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René Dupéré (born in 1946) is a Québécois composer from Mont-Joli, Québec, Canada. == Biography == Dupéré is best known as the composer and arranger of music for contemporary circus productions by the Canadian entertainment company Cirque du Soleil. Among the Cirque du Soleil stage shows he has scored are: ''Le Grand Tour du Cirque du Soleil'' (1984), ''La Magie Continue'' (1986), ''Le Cirque Réinventé'' (1987), ''Nouvelle Expérience'' (1990), ''Saltimbanco'' (1992), ''Mystère'' (1993), ''Alegría'' (1994), ''Kà'' (2004), and ''Zed'' (2009). According to press releases from Cirque du Soleil, "René Dupéré played a key role in shaping the artistic universe of Cirque du Soleil during its first ten years."〔("Cirque du Soleil - Press Room - Cirque Du Soleil - Biographies - René Dupéré" ) Cirque du Soleil. Retrieved Dec 6, 2009.〕 Dupéré's album of music from Cirque du Soleil's ''Alegría'' was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1995 and spent 65 weeks on Billboard's World Music Chart.〔("Cirque du Soleil official website - Music - Alegría" ) Cirque du Soleil. Retrieved Dec 6, 2009.〕 The albums ''Mystère'' and ''Kà'' also spent several weeks at the top of the Billboard charts. As of 2009, Dupéré has sold over 3 million CDs.〔(Netza Creations ) Retrieved Dec 6, 2009.〕 His work outside of Cirque du Soleil has included writing music for various TV and film productions (see Filmography below). In 1997, he wrote part of the music for the ceremony marking the handover of Hong Kong to China. He also composed the soundtrack for ''Xotica: Journey to the Heart'', a Holiday on Ice show that toured in 1998. A modified version of a song entitled "Earth" from the ''Xotica'' soundtrack was used as the backing track for the 2003 short film ''(Oïo )'' by Simon Goulet.〔("The Crew." ) OÏO official website. Retrieved Dec 6, 2009.〕 In June 2005, René Dupéré received an honorary doctorate in music from his alma mater, Université Laval de Québec.〔("Awards & Distinctions." ) Cirquedusoleil.com. Press release. Retrieved Dec 6, 2009.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「René Dupéré」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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