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musician, songwriter and composer, best known as a composer of
film score
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The Canadian Encyclopedia
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Ontario
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Quebec
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)."Infatigable François Dompierre" ''ICI Radio Canada'', 15 December 2018, Stéphanie Rhéaume His mother played piano and his father was a choir director. He studied music at the
Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal
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.
Career
Dompierre first became known as a performer of jazz-inspired '' chansonnier'' pop. He soon abandoned this to pursue classical composition and conducting, working with orchestras such as the
Montreal Symphony Orchestra
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Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
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6th Genie Awards
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for ''
Mario
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'' and at the
7th Genie Awards
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Best Original Song
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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, winning at the
18th Genie Awards
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Nominees and winners
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References
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as cowriter with Luc Plamondon of "L'Homme idéal" and at the
21st Genie Awards
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Nominees and winners
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for "Fortuna".
Other films for which he has composed scores have included '' Deliver Us from Evil (Délivrez-nous du mal)'', ''
The Decline of the American Empire
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'', ''
Jesus of Montreal
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'', ''
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'' and ''
The Passion of Augustine
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''.
In 2008, Dompierre was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Francophone
SOCAN
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Awards held in Montreal. He was appointed a Member of the
Order of Canada
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To coincide with the cen ...
in 2014.
Dompierre composed ''24 Preludes'', in remembrance of Bob Alain, a jazz pianist who influenced his early career.
In 2015, the film ''La passion d’Augustine'', scored by Dompierre, was released. That year the
Prix Jutra
The Prix Iris is a Canadian film award, presented annually by Québec Cinéma, which recognizes talent and achievement in the mainly francophone feature film industry in Quebec.Monique Leyrac.Mario Girard "Leyrac vue par Dompierre' '' La Presse'', April 8, 2019.