Maxime Goulet

"An orchestral suite meant to accompany chocolate tasting, a piano concerto as a soundtrack for a chess match, a fishing story mimed by a costumed clarinetist, a crowd game for beach ball and orchestra, an 8-bit concertino, a workout for orchestra, a mashup of 35 anthems… With his communicative musical language and the originality of his concepts, the Montreal based composer Maxime Goulet connects with audiences from all kinds of backgrounds and experiences, from youth audiences to savvy music aficionados. His music is written in a contemporary tonal style and has been described as “skillful, immediately pleasant and very cinematographic”, “melodic and narrative”, “a mix of simplicity, of modernity and of humour”, and “an immediate connection with the audience”. His album Symphonic Chocolates has been described as “an off-the-wall idea that makes classical music more festive”.

Driven by the desire to make music more interactive, the Montreal based composer Maxime Goulet scored more than 30 video games such as Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade, Roller Coaster Tycoon World, The Amazing Spider-Man, Dungeon Hunter-I, II, III, IV, Shrek Forever After, Brothers in arms 2: Global Front, Brothers in Arms 3: Sons of War, Iron Man 2, Order and Chaos and Backstab. His score for Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade and Dungeon Hunter IV were nominated for best original music at the Canadian Video Game Award and his score for One More Gate was nominated for best interactive music at the Canadian Screen Music Award (CASMA). His game music has been described as “supporting the look and feel of the game with both emotion and atmosphere, giving it a close to filmic quality”, “a music that brings out the best of every moment”, “one of the, if not the, best looking and sounding games on the iTunes store”, “a mind blowing soundtrack”, “powerful and effective”, “as epic as you can get” and “a particular standout”.

As composer, conceptor and artistic coordinator, Maxime Goulet created The Montreal Video Game Symphony, a multi-media concert that combines the power of the symphony orchestra and the immersive and interactive world of gaming.

Maxime Goulet produced, wrote, and scored the short animated film 21, animated and directed by Yann Ben Alluch.

The album Maxime Goulet: Symphonie de la tempête de verglas, recorded by the Orchestre Classique de Montréal and Jacques Lacombe, features his works Ice Storm Symphony, What a Day, and Fishing Story, has won a Juno Award and was nominated for a Prix Opus award. His mash-up United Anthems was recorded by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and is featured on the album Canada Mosaic – Sesquies. His Olympic ouverture Citius, altius, fortius! is featured on the album Les plaisirs coupables of the Orchestre symphonique de Sherbrooke and on the album Jean-Willy Kunz Au grand orgue de Pierre-Béique. His orchestral suite Symphonic Chocolates was recorded by the Prague FILMharmonic Orchestra and is featured on the album Chocolats symphoniques."

Biography taken from https://maximegoulet.com.