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Mathieu Charbonneau

Mathieu Charbonneau is a Canadian musician, record producer, and film composer, originally from Cumberland, Ontario, and currently based in Montreal, Quebec.

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Mathieu Charbonneau
Background information
Born1981 (age 44–45)
Cumberland, Ontario, Canada
OriginMontreal, Quebec, Canada
OccupationsMusician, record producer, film composer
InstrumentsPiano, keyboards, synthesizers, euphonium
Years active2000s–present
Websitewww.mathieucharbonneau.com

Mathieu Charbonneau (born 1981) is a Canadian musician, record producer, and film composer, originally from Cumberland, Ontario, and currently based in Montreal, Quebec.1

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;2 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.3

He is an active member of the bands Avec pas d'casque,4 Torngat,5 Charbonneau/Amato,6 Ferriswheel and Organ Mood.7 He was also a member of The Luyas from 2010 to 2014,8 and Timber Timbre from 2013 to 2019.1

In addition to his work as a film composer, Charbonneau has produced records for artists such as Maude Audet,9 Émilie Laforest,10 and Joëlle Saint-Pierre.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

Award Year Category Work Result Ref.
Canadian Screen Awards 2023 Digital Media Immersive Fiction Experience Brainstream (with Caroline Robert and Vincent Morissette) Nominated 15
Félix Awards 2012 Album of the Year – Critics' Choice Astronomie (with Avec pas d'casque) Won 16
2025 Album of the Year – Folk Cardinal (with Avec pas d'casque) Won 17
Quebec Cinema Awards 2023 Best Original Music Viking (with Christophe Lamarche-Ledoux) Nominated 18
SOCAN Songwriting Prize 2012 French Song "Intuition #1" (with Avec pas d'casque) Nominated
2013 "Walkie-talkie" (with Avec pas d'casque) Nominated 19
References

References

  1. Valérie Lessard, "La double vie de Mathieu Charbonneau". Le Droit, November 14, 2017.
  2. "#ComposersWhoScore : Organ Mood In "Viking" Mode At TIFF". SOCAN Words and Music. 2022-09-13. Retrieved 2026-04-23.
  3. Ruth Valancius, "The National Parks Project". Toronto Star, April 7, 2011.
  4. Côté, Émilie (2016-09-06). "Avec pas d'casque: avec effets spéciaux". La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2026-04-17.
  5. "Torngat Make It Up │ Exclaim!". Torngat Make It Up │ Exclaim!. Archived from the original on 2025-10-01. Retrieved 2026-04-17.
  6. "Charbonneau/Amato". MUTEK Montréal. Retrieved 2026-04-23.
  7. "Indivisible". Le Canal Auditif (in French). Retrieved 2026-04-17.
  8. Brunet, Alain (2011-02-26). "The Luyas: à pas de Luyas..." La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2026-04-17.
  9. Bertrand, Caroline (2026-04-11). "Que ta lumière: Que nous inonde la lumière de Maude Audet". La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2026-04-17.
  10. Lapointe, Josée (2024-02-17). "Mea silva: Le petit objet d'art d'Émilie Laforest". La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2026-04-17.
  11. Blais, Audrey-Anne (2025-05-02). "Koutkekout: Haïti résiste et prouve qu'elle existe". La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2026-04-28.
  12. ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Arts- (2026-01-31). "Tricoté serré crépu : les liens profonds qui unissent Haïti au Québec". Radio-Canada (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2026-04-28.
  13. Dumais, Manon (April 10, 2026). "Mon amour, c'est pour le restant de mes jours: Dompter la bête". La Presse (in Canadian French).
  14. Guimont, Marie-André (2026-04-21). "SAT: voici ce qu'on a pensé du film immersif narré par Serge Bouchard". NoovoMoi (in French). Retrieved 2026-04-28.
  15. Lang, Jamie (February 23, 2023). "Canadian Screen Awards 2023: All The Animation, VFX, And Video Game Nominees". Cartoon Brew.
  16. Olivier Robillard Laveaux (September 1, 2016). "Avec pas d'casque: La recherche du paisible". Paroles & Musique (in French).
  17. Théo Bou Eid and Lena Trottein (November 5, 2025). "Les gagnants et gagnantes du Premier Gala de l'ADISQ 2025". Atuvu (in French).
  18. "Québec Cinéma dévoile les finalistes aux PRIX IRIS 2023". CTVM, November 14, 2023.
  19. 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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