Normand Roger
Encyclopedia
Normand Roger is a Canadian
composer
, sound editor and sound designer. He is particularly known for his work as a composer of soundtrack
s for animated films
, having composed more than 200 such works since 1970. He has also worked on the creation of music for documentaries, feature films, television dramas
, children’s series, commercials, and new technologies with 3D
and virtual reality. He is the composer of many original soundtracks for Frédéric Back
, Paul Driessen
, Michaël Dudok De Wit
, Caroline Leaf
and Alexandre Petrov. Thirteen of his works have been nominated for Academy Awards
, of which Six have won. He also notably wrote the theme for the PBS's Mystery!
. Roger lectures throughout the world on music and sound for animation.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, sound editor and sound designer. He is particularly known for his work as a composer of soundtrack
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
s for animated films
Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...
, having composed more than 200 such works since 1970. He has also worked on the creation of music for documentaries, feature films, television dramas
Dramatic programming
Dramatic programming in the UK, or television drama and television drama series in the US, is television program content that is scripted and fictional along the lines of √a traditional drama. This excludes, for example, sports television, television news, reality show and game shows, stand-up...
, children’s series, commercials, and new technologies with 3D
3-D film
A 3-D film or S3D film is a motion picture that enhances the illusion of depth perception...
and virtual reality. He is the composer of many original soundtracks for Frédéric Back
Frédéric Back
Frédéric Back, OC, CQ is a Canadian artist and film director of short animated films.-Biography:Born in Saarbrücken, The Territory of the Saar Basin, he emigrated to Canada in 1948...
, Paul Driessen
Paul Driessen (animator)
Paul Driessen is a Dutch film director, animator and writer. His short films have won more than fifty prizes all over the world, including the Life Achievement Awards at both Ottawa and Zagreb animation festivals, and an Academy Award nomination for "3 misses"...
, Michaël Dudok De Wit
Michaël Dudok De Wit
Michael Dudok de Wit is an animator, director and illustrator. In 1978, he graduated from the West Surrey College of Art with his first film The Interview. After working for a year in Barcelona, he settled in London where he directs and animates award-winning commercials for television and cinema...
, Caroline Leaf
Caroline Leaf
Caroline Leaf is a Canadian-American filmmaker and animator.Leaf made her first film, Sand, or Peter and the Wolf, in 1968 at Harvard University. The short was made by dumping sand on a light box and manipulating the textures frame-by-frame.Her second film, Orfeo , had her painting directly on...
and Alexandre Petrov. Thirteen of his works have been nominated for Academy Awards
Academy Awards
An Academy Award, also known as an Oscar, is an accolade bestowed by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers...
, of which Six have won. He also notably wrote the theme for the PBS's Mystery!
Mystery!
Mystery! is an episodic television series that debuted in 1980 in the USA. It airs on PBS and is produced by WGBH...
. Roger lectures throughout the world on music and sound for animation.
Filmography
- 2010 Glimpses/ImpressionsGlimpses/ImpressionsGlimpses/Impressions is a film by Jean-François Pouliot for the Canadian pavilion at Expo 2010 in Shanghai. The 5 minute 20 second-long film depicts 24 hours in the life of an imaginary urban centre, created from composite images from major Canadian cities...
- (Music Score) - 2000 Father and DaughterFather and Daughter (film)Father and Daughter is a 2000 Dutch animated short film, made by Michaël Dudok De Wit. It won the 2000 Academy Award for Animated Short Film....
- (Music ScoreSheet musicSheet music is a hand-written or printed form of music notation that uses modern musical symbols; like its analogs—books, pamphlets, etc.—the medium of sheet music typically is paper , although the access to musical notation in recent years includes also presentation on computer screens...
) - 1999 The Old Man And The Sea - (Composer/Music Score)
- 1996 Shyness - (Composer/Music Score/Sound editor)
- 1995 The Champagne Safari - (Composer/Music Score)
- 1992 No Problem - (Composer/Music Score)
- 1987 The Man Who Planted TreesThe Man Who Planted Trees (film)The Man Who Planted Trees is a 1987 Canadian short animated film directed by Frédéric Back. It is based on the story of the same name by Jean Giono...
- 1981 The Tender Tale of Cinderella PenguinThe Tender Tale of Cinderella PenguinThe Tender Tale of Cinderella Penguin is a 1981 animated short by Janet Perlman that comedically adapts the tale of Cinderella with penguins. Produced by the National Film Board of Canada, it was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 54th Academy Awards, losing to...
- (Sound/Sound DesignerSound designSound design is the process of specifying, acquiring, manipulating or generating audio elements. It is employed in a variety of disciplines including filmmaking, television production, theatre, sound recording and reproduction, live performance, sound art, post-production and video game software...
) - 1981 CracCracCrac is a 1981 animated short film produced, written and directed by Frédéric Back. The story follows the experiences of a rocking chair, from its creation from a tree through its time as a member of a Canadian farming family....
- 1980 Mystery!Mystery!Mystery! is an episodic television series that debuted in 1980 in the USA. It airs on PBS and is produced by WGBH...
- (Composer/Opening and Closing Theme) - 1980 The Sweater - (Composer/Music Score/Sound editor)
- 1979 Every ChildEvery Child (film)Every Child is an animated short film produced in 1979 by the National Film Board of Canada in association with UNICEF.This is a film without words, incorporating sounds by Les Mîmes Électriques .-Description:...
- (Sound/Sound Designer) - 1977 The Sand CastleThe Sand CastleThe Sand Castle is a 1977 stop motion animated short by Co Hoedeman. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 50th Academy Awards, the film was produced by Gaston Sarault for the National Film Board of Canada.-External links:*...