Robert Marcel Lepage | |
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![]() Lepage at the
Place Bonaventure in 2016. | |
Born | 1951 (age 72–73) [1] |
Nationality | French Canadian |
Alma mater | Université de Montréal [1] |
Occupation(s) | Musician, film score composer |
Robert Marcel Lepage (born 5 July 1951) is a Canadian musician and film score composer.
Born in Montreal, Lepage trained in music at the age of 20, and learned to play the clarinet and saxophone. [2] He performed with René Lussier and Pierre Hébert during the 1980s and 1990s. [2]
He went on to write the scores for 150 films. [2] He was nominated for the Genie Award for Best Score and the Jutra Award for Best Music for the 2008 film The Necessities of Life. [3] [4] Marc-André Lussier of La Presse positively reviewed Lepage's score for Iqaluit (2016) as "lyrical". [5] In 2017, Lepage also received a Prix Iris nomination for Best Music for Before the Streets. [6]
In his personal life, he has three children, Félix; Étienne Lepage , a playwright; and Florence, an artist. [2]
Robert Marcel Lepage | |
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![]() Lepage at the
Place Bonaventure in 2016. | |
Born | 1951 (age 72–73) [1] |
Nationality | French Canadian |
Alma mater | Université de Montréal [1] |
Occupation(s) | Musician, film score composer |
Robert Marcel Lepage (born 5 July 1951) is a Canadian musician and film score composer.
Born in Montreal, Lepage trained in music at the age of 20, and learned to play the clarinet and saxophone. [2] He performed with René Lussier and Pierre Hébert during the 1980s and 1990s. [2]
He went on to write the scores for 150 films. [2] He was nominated for the Genie Award for Best Score and the Jutra Award for Best Music for the 2008 film The Necessities of Life. [3] [4] Marc-André Lussier of La Presse positively reviewed Lepage's score for Iqaluit (2016) as "lyrical". [5] In 2017, Lepage also received a Prix Iris nomination for Best Music for Before the Streets. [6]
In his personal life, he has three children, Félix; Étienne Lepage , a playwright; and Florence, an artist. [2]