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Norman Corbeil | |
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| Born | April 6, 1956 |
| Died | January 25, 2013 (aged 56) Montreal, 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
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.[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
Normand Corbeil, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in August 2012, died on January 25, 2013, at the age of 56.[1][2]
Scores
Film (English-language)
- Peinfeld (1991)
- Kids Of The Round Table (1995)
- Screamers (1995)
- Frankenstein And Me (1996)
- Twist of Fate (1997)
- Never Too Late (1997)
- The Kid (1997)
- The Assignment (1997)
- Airspeed (1998)
- Escape from Wildcat Canyon (1998)
- Double Jeopardy (1999)
- The Art of War (2000)
- Pretty When You Cry (2001)
- Extreme Ops (2002)
- Lost Junction (2003)
- The Statement (2003)
- The Contract (2006)
Television (English-language)
- 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)
Video games
- Fahrenheit (2005)
- Heavy Rain (2010)
- Beyond: Two Souls (unfinished due to his death; completed by Lorne Balfe; 2013)
References
- ^ a b c d e "Video game, TV composer Normand Corbeil dies". MSN News. 2013-02-02. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Reynolds, Matthew (2013-01-28). "'Heavy Rain' composer Normand Corbeil dies, aged 56". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
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- Canadian composers
- Canadian television composers
- Video game composers
- Canadian film score composers
- Male film score composers
- BAFTA winners (people)
- 21st-century composers
- 20th-century composers
- Musicians from Montreal
- Deaths from cancer in Quebec
- Deaths from pancreatic cancer
- 20th-century Canadian musicians