Michel Corriveau (born June 29, 1962) is a Canadian composer of film and television scores from Quebec."LES PAYS D’EN HAUT : LA TRAME ORIGINALE présentée par le compositeur québécois Michel Corriveau". CTVM, June 4, 2021. He has received multiple nominations and awards throughout his career for Canadian and international films and TV productions
Biography
Based in Montreal, Michel Corriveau was raised in Grand-Mère, Quebec."« Omnitudes », le nouvel album de Michel Corriveau est déjà en vente". Lien Multimédia, May 5, 2018. His maternal grandfather, Philippe Filion, was an orchestral conductor for whom the main concert hall at the Centre des arts de Shawinigan in Shawinigan is named, and served as lieutenant chief of music for the Department of National Defense.Guy Arcand, "Biographie – Philippe Filion". Société d’histoire militaire mauricienne"].
His musical career started in 1986 when he joined Luba's band as a keyboardist and accordionist. At the same time, he worked on multiple projects with keyboardist Jean-Alain Roussel, including albums by Céline Dion, Corey Hart and Martine St-Clair.
Over the years, he composed the music for international advertising campaigns, including for McDonald's,Isabelle Massé, "Le fabuleux destin publicitaire d'Amélie Poulain". La Presse, April 15, 2002. and for over 50 Canadian and international movies and television series. He has received multiple nominations for his work at the Genie and Canadian Screen Awards, the Quebec Cinema (Jutra/Iris) Awards, the Gemini Awards and the Prix Gémeaux, as well as winning awards from the Société professionnelle des auteurs et des compositeurs du QuébecDaniel Lemay, "La SPACQ honore espoirs et bâtisseurs". La Presse, September 24, 2014. and the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada."Gala de la SOCAN: Robert Charlebois recevra deux prix spéciaux". La Presse, September 27, 2017.
He now works with his son, Jérémie Corriveau.
In addition to his work in film and television, he has also released two albums as a composer of electroacoustic music, Omni (2014) and Omnitudes (2018).
Filmography
Films
Series
Awards Year Award Ceremony Work Result Ref(s) 2005 Genie Award for Best Original Score 25th Genie Awards The Last Tunnel (Le Dernier tunnel) "Genie-nominated scores run stylistic gamut". Playback, March 14, 2005. Jutra Award for Best Original Music 7th Jutra Awards "Cinémascope leads Jutras with nine". Playback, January 31, 2005. 2006 Genie Award for Best Original Song 26th Genie Awards The Outlander (Le Survenant) — "Comme un plume au vent" (with Sylvain Cossette, Robert Marchand) Guy Dixon, "Forget the awards. Watch the party". The Globe and Mail, January 26, 2006. 2007 Jutra Award for Best Original Music 9th Jutra Awards Bon Cop, Bad Cop "Finalistes et gagnants". Ici Radio-Canada Télé, February 18, 2007. Best Original Music Score for a Program or Miniseries 22nd Gemini Awards Answered by Fire 2008 Best Original Music - Dramatic Gémeaux Awards Les Lavigueur 2011 Best Original Music for a Program or Series - Dramatic or Documentary Waterfront Cities of the World 2013 Jutra Award for Best Original Music 15th Jutra Awards Ésimésac "Spotlight shines on Quebec cinema at the Jutra awards". CBC News Montreal, March 17, 2013. 2014 Richard Grégoire Award Société professionnelle des auteurs et des compositeurs du Québec Best Musical Theme Gémeaux Awards Mensonges Best Original Music - Dramatic 2015 Jutra Award for Best Original Music 17th Jutra Awards Exile (Exil) Jessica Émond-Ferrat, "Xavier Dolan domine les nominations aux Jutra". Métro, January 26, 2015. Best Original Music - Dramatic Gémeaux Awards Mensonges 2016 Prix Iris for Best Original Music 18th Quebec Cinema Awards Anna Maxime Demers, "La passion d’Augustine triomphe". Le Journal de Montréal, March 20, 2016. Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Score 4th Canadian Screen Awards Brent Furdyk, "2016 Canadian Screen Awards Nominees Announced". ET Canada, January 19, 2016. 2017 Composer of the Year Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada True North (Les Pays d'en haut) Best Original Music - Dramatic Gémeaux Awards Lâcher prise Best Original Music for a Program or Series - Dramatic Prémonitions Best Original Music for a Program or Series - Dramatic True North (Les Pays d'en haut) 2018 Best Original Music - Dramatic 2019 Best Musical Theme Mensonges Best Original Music - Dramatic True North (Les Pays d'en haut) 2020 Best Original Music for a Program or Series - Dramatic Élise Jetté, "TROIS MEMBRES SOCAN À L’HONNEUR AUX GÉMEAUX". Words & Music, September 24, 2020. 2021 Best Original Music Score - Program or Series Eric Parazelli, "TROIS DE NOS #COMPOSITEURSÀL’AFFICHE REMPORTENT DES GÉMEAUX". Words & Music, September 20, 2021. Best Music Theme
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