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name: "François Dompierre"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/francois-dompierre"
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imdb_id: "nm0006042"
tmdb_id: 405893
wikidata_id: "Q1451004"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "1 July 1943"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
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# François Dompierre

## Identity

François Dompierre

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/francois-dompierre
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** francois-dompierre
- **IMDb ID:** nm0006042
- **TMDB ID:** 405893
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1451004
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Dompierre, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1451004, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006042/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/405893

Composer. Born 1 July 1943 in Ottawa.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 1 July 1943, Ottawa
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Dompierre, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1451004, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006042/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/405893

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*The Decline of the American Empire*](https://film.one/film/the-decline-of-the-american-empire.md) (72)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

François Dompierre is a Canadian composer, conductor and songwriter. Born in Ottawa in 1943, he studied piano, organ and composition at the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal after earlier training in Ottawa.

He began his career writing and performing songs before turning principally to film and television scores. Dompierre has composed music for more than sixty productions, including several directed by Denys Arcand: *The Decline of the American Empire* (1986) and *Jesus of Montreal* (1989). Other notable scores include *Mario* (1984), *Le Matou* (1985) and *The Passion of Augustine* (2015). He has also worked extensively as an orchestrator and conductor with artists such as Pauline Julien and Félix Leclerc, and has written concert works performed by major Canadian orchestras.

Dompierre has received three Genie Awards for film music, two Félix Awards and the Grand Prix de la SOCAN. He was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 2014.

*Sources: fr.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, thecanadianencyclopedia.ca.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Decline of the American Empire* (1986), Fi1m 72, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/the-decline-of-the-american-empire.md)

## Complete filmography (37)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Fall of the American Empire* (2018), as Le chef de la chorale Le Parcours
- *Wandering Eye* (2011), Director
- *All The Days Before Tomorrow* (2007), Director, Writer
- *Nearest to Heaven* (2002), Music
- *Alice's Odyssey* (2002), Original Music Composer
- *Betty Fisher and Other Stories* (2001), Original Music Composer
- *Stardom* (2000), Original Music Composer
- *Traitor or Patriot* (2000), Original Music Composer
- *Laura Cadieux II* (1999), Original Music Composer
- *The Long Winter* (1999), Original Music Composer
- *It's Your Turn, Laura* (1998), Original Music Composer
- *The Seat of the Soul* (1997), Original Music Composer
- *The Fate of America* (1997), Music
- *Poverty and Other Delights* (1996), as L'organiste
- *The Ideal Man* (1996), Original Music Composer
- *Vanished* (1995), Original Music Composer
- *Mon amie Max* (1994), as Chef d'orchestre concert Catherine · Original Music Composer
- *Les grands procès* (1993), series, as Juge Marchand, Compositor
- *Once Upon a School Night* (1991), Original Music Composer
- *Jesus of Montreal* (1989), Original Music Composer
- *The Revolving Doors* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *The Kid Brother* (1987), Original Music Composer
- *Charles and François* (1987), Music
- *Rendezvous in Montreal* (1987), Original Music Composer
- *The Decline of the American Empire* (1986), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/the-decline-of-the-american-empire.md)
- *The Alley Cat* (1985), Original Music Composer
- *The Razor's Edge* (1985), Original Music Composer
- *The Blood of Others* (1984), Original Music Composer
- *Derrière l'image* (1978), Music
- *Ti-Mine, Bernie pis la gang…* (1976), Original Music Composer
- *Bound for Glory* (1975), Music
- *The Mob* (1975), Music
- *O.K.... Laliberté* (1973), Original Music Composer
- *IXE-13* (1972), Musical
- *10 Miles/Hour* (1970), Music
- *YUL 871* (1966), Original Music Composer
- *Deliver Us from Evil* (1966), Original Music Composer

## Awards

### Other awards — 2 won

- Knight of the National Order of Quebec 2014: Knight of the National Order of Quebec (won)
- Member of the Order of Canada 2014: Member of the Order of Canada (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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