Jean Massicotte

Jean Massicotte has been composing, arranging, and producing music since 1997. Early in his career, Jean was a sound designer and sound artistic director at Ubisoft before moving on to composing,  mainly for film and TV series, all the while producing albums for some of the most influencial artists in Quebec history: Lhasa de Sela, Patrick Watson, Jean Leloup, Pierre Lapointe and more. Antigone, one of his latest works, won Best Canadian Feature Film at TIFF and was chosen to represent Canada at the 93th Oscars.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV/CINEMA

L’ORDRE SECRET (2023) – ONF
Documentary directed by Phil Comeau
Composer, musician, mixer

Les tricheurs (2021)
Feature Film by Louis Godbout
Compositeur, mixeur de la musique

Antigone (2020) – ACPAV
Feature Film by Sophie Deraspe
Composer, producer, musician and mixer of the music

            Nominated at Iris 2020 – Best music
            Best Canadian film at TIFF 2019
            Represented Canada at Oscars 2019

LA MAISON – DIAPHANA FILMS
Feature film
Co-composition with Lhasa de Sela, arrangement

RÊVES DE POUSSIÈRE – ACPAV/ATHÉNAÏSE
Feature film
Co-composition, co-arrangement, sound recordist, mixer

COMME TOUT LE MONDE – AMÉRIQUE FILMS/REZO
Feature film by Pierre-Paul Renders
Co-composition, co-arrangement, sound recordist, mixer
Producers: Entre chiens et loups (Belgique), Amérique Film (Québec)

MULTIMÉDIA

UBISOFT

Artistic director (sound) 1999-2001
Producing music and sound effects for videogames

BATMAN REVENGE – UBISOFT / WARNER US
Composer

Audio excerpts

  1. Love-O-White play pause
  2. Bagalot II play pause

Projects

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(Français) Les Tricheurs

Les Films Primatice

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Antigone

ACPAV

2019

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Rêves de poussière

News

Nov
8

“The Secret Order” to premiere at FICFA 2022! Music by Jean Massicotte

“The Secret Order”, an ONF-produced documentary directed by Phil Comeau and scored by Jean Massicotte, will premiere at FICFA 2022 November 14! The documentary explores “L’Ordre de Jacques Cartier”, a powerful lobby which served French Canadians and Acadians interests from 1926 to 1965, and of which Phil Comeau’s father was a member.

Nov
20

Doubleheader unveils its debut album “Slim Wall”

On November 20th, Doubleheader (Arthur Comeau, Jean Massicotte) presents Sim Wall, a 10-track debut album with an evocative title, which puts aside any genre or language constraint to explore new sonic territories. The resulting musical offer is both unique and accessible. On Sim Wall, the duo’s beatmaking and creative soundtwisting are brought to the next level by the stellar vocal performances of several cream-of-the-crop Canadian artists, including Dominique Fils-Aimé, AfrotroniX, Djely Tapa, Samito, as well as up-and-coming artists EIHDZ, Quenton Hatfield and Maya Kuroki (TEKE TEKE).

Jun
4

Doubleheader present their first single – Diamond Flake feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé

Doubleheader sparked from the frontal collision between musician-producer-rapper Arthur Comeau (ex Radio Radio, aka Nom de Plume) and multi-instrumentalist, producer and arranger Jean Massicotte (Patrick Watson, Jean Leloup, Lhasa, Arthur H and Alejandra Ribera amongst others). The power duo presents their debut single on June 5th, the space disco track “Diamond Flake feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé”

Apr
30

Antigone nominated for 8 IRIS awards, including best original soundtrack

The excellent film Antigone, directed by Sophie Desraspe, is nominated for 8 IRIS awards: best original soundtrack for Jean Massicotte & Jad Orphée Chami, best direction and best scenario for Sophie Desraspe, best editing, best role distribution, revelation of the year for Nahéma Ricci, and the movie that shined the most outside Quebec! THe winners will be unveiled during the June 7th Gala.

Sep
16

“Antigone” awarded best canadian feature film at TIFF!

The feature film by Sophie Deraspe is a contemporary adaptation of the tragedy by Sophocles. Jury remarks: “Antigone stands out on its own as an electrifying piece of cinema. Tackling with vigour contemporary realities of immigration in Canada through the framework of Greek tragedy, Deraspe created magnificent onscreen humanism.” The film is produced by ACPAV and its music produced and arranged by the talented Jean Massicotte and Jad Orphée Chami.

Aug
5

“Antigone” premiering at TIFF!

The feature film “Antigone” by Sophie Deraspe will premier at TIFF (Toronto International Film Festial) in the Contemporary World Cinema category. “Antigone” is a contemporary adaptation of the tragedy by Sophocles. The film is produced by ACPAV and its music composed by the talented Jean Massicotte and Jad Orphée Chami.