Born in Montreal, Normand Roger began his career as a freelance composer in 1971 for the National Film Board of Canada. He is known abroad largely due to the success of the animated films on which he collaborated, creating well over two hundred sound tracks in the last 45 years, including many productions in the US, Europe, Russia and Japan. These films have garnered several hundred prizes in international festivals including 13 Nominations for Academy Awards of which 6 received Oscars.