{{Short description|Canadian composer (1956–2013)}} {{for|the novelist and screenwriter|Normand Corbeil (writer)}} {{Infobox person | name = Normand Corbeil | image = Normand Corbeil at Quantic Dream.jpg | birth_date = {{Birth date|1956|04|06}} | birth_place = [[Montreal, Quebec]], Canada | death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|01|25|1956|04|06}} | 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 [[British Academy Games Award for Music|BAFTA Games Award]] and an [[D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition|Interactive Achievement Award]] for composing the [[soundtrack]] for the 2010 [[PlayStation 3]] video game, ''[[Heavy Rain]]''.<ref name=msn>{{cite news |title=Video game, TV composer Normand Corbeil dies |url=http://news.msn.com/obits/video-game-tv-composer-normand-corbeil-dies |work=[[MSN News]] |date=2013-02-02 |access-date=2013-02-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130131192055/http://news.msn.com/obits/video-game-tv-composer-normand-corbeil-dies |archive-date=2013-01-31 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=nbc>{{cite news |first=Winda|last=Benedetti|title=Award-winning video game composer dies following battle with cancer |url=http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/ingame/award-winning-video-game-composer-dies-following-battle-cancer-1C8143491 |work= [[NBC News]] |date=2013-02-02 |access-date=2013-02-04}}</ref> He also composed for the 2005 game, ''[[Fahrenheit (2005 video game)|Fahrenheit]]'', 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.<ref name=nbc/><ref name=dspy>{{cite news |first=Matthew|last=Reynolds|title='Heavy Rain' composer Normand Corbeil dies, aged 56 |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/gaming/news/a454355/heavy-rain-composer-normand-corbeil-dies-aged-56.html |work= [[Digital Spy]] |date=2013-01-28 |access-date=2013-02-04}}</ref>
Corbeil composed music for television and film. His credits included the films ''[[Double Jeopardy (1999 film)|Double Jeopardy]]'' in 1999, ''[[Extreme Ops]]'' in 2002, and [[The Statement (2003 film)|The Statement]] in 2003, as well as the short film ''[[Detroit: Become Human|Kara]]''.<ref name=msn/><ref name=nbc/> His television work included the 2009 [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] [[television series]], ''[[V (2009 TV series)|V]]''.<ref name=msn/> He received two [[Emmy Award]] nominations for his compositions.<ref name=msn/>
==Death== Corbeil, who was diagnosed with [[pancreatic cancer]] in August 2012, died on January 25, 2013, at the age of 56.<ref name=msn/><ref name=nbc/>
==Scores==
===Film=== * ''[[Penfield (film)|Penfield]]'' - 1991 * ''[[Kids of the Round Table]]'' - 1995 * ''[[Screamers (1995 film)|Screamers]]'' - 1995 * ''[[Frankenstein And Me]]'' - 1996 * ''[[Never Too Late (1996 film)|Never Too Late]]'' - 1996 * ''[[Les Boys]]'' - 1997 * ''[[The Kid (1997 film)|The Kid]]'' - 1997 * ''[[The Assignment (1997 film)|The Assignment]]'' - 1997 * ''[[Airspeed (film)|Airspeed]]'' - 1998 * ''[[Escape from Wildcat Canyon]]'' - 1998 * ''[[Twist of Fate (1998 film)|Twist of Fate]]'' - 1998 * ''[[Double Jeopardy (1999 film)|Double Jeopardy]]'' - 1999 * ''[[The Art of War (film)|The Art of War]]'' - 2000 * ''[[Pretty When You Cry]]'' - 2001 * ''[[Extreme Ops]]'' - 2002 * ''[[Talking to Heaven]]'' - 2002 * ''[[Lost Junction]]'' - 2003 * ''[[The Statement (2003 film)|The Statement]]'' - 2003 * ''[[The Contract (2006 film)|The Contract]]'' - 2006 * ''[[The Bait (2010 film)|The Bait]] (L'Appât)'' - 2010
===Television=== * [[Living with the Dead (TV series)|''Living with the Dead'']] (2002) * ''[[Hitler: The Rise of Evil]]'' (2003) * [[The Pentagon Papers (film)|''The Pentagon Papers'']] (2003) * ''[[Defending Our Kids : The Julie Posey Story]]'' (2003) * [[Frankenstein (2004 film)|''Frankenstein'']] (2004) * ''[[Lies My Mother Told Me]]'' (2005) * [[Human Trafficking (miniseries)|''Human Trafficking'']] (2005) * [[The Last Templar (miniseries)|''The Last Templar'']] (2008) * ''[[Vertige (TV series)|Vertige]]'' (2012)
===Video games=== * ''[[Fahrenheit (2005 video game)|Fahrenheit]]'' (2005) * ''[[Heavy Rain]]'' (2010) * ''[[Beyond: Two Souls]]'' (unfinished due to his death; completed by [[Lorne Balfe]]; 2013)
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name |0002934}}
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