Richard Grégoire (born May 18, 1944) is a Canadian film and television composer from Montreal, Quebec.Pierre Rochon, Christian Rioux and Annie Joan Gagnon
"Richard Grégoire"
'' The Canadian Encyclopedia'', February 7, 2006. He is most noted for his work on the film '' Being at Home with Claude'', for which he won the

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for Best Original Score at the

13th Genie Awards The 13th annual Genie Awards were held on November 22, 1992, and honoured Canadian films released in late 1991 and 1992. They were dominated by the Canadian/British/Japanese co-production ''Naked Lunch''. The ceremony was held at the Metro Toronto ...

in 1992. He is a graduate of the Université de Montréal, where he was a student of Serge Garant. He later studied and worked with the Groupe de recherches musicales in Paris, France, under composer Pierre Schaeffer. In television, he is best known for composing the theme music to the 1990 drama series '' Les Filles de Caleb'', while in film he has worked most frequently, although not exclusively, on the films of director Yves Simoneau. His film credits have included ''

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'', '' Intimate Power (Pouvoire intime)'', ''

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(Les Fous de Bassan)'', '' In the Belly of the Dragon (Dans le ventre du dragon)'', '' Perfectly Normal'', ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Awards

In addition to his Genie win in 1992, he was a nominee on three other occasions, receiving nods at the 8th Genie Awards in 1987 for '' Exit'', at the

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in 1989 for ''

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(La ligne de chaleur)'', and at the

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in 1996 for ''

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(L'Enfant d'eau)''. He was also a two-time Jutra Award nominee for Best Original Music, receiving nods at the

1st Jutra Awards The 1st Jutra Awards were held on March 7, 1999 to honour films made with the participation of the Quebec film industry in 1998."Red Violin makes sweet Jutra music: Wins nine awards, including best picture, best director". ''Montreal Gazette'', Mar ...

in 1999 for '' Streetheart (Le Cœur au poing)'' and at the

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in 2000 for '' Memories Unlocked (Souvenirs intimes)''. At the

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in 2004, he was the recipient of the Jutra Hommage lifetime achievement prize.Paul Townend and Maurie Alioff
"Prix Iris"
'' The Canadian Encyclopedia'', April 5, 2010.

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* 1944 births Living people 20th-century Canadian composers 21st-century Canadian composers Canadian film score composers Canadian television composers Best Original Score Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners French Quebecers Musicians from Montreal Université de Montréal alumni {{Canada-composer-stub