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René Dupéré

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René Dupéré
Born1946 (age 77–78)
Québec, Canada
GenresTheatre, film score
Occupation(s)Composer

René Dupéré (born 1946) is a Canadian composer from Mont-Joli, Québec, Canada.

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Biography

Dupéré is best known as the composer and arranger of music for contemporary circus productions by the Canadian entertainment company Cirque du Soleil. Among the Cirque du Soleil stage shows he has scored are: Le Grand Tour du Cirque du Soleil (1984), La Magie Continue (1986), Le Cirque Réinventé (1987), Nouvelle Expérience (1990), Saltimbanco (1992), Mystère (1993), Alegría (1994), (2004), and Zed (2009). According to press releases from Cirque du Soleil, "René Dupéré played a key role in shaping the artistic universe of Cirque du Soleil during its first ten years."[1]

Dupéré's album of music from Cirque du Soleil's Alegría was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1995 and spent 65 weeks on Billboard's World Music Chart.[2] The albums Mystère and also spent several weeks at the top of the Billboard charts. As of 2009, Dupéré has sold over 3 million CDs.[3]

His work outside of Cirque du Soleil has included writing music for various TV and film productions (see Filmography below). In 1997, he wrote part of the music for the ceremony marking the handover of Hong Kong to China. He also composed the soundtrack for Xotica: Journey to the Heart, a Holiday on Ice show that toured in 1998. A modified version of a song entitled "Earth" from the Xotica soundtrack was used as the backing track for the 2003 short film Oïo by Simon Goulet.[4]

In June 2005, René Dupéré received an honorary doctorate in music from his alma mater, Université Laval de Québec.[5]

Discography

Filmography

Awards

See also

References

  1. ^ "Cirque du Soleil - Press Room - Cirque Du Soleil - Biographies - René Dupéré" Cirque du Soleil. Retrieved Dec 6, 2009.
  2. ^ "Cirque du Soleil official website - Music - Alegría" Cirque du Soleil. Retrieved Dec 6, 2009.
  3. ^ Netza Creations Retrieved Dec 6, 2009.
  4. ^ "The Crew." OÏO official website. Retrieved Dec 6, 2009.
  5. ^ "Awards & Distinctions." Archived 2008-12-06 at the Wayback Machine Cirquedusoleil.com. Press release. Retrieved Dec 6, 2009.

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