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Maxime Goulet (composer)
Goulet in 2017
Background information
Born (1980-06-07) June 7, 1980 (age 44)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
OccupationComposer
Years active2007–present

Maxime Goulet (1980) is a Canadian composer, who writes concert music for orchestra and scores for video games.

Early life and education

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Maxime Goulet was born and raised in Montreal, Canada to a French speaking family. He studied music composing at Université de Montréal with Alan Belkin. He earned his B. Mus. in 2005 and his Master's degree in 2007. Later, he attended several trainings and master classes, namely at the Festival international du film d'Aubagne in 2007,[1] and the ASCAP Film Scoring Workshop, with Richard Bellis in Los Angeles in 2009.[2]

Career

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Concert music

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The concert music of Maxime Goulet has been performed by a wide range of ensembles and musicians in countries around the world, including the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the Vancouver Opera,[3] the Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège, the Houston Symphony, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, and many others.[4][5][6][7][8][9]

Maxime Goulet's works often explore themes of daily life and playfulness: Symphonic Chocolates evokes various chocolate flavours,[10][6][9] Checkmate! is structured as a chess match between a piano and an orchestra,[11] Symphonic Aerobic Dance is a workout for orchestra, On Halloween Night evokes creatures associated with Halloween, A Bassoon Circus is composed as circus acts[12] and Fishing Story evokes a fishing trip.[13]

His other works are often inspired by historical events: Ice Storm Symphony commemorates the 25th anniversary of the 1998 historical ice storm in Canada,[14][15][16] United Anthems celebrates the 150th anniversary of Canada[17][18] , Symphonic Factory celebrates the 375th anniversary of the City of Montreal,[19][20] and Citius, Altius, Fortius! celebrates the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.[21]

The album Maxime Goulet: Symphonie de la tempête du verglas, recorded by the Orchestre classique de Montréal won a Juno Award[22] in the category "Classical Album of the Year (Large Ensemble)".[23][24][25]

Video game music

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Between 2007 and 2013, Maxime Goulet has been staff composer for Gameloft.[26] During his tenure, he wrote music for video games such as Brothers in Arms 3: Sons of War,[27] The Amazing Spiderman, Dungeon Hunter: Alliance, Dungeon Hunter 4[28], Order & Chaos Online, Wild Blood, Shrek Forever After and Iron Man 2.

Since 2013, Maxime Goulet has been working as a freelance video game composer. He has composed music for games such as Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade, Roller Coaster Tycoon World and Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey.

In 2017, along with Orchestre Métropolitain and conductor Dina Gilbert, he created The Montreal Video Game Symphony, a multimedia concert that features music of games developed in the city of Montreal[29][30]

List of works

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List of concert music composition by Maxime Goulet.

Orchestral works

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  • 2007: A Puppet Parade
  • 2008: Citius, altius, fortius!
  • 2012: Symphonic Aerobic Dance
  • 2012: Symphonic Chocolates[31]
  • 2014: On Halloween Night
  • 2017: United Anthems
  • 2017: Symphonic Factory
  • 2017: Beach Ball Games for Orchestra[31][32]
  • 2023: Ice Storm Symphony[33]
  • 2024: The Carnival of the Insects

Concertante

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  • 2014: Fishing Story for Clarinet and String Orchestra
  • 2016: Beatles Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra
  • 2017: A Bassoon Circus for Bassoon and Orchestra
  • 2018: Checkmate! for Piano and Orchestra[31]

Operas

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  • 2012: Bungalopolis (collective work)
  • 2020: The Flight of the Hummingbird[31]

Chamber music

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  • 2004: Watercolour for Piano
  • 2005: The Wool-Spinning Devil for Narrator, Clarinet, Cello and Piano
  • 2006: On a Tightrope for String Quartet
  • 2011: What a Day for String Orchestra
  • 2014: Concertized Introductions for String Orchestra
  • 2015: Level Up! for Keyboard and String Orchestra
  • 2020: Micro météo for Tenor and Piano[33]

Discography

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  • Chocolats Symphoniques, Prague Filmharmonic, 2014.[10]
  • Au grand orgue Pierre-Béique, Jean-Willy Kunz, ATMA Music, 2017.
  • Les plaisirs coupables, Orchestre symphonique de Sherbrooke, 2017.
  • Canada Mosaic - Sesquies, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, 2018.
  • Maxime Goulet: Symphonie de la tempête de verglas, Orchestre Classique de Montréal, ATMA Music, 2023.[34][35][36]

List of game music

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List of video games for which Maxime Goulet has composed music (as main composer or as additional music composer).

Video games
Year Title Developer Notes
2007 Schlag den Raab Gameloft
2008 Prince of Persia Zero Gameloft
Abracadaball Gameloft
Uno Gameloft
2009 Tank Battles Gameloft
Ghost Mansion Party Gameloft
Castle Frenzy Gameloft
Siberian Strike Gameloft
2010 Dungeon Hunter 2[31] Gameloft
Shrek Forever After[31] Gameloft
Iron Man 2[31][32] Gameloft
Brothers in Arms 2: Global Front[31][32] Gameloft
Legend of Exidia Gameloft
Eternal Legacy Gameloft
2011 Dungeon Hunter 3[31] Gameloft
Dungeon Hunter: Alliance[31] Gameloft
Order & Chaos Online[31] Gameloft
BackStab Gameloft
The Adventures of Tintin Gameloft
2012 The Amazing Spider-Man[31][33][37][32] Gameloft
Ice Age Village Gameloft
2013 Dungeon Hunter 4[31] Gameloft
Wonder Zoo Gameloft
2014 Wild Blood Gameloft
Brothers in Arms 3: Sons of War[31][32] Gameloft
The Amazing Spider-Man 2[33][37][32] Gameloft
Magical World of Words Amarok Games
2015 Splash Pop Frima
2016 Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade[31][33][32][37] Behaviour Interactive
Roller Coaster Tycoon World[31][37] Nvizzio & Atari
2017 Rise of Madness Amarok Games
Mini Guns Riposte Games
2019 Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey Panache Digital Games Additional music by Maxime Goulet (on an original theme by Mamo Koba[38])
2023 One More Gate: A Wakfu Legend Ankama

