Mathieu Charbonneau (born 1981) is a Canadian musician, record producer, and film composer, originally from Cumberland, Ontario, and currently based in Montreal, Quebec.Valérie Lessard, "La double vie de Mathieu Charbonneau". Le Droit, November 14, 2017.
Charbonneau has composed music for film and television, including A Colony (Une colonie), directed by Geneviève Dulude-De Celles; Goddess of the Fireflies (La déesse des mouches à feu), directed by Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette; Viking, directed by Stéphane Lafleur; and Lac-Mégantic: This Is Not an Accident (Lac-Mégantic: ceci n'est pas un accident), directed by Philippe Falardeau. His score for Viking, co-composed with Christophe Lamarche-Ledoux was nominated for Best Original Music at the 25th Quebec Cinema Awards.
In 2011 he contributed to the National Parks Project, visiting Prince Albert National Park with Andre Ethier, Rebecca Foon and Lafleur to shoot and score a short documentary film about the park.Ruth Valancius, "The National Parks Project". Toronto Star, April 7, 2011.
He is an active member of the bands Avec pas d'casque, Torngat, Charbonneau/Amato, Ferriswheel and Organ Mood. He was also a member of The Luyas from 2010 to 2014, and Timber Timbre from 2013 to 2019.
In addition to his work as a film composer, Charbonneau has produced records for artists such as Maude Audet, Émilie Laforest, and Joëlle Saint-Pierre.
Filmography
Eye on Juliet - 2017 A Colony (Une colonie) - 2018 Goddess of the Fireflies (La déesse des mouches à feu)- 2020 Brainstream - 2021 White Dog (Chien blanc) - 2022 Viking - 2022 Lac-Mégantic: This Is Not an Accident (Lac-Mégantic : Ceci n’est pas un accident) - 2023 When Adam Changes (Adam change lentement) - 2023 (score producer) Gamma Rays (Les rayons gamma) - 2023 The Thawing of Ice (La fonte des glaces) - 2024 The Death Tour - 2024 Entropic Memory (Mémoire entropique) - 2024 At All Kosts (Koutkékout) - 2024 Tricoté serré crépu - 2026 This Love, These Days (Mon amour, c’est pour le restant de mes jours) - 2026 A Fire There - 2026 Saigon Story: Two Shootings in the Forest Kingdom - 2026 Reveries of a Solitary Trucker (Rêveries d’un routier solitaire) - 2026
Awards and nominations AwardYearCategoryWorkResultRef.Canadian Screen Awards2023Digital Media Immersive Fiction ExperienceBrainstream (with Caroline Robert and Vincent Morissette) Félix Awards2012Album of the Year – Critics' ChoiceAstronomie (with Avec pas d'casque)2025Album of the Year – FolkCardinal (with Avec pas d'casque)Quebec Cinema Awards2023Best Original MusicViking (with Christophe Lamarche-Ledoux)"Québec Cinéma dévoile les finalistes aux PRIX IRIS 2023". CTVM, November 14, 2023. SOCAN Songwriting Prize2012 French Song"Intuition #1" (with Avec pas d'casque)2013"Walkie-talkie" (with Avec pas d'casque)Alex Hudson, "SOCAN Songwriting Prize Announces 2013 Nominees: Maylee Todd, Whitehorse, Purity Ring, the Weather Station, Mo Kenney". Exclaim!, June 3, 2013.
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