Michel Corriveau | |
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Born | June 29, 1962 |
Nationality | Canadian |
Occupation | Music composer |
Michel Corriveau (born June 29, 1962) is a Canadian composer of film and television scores from Quebec. [1] He has received multiple nominations and awards throughout his career for Canadian and international films and TV productions
Based in Montreal, Michel Corriveau was raised in Grand-Mère, Quebec. [2] His maternal grandfather, Philippe Filion, was an orchestral conductor for whom the main concert hall at the Centre des arts de Shawinigan in Shawinigan is named, [2] and served as lieutenant chief of music for the Department of National Defense. [3]
His musical career started in 1986 when he joined Luba's band as a keyboardist and accordionist. [4] At the same time, he worked on multiple projects with keyboardist Jean-Alain Roussel, including albums by Céline Dion, Corey Hart and Martine St-Clair. [5]
Over the years, he composed the music for international advertising campaigns, including for McDonald's, [6] and for over 50 Canadian and international movies and television series. He has received multiple nominations for his work at the Genie and Canadian Screen Awards, the Quebec Cinema (Jutra/Iris) Awards, the Gemini Awards and the Prix Gémeaux, as well as winning awards from the Société professionnelle des auteurs et des compositeurs du Québec [7] and the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada. [8]
He now works with his son, Jérémie Corriveau.
In addition to his work in film and television, he has also released two albums as a composer of electroacoustic music, Omni (2014) and Omnitudes (2018). [9]
Year | Award | Ceremony | Work | Result | Ref(s) |
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2005 | Genie Award for Best Original Score | 25th Genie Awards | The Last Tunnel (Le Dernier tunnel) | Nominated | [12] |
Jutra Award for Best Original Music | 7th Jutra Awards | Nominated | [13] | ||
2006 | Genie Award for Best Original Song | 26th Genie Awards | The Outlander (Le Survenant) — "Comme un plume au vent" (with Sylvain Cossette, Robert Marchand) | Nominated | [14] |
2007 | Jutra Award for Best Original Music | 9th Jutra Awards | Bon Cop, Bad Cop | Nominated | [15] |
Best Original Music Score for a Program or Miniseries | 22nd Gemini Awards | Answered by Fire | Nominated | ||
2008 | Best Original Music - Dramatic | Gémeaux Awards | Les Lavigueur | Nominated | |
2011 | Best Original Music for a Program or Series - Dramatic or Documentary | Waterfront Cities of the World | Nominated | ||
2013 | Jutra Award for Best Original Music | 15th Jutra Awards | Ésimésac | Nominated | [16] |
2014 | Richard Grégoire Award | Société professionnelle des auteurs et des compositeurs du Québec | Won | [7] | |
Best Musical Theme | Gémeaux Awards | Mensonges | Nominated | ||
Best Original Music - Dramatic | Nominated | ||||
2015 | Jutra Award for Best Original Music | 17th Jutra Awards | Exile (Exil) | Nominated | [17] |
Best Original Music - Dramatic | Gémeaux Awards | Mensonges | Nominated | ||
2016 | Prix Iris for Best Original Music | 18th Quebec Cinema Awards | Anna | Nominated | [18] |
Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Score | 4th Canadian Screen Awards | Nominated | [19] | ||
2017 | Composer of the Year | Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada | True North (Les Pays d'en haut) | Won | [8] |
Best Original Music - Dramatic | Gémeaux Awards | Lâcher prise | Nominated | ||
Best Original Music for a Program or Series - Dramatic | Prémonitions | Nominated | |||
Best Original Music for a Program or Series - Dramatic | True North (Les Pays d'en haut) | Nominated | |||
2018 | Best Original Music - Dramatic | Nominated | |||
2019 | Best Musical Theme | Mensonges | Nominated | ||
Best Original Music - Dramatic | True North (Les Pays d'en haut) | Nominated | |||
2020 | Best Original Music for a Program or Series - Dramatic | Won | [20] | ||
2021 | Best Original Music Score - Program or Series | Won | [21] | ||
Best Music Theme | Won |
