Dominique Plante Explained

Dominique Plante is a Canadian musician, most noted as an instrumental and songwriting collaborator with singer-songwriter Ariane Roy.^[1]

Roy and Plante received SOCAN Songwriting Prize nominations for "Ta main" in 2021,^[2] and for "Ce n'est pas de la chance" in 2022.^[3]

Plante is the brother of film director Pascal Plante, and has composed music for his brother's films Fake Tattoos (Les Faux tatouages), La Fleur de l'âge and Red Rooms (Les Chambres rouges).^[4] For his work on Red Rooms he won the award for Best Score at the 2023 Fantasia Film Festival,^[5] and received a Prix Iris nomination for Best Original Music at the 25th Quebec Cinema Awards.

Notes and References

1. Cédric Bélanger, "L’émergence d’une artiste pop". Le Journal de Québec, July 2, 2021.
2. Megan LaPierre, "SOCAN Songwriting Prize Announces 2021 Finalists". Exclaim!, June 17, 2021.
3. Myriam Bercier, "Les finalistes du Prix de la chanson SOCAN 2022". Le Canal Auditif, June 1, 2022.
4. Geneviève Bouchard, "Les chambres rouges de Pascal Plante rafle les honneurs à Fantasia". Le Soleil, July 31, 2023.
5. Erik Pedersen, "Fantasia Film Festival Awards: ‘Red Rooms’ Takes Best Feature & Two Others; ‘Femme’ A Double Winner – Full List". Deadline Hollywood, July 30, 2023.