Pierre Florent Brault (August 3, 1939 – January 14, 2014) was a Quebec film and television composer, who is best known for creating theme music and songs for the popular children's TV series Passe-Partout.[1] He wrote music for many films created by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) and worked with directors Gilles Carle and Claude Jutra.[2][3]
Pierre Florent Brault | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 3, 1939 |
| Died | January 14, 2014 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Composer |
Early life
editBrault was born in Montreal.[4] He learned to play the accordion, and lived in Chicoutimi until age 18.
Career
editBrault began playing the accordion professionally in Montreal in 1961. Later in the 1960s he composed music for the theatrical group Les Apprentis Sorciers, and created music and arrangements for Clémence Desrochers.[5]
Brault began his film scoring career with Jutra's 1965 skateboarding film Rouli-roulant. He went on to compose soundtracks for many films at the NFB, developing his skill as a composer and songwriter.[3] His film scores included the films A Child in His Country (Un enfant...un pays), Red, The Time of the Hunt (Le Temps d'une chasse)[6] and Panic (Panique).
Brault composed music for the children's television show Passe-Partout. In 1985, an album of songs for the show, Le Noël de Cannelle et Pruneau, was released. The album was remixed and re-released in 2013.[7]
Brault died in Sherbrooke, Quebec, in 2014.[4]
In 2019, an album with cover versions of Brault's music, Coucou Passe-Partout, was recorded.[8]
References
edit- ^ Alexis Perron-Brault, "From the NFB to Télé-Québec: The Path of Pierre F. Brault, Film and Television Composer". Les Cahiers de la Société québécoise de recherche en musique, Vol. 15, No. 2 (Fall 2014). pp. 9-21.
- ^ "Le compositeur de la musique de Passe-Partout, Pierre-F. Brault, est décédé" (in French). Ledevoir.com. 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
- ^ a b "Musique de Passe-Partout: Pierre F. Brault n'est plus". Canoe.ca (in French). 15 January 2014.
- ^ a b Harris M. Lentz III (11 May 2015). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2014. McFarland. p. 46. ISBN 978-1-4766-1961-3.
- ^ "Pierre Brault". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Denise Ménard, July 19, 2007
- ^ François Lévesque, "Cinq films mémorables". Le Devoir, 17 September 2011.
- ^ "L'album «Le Noël de Cannelle et Pruneau» revisité pour le temps des fêtes". Le Huffington Post Québec,
- ^ "Nouvel album de Passe-Partout: rajeuni, mais pas dénaturé". Journal de MOntreal. Marc-André Lemieux, 20 February 2019