http://www.8bitfix.com/content/heavy-rain-composer-normand-corbeil-passes-away-56-6063/
Some sad news has streamed in and hit the video game community. Music has a huge impact on the ears that the medium nestles itself in. Video game music helps tell the story of the game it is composed for. Heavy Rain was known for being a title that danced on the emotion of the player and David Cage, as well as the team from Quantic Dream, executed this so well.
The composer of the Heavy Rain soundtrack, Normand Corbeil, passed away yesterday at age 56. First spotted on Gaf, it was confirmed on The Cancer Forums by a user, Orly83, who is said to be Corbeil's son, as he posted:
"My father, Normand Corbeil, 56, passed away today at 2:56 PM. He was a great composer and an amazing dad... I am in shock."
His son's signature on the forum reads:
"- Dad, 56, diagnosed with Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer August 15, 2012.
- Dad passed away January 25, 2013 at 2:56 PM."
Corbeil was also working on Quantic Dreams' next title, Beyond Two Souls. He recorded the Heavy Rain soundtrack at Abbey Road Studios.
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Simply horrible. Heavy Rain's soundtrack is one of the best this generation.
