<p>Composer Normand Corbeil has died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 56.</p>
<p>Corbeil won a BAFTA award in 2011 for his work on Quantic Dream&#8217;s <em>Heavy Rain</em>, and he also contributed to the music for the studio&#8217;s PS2 game <em>Fahrenheit</em> (a.k.a. <em>Indigo Prophecy</em>) before that. Corbeil didn&#8217;t just create music for video games, however: he also produced highly acclaimed music for the screen, as found in television mini-series such as <em>Hitler: The Rise of Evil</em> and <em>Human Trafficking</em>.</p>
<p>Corbeil lived in Canada and was diagnosed with cancer in August of last year. News of his death was posted on the <a href="http://www.cancerforums.net/threads/28932-My-father-passed-away." target="_blank">Cancer Forum</a> by his son.</p>
<p>Corbeil had been working on the music for Quantic Dream&#8217;s upcoming <em>Beyond: Two Souls</em>. Whether or not he had completed his work at the time of his death is currently unknown.</p>
<p>Normand Corbeil may be gone, but the man&#8217;s music lives on for others to appreciate and enjoy.</p>
<p>[Via: <a href="http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-01-28-heavy-rain-composer-normand-corbeil-dies-of-cancer-aged-56" target="_blank">Eurogamer</a>]</p>
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Composer Normand Corbeil dies, aged 56
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