Normand Corbeil Explained

Normand Corbeil
Birth Date:6 April 1956
Birth Place:Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Death Place:Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupation:Music score composer

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 soundtrack for the 2010 PlayStation 3 video game, Heavy Rain.[1] [2] He also composed for the 2005 game, Fahrenheit, also known as Indigo Prophecy. The game 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.[2] [3]

Corbeil composed music for television and film. His credits included the films Double Jeopardy in 1999, Extreme Ops in 2002, and The Statement in 2003, as well as the short film Kara.[1] [2] His television work included the 2009 ABC television series, V.[1] He received two Emmy Award nominations for his compositions.[1]

Death

Corbeil, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in August 2012, died on January 25, 2013, at the age of 56.[1] [2]

Scores

Film

Television

Video games

Notes and References

  1. News: Video game, TV composer Normand Corbeil dies . . 2013-02-02 . 2013-02-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130131192055/http://news.msn.com/obits/video-game-tv-composer-normand-corbeil-dies . 2013-01-31 . dead .
  2. News: Winda. Benedetti. Award-winning video game composer dies following battle with cancer . . 2013-02-02 . 2013-02-04.
  3. News: Matthew. Reynolds. 'Heavy Rain' composer Normand Corbeil dies, aged 56 . . 2013-01-28 . 2013-02-04.