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 Games Award and an Interactive Achievement Award for composing the

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for the 2010

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video game, '' Heavy Rain''. He also composed for the 2005 game, ''

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'', 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. Corbeil composed music for television and film. His credits included the films ''

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'' in 1999, '' Extreme Ops'' in 2002, and The Statement in 2003, as well as the short film '' Kara''. His television work included the 2009 ABC

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, '' V''. He received two

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nominations for his compositions.

Death

Corbeil, who was diagnosed with

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in August 2012, died on January 25, 2013, at the age of 56.

Scores

Film

* '' Penfield'' - 1991 * ''

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'' - 1995 * '' Screamers'' - 1995 * '' Frankenstein And Me'' - 1996 * '' Never Too Late'' - 1996 * '' Les Boys'' - 1997 * '' The Kid'' - 1997 * '' The Assignment'' - 1997 * ''

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'' - 1998 * '' Escape from Wildcat Canyon'' - 1998 * '' Twist of Fate'' - 1998 * ''

'' - 1999 * ''

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'' - 2000 * '' Pretty When You Cry'' - 2001 * '' Extreme Ops'' - 2002 * '' Talking to Heaven'' - 2002 * '' Lost Junction'' - 2003 * '' The Statement'' - 2003 * '' The Contract'' - 2006 * '' The Bait (L'Appât)'' - 2010

Television

* ''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) * '' Vertige'' (2012)

Video games

* ''

'' (2005) * '' Heavy Rain'' (2010) * '' Beyond: Two Souls'' (unfinished due to his death; completed by

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; 2013)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Corbeil, Normand 1956 births 2013 deaths Canadian television composers Canadian video game composers Canadian film score composers Canadian male film score composers BAFTA winners (people) 21st-century Canadian composers 20th-century Canadian composers Musicians from Montreal Deaths from cancer in Quebec Place of birth missing Deaths from pancreatic cancer in Canada Best Original Score Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners 20th-century Canadian male musicians 21st-century Canadian male musicians Varèse Sarabande Records artists