Richard Fortin - Credits

Highlights:

• Producer/composer/arranger/performer for Juno award-nominee album "Camino Latino" {Liona Boyd} in best instrumental album of the year category. The album features legendary guitarist Al diMeola and Steve Morse of Deep Purple.
• Gemini Award nominee for Best Original Music for a Drama - "A Letter to Harvey Milk".
• Guitarist for Grammy award nominee 2017 Ron Korb.
  
• Gold album recipient from Universal (Christmas Dreams).
• Gold album recipient from Sony Music (Persona).
• Three time Gold Award Winner from Houston Film Festival.
• Columbus International Film Festival Award for music of the film "The Missing Piece".
• Composer for the short animated film "Spring" (demo)".
• Producer for Patricia O'Callaghan's album "Real Emotional Girl", EMI.
• String arrangements on John Cody's album "Darkness Visible.
  
• Composer and performer on Liona Boyd's "Persona" album with Michael Kamen, Eric Clapton, David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) and Yo-yo Ma.
• Composer of the musical Madame Mere. The music was praised by Donna Caroll {Evita} and was performed on stage at the Vienna Opera House.
• Composer/arranger/producer for the song "Frontera".
• City Pulse Tonight music opening theme aired from 1996 to 2002.
• Composer for Alliance Atlantis
• Original music published in Guitar Player Magazine and Finger Style Magazine (Los Angeles).
• Music arrangements for Julian Lennon for producer, Bob Ezrin (The Wall).
• Composer for European Tenor, Camillo del Antonio.
• Music Composer for Academy Award Winner Director, Brigitte Berman.
• Producer for Elaine Overholt who was vocal trainer for Richard Gere and Renée Zellweger in Chicago.
• Original music for poems narrated by Leslie Nielsen. Produced by Elisa Amsterdam.
• Original music published in 4 books by Hal Leonard and Alfred Music, USA/Canada.
• Producer-arranger for Toronto Idol winner Meagan Lowes.
• Symphonic orchestrations for Juno award recording artist Robert Michaels.
• Composer/producer for the song "Morenita" from the Juno award nominee album Camino Latino.
• Guitar duet with Liona Boyd in Costa Rica.
  
• Led Zeppelin medley, using a Les Paul Standard.
  
• Original composition "Carretera Libertad" from the album Camino Latino, audio only.
  
• Various guitar arrangements on Youtube including "Moorish Dance".
  
• Music producer/arranger for "Bajo el Sol" from the album "Camino Latino".
  
• Music producer/arranger for many singers/musicians.
  

• "On The Run" music theme,Discovery channel and worldwide broadcast.
• "Manhunt" TV series directed by Dennis Murphy.
• "A day of mourning" short film directed by Todd Schroeder.
• "Creepie Canada" CTV-Discovery.2 episodes.
• "Heroine de l'ombre" directed by Aurelie Resch.CBC-SRC.
• "Nowhere To Hide", film directed by Todd Schroeder.
• "Ito's dream", film trailer, 2005.
• "The Missing Piece", film directed by Todd Schroeder, Fallingstar Film Productions, 1998 (Columbus International Film Festival Award 2001).
• "Concerto of the Andes" performed by Costa Rica Symphony. Broadcast periodically on BRAVO; directed by Gemini Award winner, Jim Hanley.
  
• "Scandal: Then and Now" mini series: Broadcast on A&E and History Channel; Associated Producers.
• "Life and Times" CBC.
• "A Question of Honour", five special presentations on GLOBAL, directed by Dennis Murphy (Gemini Nominee).
• "Giller Prize" CBC, Associated Producers.
• "Canada's Brain Drain", featuring Dan Ackroyd, Global Network; directed by Dennis Murphy.
• "Moving on" TV series on CBC and TVO directed by Doug Caldwell.
• "The Strange Case of Bunny Weequod", CBC special presentation, October 1999; directed by Steve Van Denzen.
• "Blind Eye" (Feature film trailer), Roadhouse/Balmoral Prod.).
• "Spoken Art" mini series on BRAVO (40 shows).
• "Notes from Mother", film directed by Peter St-Laurent; Showcase Channel, Italy Film Festival.
• "The Red Clog", short film directed by Sylvia Jaunzarins; Centerra Productions.
• "Secret of Springhill", film directed by D. Lavergne.
• Music from "Fantasma" (Marquis Records) used occasionally on CBC Gemini award-winning series, "Black Harbour" 1997-1999. All the music on the album, "Fantasma" composed by Richard Fortin.
• "A Price to Pay" (war story) film produced by Eliza Haddad.
• "Guelph Forum", Stornoway Productions).
• Guitar arrangements for Disney's movie, "A Kid in King Arthur's Court," soundtrack.
• "Au Quotidien", CBC Radio theme.
• "Wings of a Butterfly", short film directed by Simcha Jacobovici.
• Television theme in Malaysia (Socan breakdown).
• "Intuition", Bank of Montreal television advertising.
• Arrangements for TVO mini series, "Coup Classique", "Panorama" and "Declic".
• CRTC proposal for Stornoway Communications.
• "The Haunting", short film directed by Tara Ward Claddagh Prod.
• "Through Thick and Thin", CBC, directed by Leslie Cot , Atmos Film).
• "T l -Litt ", series directed by Yuval Daniel, M diatique Prod. 2002 (TFO).
• "Does your vote count?", Stornoway Prod.

• Regular airplay on radio stations across Canada.
• Guitarist on Liona Boyd's Persona album with Michael Kamen (Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves), David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Eric Clapton and Yo-Yo Ma. Recorded in England.
• Original symphonic work ("concerto of the Andes"), commissioned by Liona Boyd, premiered with Costs Rica Symphony. "Concerto of the Andes" was the focus of a special television program produced by Sleeping Giant Productions, and broadcast across Canada. This work has been performed in the U.S.A. (Arkansas, Virginia, San Francisco Chicago) and South America.
• Guitarist/arranger/composer (9 pieces) Liona Boyd's album, "Dancing on the Edge" produced by Diane Louie. Original material also recorded on 3 other albums, "Encore", "Persona", and "Christmas Dreams".
• Guitarist on Liona Boyd's Persona tour. Venues included the Easter Seal Telethon, Roy Thompson Hall, and other Canadian concert halls. The tour was planned and supervised by Bruce Allen (Manager for Bryan Adams).
• Guitar demonstrator for different guitar companies.