René Dupéré (born 1946) is a

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composer from

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Biography

Dupéré is best known as the composer and

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of music for

contemporary circus Contemporary circus (also known as new circus, and ''nouveau cirque'' and ''cirque contemporain'' in French-speaking countries) is a genre of performing arts developed in the late 20th century in which a story or theme is conveyed through traditio ...

productions by the Canadian entertainment company

Cirque du Soleil Cirque du Soleil (, ; "Circus of the Sun" or "Sun Circus") is a Canadian entertainment company and the largest contemporary circus producer in the world. Located in the inner-city area of Saint-Michel, it was founded in Baie-Saint-Paul on 16 ...

. Among the Cirque du Soleil stage shows he has scored are: ''Le Grand Tour du Cirque du Soleil'' (1984), ''La Magie Continue'' (1986), ''

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'' (1987), '' Nouvelle Expérience'' (1990), '' Saltimbanco'' (1992), '' Mystère'' (1993), '' Alegría'' (1994), '' Kà'' (2004), and '' Zed'' (2009). According to press releases from Cirque du Soleil, "René Dupéré played a key role in shaping the artistic universe of Cirque du Soleil during its first ten years.""Cirque du Soleil - Press Room - Cirque Du Soleil - Biographies - René Dupéré"
Cirque du Soleil. Retrieved Dec 6, 2009. Dupéré's album of music from Cirque du Soleil's ''Alegría'' was nominated for a

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in 1995 and spent 65 weeks on

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's World Music Chart. The albums ''Mystère'' and ''Kà'' also spent several weeks at the top of the Billboard charts. As of 2009, Dupéré has sold over 3 million CDs. His work outside of Cirque du Soleil has included writing music for various TV and film productions (see

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below). In 1997, he wrote part of the music for the ceremony marking the handover of Hong Kong to China. He also composed the soundtrack for ''Xotica: Journey to the Heart'', a

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show that toured in 1998. A modified version of a song entitled "Earth" from the ''Xotica'' soundtrack was used as the backing track for the 2003 short film ''Oïo'' by Simon Goulet."The Crew."
OÏO official website. Retrieved Dec 6, 2009. In June 2005, René Dupéré received an honorary doctorate in music from his alma mater,

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de Québec."Awards & Distinctions."
Cirquedusoleil.com. Press release. Retrieved Dec 6, 2009.

Discography

* 1987 : ''Cirque du Soleil'' (1987 album) * 1990 : ''Cirque du Soleil'' (1990 album) * 1990 : ''Nouvelle Expérience'' * 1992 : ''Saltimbanco'' * 1994 : ''Alegría'' * 1994 : ''Mystère'' * 1996 : ''Mystère Live in Las Vegas'' * 1997 : '' Voyage'' * 1999 : '' Xotica: Journey to the Heart'' * 2005 : ''Kà'' * 2009 : ''Zed''

Filmography

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 **Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal enter ...

: ''

La Magie continue Cirque du Soleil (, ; "Circus of the Sun" or "Sun Circus") is a Canadian entertainment company and the largest contemporary circus producer in the world. Located in the inner-city area of Saint-Michel, it was founded in Baie-Saint-Paul on 16 Ju ...

'' (TV) *

: '' Anne Trister'' *

1989 File:1989 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Cypress structure collapses as a result of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, killing motorists below; The proposal document for the World Wide Web is submitted; The Exxon Valdez oil tanker ru ...

: ''

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'' *

: ''

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'' (short documentary) *

1991 File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the ...

: '' Nouvelle expérience'' (TV) *

: '' Primary Colors: The Story of Corita'' (TV documentary) *

: ''

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'' (short animation) *

1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: Riots break out across Los Angeles, California after the police beating of Rodney King; El Al Flight 1862 crashes into a residential apartment building in Amsterdam after two of its engines ...

: '' Cirque réinventé'' (TV) *

1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea; Nelson Ma ...

: '' Cirque du Soleil: A Baroque Odyssey'' (TV) *

1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of ...

: '' Saltimbanco'' (TV) *

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...

: '' L'Ombre de l'épervier'' (TV series) *

2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a multi-national coalition in an invasion of Afghanistan ...

: '' Alegría: Live in Sydney'' (TV) *

2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, disintegrated during reentry into Atmosphere of Earth, Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an 2002– ...

: '' Oïo'' (short film) *

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

: '' Ciertos vacíos'' (short documentary) *

: '' White Skin'' *

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto ...

: ''

La luna en botella LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...

'' *

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing ...

: ''

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'' (TV film)

Awards

* Felix for best producer of the year for the soundtrack album of '' Alegría'' in 1995. * Golden Award for best original music for ''Ismya Vova'' from the New York Publicity Festival in 1998. * Two Hagood Hardy prizes given by the

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(SOCAN).

References

External links

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- René Dupéré's official website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dupere, Rene 1946 births Living people Canadian composers Canadian male composers Canadian film score composers Male film score composers Canadian television composers French Quebecers Cirque du Soleil People from Bas-Saint-Laurent Université Laval alumni

Biography

Discography

Filmography

Awards

See also

References

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