Benoît Charest
Benoît Charest | |
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Montreal, Quebec | |
| Occupation(s) | Guitarist, film score composer |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar |
Benoît Charest (French pronunciation:
Biography
Benoît Charest was born in
In 1991, Charest produced his first score for
Charest has written music for such films as
Charest composed the soundtrack for the 2003 animated film
Charest has also composed music for television, theatre, and more than sixty commercials.[1]
On October 22, 2013, Benoît Charest won the
Selected filmography
- 1992: Montréal rétro
- 1999: Matroni and Me (Matroni et moi)
- 2000: Life After Love (La Vie après l'amour)
- 2000: The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne (TV series, 1 episode)
- 2003: The Triplets of Belleville (Les Triplettes de Belleville)
- 2006: Maxed Out: Hard Times, Easy Credit and the Era of Predatory Lenders(documentary)
- 2007: My Aunt Aline (Ma tante Aline)
- 2008: Adam's Wall
- 2009: Runaway(short)
- 2009: Polytechnique
- 2010: Route 132
- 2011: A Bottle in the Gaza Sea
- 2012: Upside Down
- 2012: Mars et Avril
- 2013: The Boy Who Smells Like Fish
- 2014: The Wanted 18[9]
- 2015: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell(TV series, composed with Benoît Groulx)
- 2015: Paul à Québec
- 2017: Radius
- 2020: Imelda Trilogy
- 2022: The 12 Tasks of Imelda (Les 12 travaux d'Imelda)
- 2023: Victoire (La Cordonnière)
Awards and nominations
Awards
- 2013: Mars et Avril.
- 2004: César Award for Best Music Written for a Film, The Triplets of Belleville(Les Triplettes de Belleville).
- 2004: Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Music, The Triplets of Belleville (Les Triplettes de Belleville).
- 2004: Golden Star of the French Cinema Press for Achievement in music, The Triplets of Belleville (Les Triplettes de Belleville).
- 2004: Félix Award for Achievement in music, The Triplets of Belleville (Les Triplettes de Belleville).
Nominations
- 2013: Mars et Avril.
- 2013: Jutra Awards for Achievement in music - Original score, A Bottle in the Gaza Sea.
- 2005: Grammy Award nomination, The Triplets of Belleville(Les Triplettes de Belleville).
- 2004: Academy Award nomination, The Triplets of Belleville (Les Triplettes de Belleville).
References
- ^ a b c d Benoît Charest's biography on the official Mars et Avril website (CREATORS section)
- ^ a b c d Devlin, Mike, "Laptop loaded, DJ hits the road", Times Colonist, Mar 24, 2007
- ^ "Winnipeg animator wins jury award at Annecy". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Jun 15, 2009. Retrieved Mar 9, 2010.
- ^ Benoît Charest : 10 ans de Triplettes, article from Huffington Post, March 4, 2013
- ^ Benson, Denise, "Champion & His G-Strings", Eye Weekly, Nov 23, 2006
- ^ Le Gala de l'industrie | ADISQ: et les gagnants sont…[usurped], article from canoe.ca, October 22, 2013
- ^ Mars & Avril on Simone Records Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine, October 22, 2013
- ^ Benoît Charest: How music can set you free, BULB, December 2, 2013
- ^ Felperin, Leslie. "'The Wanted 18': Toronto Review". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
External links
- Benoît Charest at IMDb
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