Pierre-Philippe Côté, also known by the stage names Pilou or Peter Henry Phillips, is a Canadian musician and composer from Quebec.François Lévesque, "Voir la musique avec Pilou". Le Devoir, February 22, 2019. He is most noted for his score to the 2017 film Ravenous (Les Affamés), for which he won the Prix Iris for Best Original Music at the 20th Quebec Cinema Awards,Manon Dumais, "Gala Artisans: belle récolte pour «Les affamés» et «Hochelaga, terre des âmes»". Le Devoir, May 30, 2018. and was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Original Score at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards.Jordan Pinto, "CSAs ’18: Never Steady Never Still, Ava top CSA film noms". Playback, January 16, 2018.
Originally from Asbestos (Val-des-Sources), Quebec,Steve Bergeron, "Artiste en tous sens". La Tribune, September 7, 2015. he studied music at the Université du Québec à Montréal, where he was often commissioned to write music for films made by his friends in the film studies program. He subsequently formed the band Mimosa with singer Ines Talbi, who were the winners of the 2007 Francouvertes competition for emerging musical artists from Quebec.Vanessa Guimond, "La grande aventure solo". Le Journal de Montréal, February 16, 2012. He later launched his own recording studio, Le Nid.
He has released albums as a recording artist under the names Peter Henry Phillips in English and Pilou in French, but is credited under his own name on film scores.
He is married to actress Geneviève Boivin-Roussy.Victor-Léon Cardinal, "Geneviève Boivin-Roussy s'ouvre sur sa vie de couple et son bonheur familial à la campagne". 7 Jours, July 21, 2021.
Discography The Origin (2017, as Peter Henry Phillips) La Vraie Nature - Chansons Par Pilou (2018, as Pilou)
Filmography Film
Television
Awards Award Year Category Work Result Ref(s) Canadian Screen Awards 2018 Best Original Score Ravenous (Les Affamés) Prix Félix 2019 Other Language Album of the Year La vraie nature – Chansons par Pilou "Les Louanges et Charles Richard-Hamelin se distinguent au Premier Gala de l'ADISQ". Ici Radio-Canada, October 23, 2019. Prix Iris 2018 Best Original Music Ravenous (Les Affamés) 2024 Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant) Éric Lavallée, "Prix Iris 2024: Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person Leads “Quebec Oscars” Noms". Ioncinema, October 9, 2024. Best Original Music in a Documentary Days (Les Jours)
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