Me]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Lies My Mother Told Me]]'' (2005)
* [[Human Trafficking (TV miniseries)|''Human Trafficking'']] (2005)
* [[Human Trafficking (miniseries)|''Human Trafficking'']] (2005)
* [[The Last Templar (TV miniseries)|''The Last Templar'']] (2008)
* [[The Last Templar (miniseries)|''The Last Templar'']] (2008)
* ''[[Vertige (TV series)|Vertige]]'' (2012)


===Video games===
===Video games===
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Latest revision as of 17:09, 10 July 2024

For the novelist and screenwriter, see Normand Corbeil (writer).
Normand Corbeil
Born(1956-04-06)April 6, 1956
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
DiedJanuary 25, 2013(2013-01-25) (aged 56)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
OccupationMusic 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

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Corbeil won a BAFTA Games Award and an Interactive Achievement Award for composing the soundtrack for the 2010 PlayStation 3 video game, Heavy Rain.[1][2] He also composed for the 2005 game, Fahrenheit, also known as Indigo Prophecy. The game Beyond: Two Souls is 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 films Double Jeopardy in 1999, Extreme Ops in 2002, and The Statement in 2003, as well as the short film Kara.[1][2] His television work included the 2009 ABC television series, V.[1] He received two Emmy Award nominations for his compositions.[1]

Death

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Corbeil, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in August 2012, died on January 25, 2013, at the age of 56.[1][2]

Scores

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Film

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Television

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Video games

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Video game, TV composer Normand Corbeil dies". MSN News. 2013-02-02. Archived from the original on 2013-01-31. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
  2. ^ a b c d Benedetti, Winda (2013-02-02). "Award-winning video game composer dies following battle with cancer". NBC News. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
  3. ^ Reynolds, Matthew (2013-01-28). "'Heavy Rain' composer Normand Corbeil dies, aged 56". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
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