References

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  2. ^ www.ascap.com https://www.ascap.com/press/2009/0708_film_tv_workshop.aspx. Retrieved February 16, 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ Cristi, A. A. "THE FLIGHT OF THE HUMMINGBIRD, An Opera For Children Streaming Beginning May 19". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  4. ^ https://www.facebook.com/caroline.rodgers.16 (November 19, 2018). "L'ARTISTE DE LA SEMAINE | Maxime Goulet: l'imagination débordante d'un compositeur, au delà des jeux vidéo". Ludwig Van Montreal (in French). Retrieved July 20, 2023. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help); External link in |last= (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "Listen to 25 national anthems… in just 2 minutes". Classic FM. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Concert au Chocolat". www.regarts.org. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  7. ^ "L'Orchestre symphonique de Québec et la Symphonie du jeu vidéo". www.mediades2rives.com. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  8. ^ Huss, Christophe (September 30, 2017). "Une exaltante expérience orchestrale et visuelle". Le Devoir (in French). Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Au théâtre du Passage, l'Ensemble symphonique Neuchâtel a accordé ses violons avec du chocolat". ArcInfo (in French). Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Chocolats symphoniques". Le Devoir (in French). February 14, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  11. ^ Knox, Lawrence Elizabeth; Correspondent (September 19, 2018). "ROCO brings music to the famous 'Deep Blue' chess match". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved July 20, 2023. {{cite web}}: |last2= has generic name (help)
  12. ^ ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Arts- (November 4, 2017). "Citius! Altius! Fortius! pour la première fois à Rimouski | Radio-Canada.ca". Radio-Canada (in Canadian French). Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  13. ^ Huss, Christophe (February 26, 2014). "Bricolage…". Le Devoir (in French). Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  14. ^ "NOUVELLE | Maxime Goulet reçoit la commande d'une symphonie "de la tempête de verglas" de cinq orchestres". Ludwig Van Montreal (in French). December 9, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  15. ^ ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Arts- (December 9, 2020). "L'Orchestre classique de Montréal lancera une symphonie sur la crise du verglas | Radio-Canada.ca". Radio-Canada (in Canadian French). Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  16. ^ Huss, Christophe (June 21, 2023). "L'heureuse tempête de l'OCM". Le Devoir (in French). Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  17. ^ "Watch: Orchestral Mashup Blends 35 National Anthems | WQXR Editorial". WQXR. June 5, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  18. ^ "'United Anthems' celebrates diversity for Canada's 150th anniversary | Watch News Videos Online". Global News. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  19. ^ https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/orchestre-metropolitain-is-game-for-375th-anniversary-celebrations. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  20. ^ "Une exaltante expérience orchestrale et visuelle". September 30, 2017.
  21. ^ "COMPTE-RENDU | Envolée classique: 400 voitures, un orchestre et une soirée décontractée". Ludwig Van Montreal (in French). June 6, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  22. ^ "Winners + Nominees". The JUNO Awards. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  23. ^ "JUNO 2024: Maxime Goulet et l'OCM remportent un prix !". atmaclassique.com (in French). March 27, 2024. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  24. ^ ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Arts- (March 24, 2024). "99 Nights de Charlotte Cardin est sacré album de l'année aux Junos". Radio-Canada (in Canadian French). Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  25. ^ "Montrealer wins Juno award for classical album of the year". CityNews Montreal. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  26. ^ Variety Staff (July 13, 2009). "Maxime Goulet". Variety. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  27. ^ Ortiz, Lisa (December 17, 2014), Brothers in Arms 3: Sons of War (Action, War), Tyler Bunch, Kevin T. Collins, Michael Leigh Cook, Wayne Grayson, Gameloft, Gearbox Software, retrieved September 21, 2020
  28. ^ "Dungeon Hunter 4 (Video Game 2013)". IMDb. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  29. ^ Rodriguez, Christophe (September 30, 2017). "Orchestre Métropolitain : la fabuleuse symphonie du jeu vidéo". Le Journal de Montréal. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
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  32. ^ a b c d e f g Leclerc, Yves (November 20, 2018). "L'OSQ en mode " gamer "". Le Journal de Québec (in French). Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  33. ^ a b c d e "L'OCM présente la Symphonie de la tempête de verglas". Westmount Magazine (in French). December 17, 2020. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  34. ^ "La crise du verglas selon Maxime Goulet, commémoration symphonique". PAN M 360 (in French). Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  35. ^ "CD Review | Symphonie de la tempête de verglas (ATMA Classique, 2023) - my/maSCENA". myscena.org. February 18, 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  36. ^ Huss, Christophe (January 27, 2023). ""Symphonie de la tempête de verglas", Maxime Goulet". Le Devoir (in French). Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  37. ^ a b c d "Orchestre Métropolitain is game for 375th-anniversary celebrations". montrealgazette. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  38. ^ "Panache Digital Games - The making of Ancestor's Soundtrack". panachedigitalgames.com. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
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