# Michel Corriveau

Michel Corriveau (born June 29, 1962) is a Canadian composer of film and television scores from Quebec. 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. 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.
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, 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 Québec and the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada.
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

* 1999 - Hemingway: A Portrait
* 2000 - Slow Burn
* 2002 - Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher
* 2002 - Family Jewel
* 2003 - Red Nose (Nez rouge)
* 2004 - The Last Tunnel (Le Dernier tunnel)
* 2004 - The Incomparable Miss C. (L'incomparable Mademoiselle C.)
* 2005 - Maman Last Call
* 2005 - The Outlander (Le Survenant)
* 2005 - Miss Météo
* 2006 - Bon Cop, Bad Cop
* 2006 - Answered by Fire
* 2008 - Accidental Friendship
* 2008 - Honey, I'm in Love (Le Grand Départ)
* 2009 - The Canadiens, Forever (Pour toujours, les Canadiens!)
* 2009 - Free Fall (Les Pieds dans le vide)
* 2009 - Cadavres
* 2010 - Piché: The Landing of a Man (Piché : entre ciel et terre)
* 2011 - French Kiss
* 2011 - Barrymore
* 2012 - Ésimésac
* 2012 - Exile (Exil)
* 2013 - House of Versace
* 2013 - Moroccan Gigolos
* 2013 - Lac Mystère
* 2014 - La Garde
* 2015 - Bad Hair Day
* 2015 - Anna
* 2017 - Undercover Grandpa
* 2018 - Just a Breath Away (Dans la brûme)
* 2019 - Radio Silence
* 2020 - Glass Houses
* 2021 - One of a Kind Love
* 2021 - You May Kiss the Bridesmaid
* 2022 - Snow Angel
* 2023 - Ru
* 2024 - All Stirred Up! (Tous toqués!)

### Series

* 2008 - Windfall and Misfortunes (Les Lavigueur)
* 2000-2001 - Treasure
* 2009 - The Phantom
* 2012 - Adam et Ève
* 2012 - Category 8
* 2013 - Tempête solaire : Au péril de la Terre
* 2013-2015 - Waterfront Cities of the World
* 2014-2018 - Mensonges
* 2014-2018 - Boomerang
* 2015-2018 - Versailles
* 2016 - Prémonitions
* 2016-2021 - True North (Les Pays d'en haut)
* 2017 - Acceptable Risk
* 2019 - Fragile
* 2019 - Les Bogues de la vie
* 2021 - Hidden Assets
* 2021 - Moi non plus!
* 2022 - Aller simple

## Awards

| Year | Award | Ceremony | Work | Result |
| 2005 | Genie Award for Best Original Score | 25th Genie Awards | The Last Tunnel (Le Dernier tunnel) | Nominated |
| 2005 | Jutra Award for Best Original Music | 7th Jutra Awards | The Last Tunnel (Le Dernier tunnel) | Nominated |
| 2006 | Genie Award for Best Original Song | 26th Genie Awards | The Outlander (Le Survenant) — "Comme un plume au vent" (with Sylvain Cossette, Robert Marchand) | Nominated |
| 2007 | Jutra Award for Best Original Music | 9th Jutra Awards | Bon Cop, Bad Cop | Nominated |
| 2007 | Best Original Music Score for a Program or Miniseries | 22nd Gemini Awards | Answered by Fire | Nominated |
| 2008 | Best Original Music - Dramatic | Gémeaux Awards | Les Lavigueur | Nominated |
| 2011 | Best Original Music for a Program or Series - Dramatic or Documentary | Gémeaux Awards | Waterfront Cities of the World | Nominated |
| 2013 | Jutra Award for Best Original Music | 15th Jutra Awards | Ésimésac | Nominated |
| 2014 | Richard Grégoire Award | Société professionnelle des auteurs et des compositeurs du Québec | | Won |
| 2014 | Best Musical Theme | Gémeaux Awards | Mensonges | Nominated |
| 2014 | Best Original Music - Dramatic | Gémeaux Awards | Mensonges | Nominated |
| 2015 | Jutra Award for Best Original Music | 17th Jutra Awards | Exile (Exil) | Nominated |
| 2015 | Best Original Music - Dramatic | Gémeaux Awards | Mensonges | Nominated |
| 2016 | Prix Iris for Best Original Music | 18th Quebec Cinema Awards | Anna | Nominated |
| 2016 | Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Score | 4th Canadian Screen Awards | Anna | Nominated |
| 2017 | Composer of the Year | Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada | True North (Les Pays d'en haut) | Won |
| 2017 | Best Original Music - Dramatic | Gémeaux Awards | Lâcher prise | Nominated |
| 2017 | Best Original Music for a Program or Series - Dramatic | Gémeaux Awards | Prémonitions | Nominated |
| 2017 | Best Original Music for a Program or Series - Dramatic | Gémeaux Awards | True North (Les Pays d'en haut) | Nominated |
| 2018 | Best Original Music - Dramatic | Gémeaux Awards | True North (Les Pays d'en haut) | Nominated |
| 2019 | Best Musical Theme | Gémeaux Awards | Mensonges | Nominated |
| 2019 | Best Original Music - Dramatic | Gémeaux Awards | True North (Les Pays d'en haut) | Nominated |
| 2020 | Best Original Music for a Program or Series - Dramatic | Gémeaux Awards | True North (Les Pays d'en haut) | Won |
| 2021 | Best Original Music Score - Program or Series | Gémeaux Awards | True North (Les Pays d'en haut) | Won |
| 2021 | Best Music Theme | Gémeaux Awards | True North (Les Pays d'en haut) | Won |