Michel Corriveau | |
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Born | June 29, 1962 |
Nationality | Canadian |
Occupation | Music composer |
Michel Corriveau (born June 29, 1962) is a Canadian composer of film and television scores from Quebec. [1] He has received multiple nominations and awards throughout his career for Canadian and international films and TV productions
Based in Montreal, Michel Corriveau was raised in Grand-Mère, Quebec. [2] His maternal grandfather, Philippe Filion, was an orchestral conductor for whom the main concert hall at the Centre des arts de Shawinigan in Shawinigan is named, [2] and served as lieutenant chief of music for the Department of National Defense. [3]
His musical career started in 1986 when he joined Luba's band as a keyboardist and accordionist. [4] At the same time, he worked on multiple projects with keyboardist Jean-Alain Roussel, including albums by Céline Dion, Corey Hart and Martine St-Clair. [5]
Over the years, he composed the music for international advertising campaigns, including for McDonald's, [6] and for over 50 Canadian and international movies and television series. He has received multiple nominations for his work at the Genie and Canadian Screen Awards, the Quebec Cinema (Jutra/Iris) Awards, the Gemini Awards and the Prix Gémeaux, as well as winning awards from the Société professionnelle des auteurs et des compositeurs du Québec [7] and the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada. [8]
He now works with his son, Jérémie Corriveau.
In addition to his work in film and television, he has also released two albums as a composer of electroacoustic music, Omni (2014) and Omnitudes (2018). [9]
Year | Award | Ceremony | Work | Result | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | Genie Award for Best Original Score | 25th Genie Awards | The Last Tunnel (Le Dernier tunnel) | Nominated | [12] |
Jutra Award for Best Original Music | 7th Jutra Awards | Nominated | [13] | ||
2006 | Genie Award for Best Original Song | 26th Genie Awards | The Outlander (Le Survenant) — "Comme un plume au vent" (with Sylvain Cossette, Robert Marchand) | Nominated | [14] |
2007 | Jutra Award for Best Original Music | 9th Jutra Awards | Bon Cop, Bad Cop | Nominated | [15] |
Best Original Music Score for a Program or Miniseries | 22nd Gemini Awards | Answered by Fire | Nominated | ||
2008 | Best Original Music - Dramatic | Gémeaux Awards | Les Lavigueur | Nominated | |
2011 | Best Original Music for a Program or Series - Dramatic or Documentary | Waterfront Cities of the World | Nominated | ||
2013 | Jutra Award for Best Original Music | 15th Jutra Awards | Ésimésac | Nominated | [16] |
2014 | Richard Grégoire Award | Société professionnelle des auteurs et des compositeurs du Québec | Won | [7] | |
Best Musical Theme | Gémeaux Awards | Mensonges | Nominated | ||
Best Original Music - Dramatic | Nominated | ||||
2015 | Jutra Award for Best Original Music | 17th Jutra Awards | Exile (Exil) | Nominated | [17] |
Best Original Music - Dramatic | Gémeaux Awards | Mensonges | Nominated | ||
2016 | Prix Iris for Best Original Music | 18th Quebec Cinema Awards | Anna | Nominated | [18] |
Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Score | 4th Canadian Screen Awards | Nominated | [19] | ||
2017 | Composer of the Year | Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada | True North (Les Pays d'en haut) | Won | [8] |
Best Original Music - Dramatic | Gémeaux Awards | Lâcher prise | Nominated | ||
Best Original Music for a Program or Series - Dramatic | Prémonitions | Nominated | |||
Best Original Music for a Program or Series - Dramatic | True North (Les Pays d'en haut) | Nominated | |||
2018 | Best Original Music - Dramatic | Nominated | |||
2019 | Best Musical Theme | Mensonges | Nominated | ||
Best Original Music - Dramatic | True North (Les Pays d'en haut) | Nominated | |||
2020 | Best Original Music for a Program or Series - Dramatic | Won | [20] | ||
2021 | Best Original Music Score - Program or Series | Won | [21] | ||
Best Music Theme | Won |