Theme song composed by L'Île-des-Sœurs musician could be chosen

Mr. Tanaka composed this piece with the help of his colleague, Christian St-Roch. More than 15,000 amateur and professional musicians participated in the contest, the final result of which will be announced on October 11. Among the compositions submitted, five were chosen one of which was the submission of Messrs Tanaka and St-Roch.

Readers of Le Magazine can participate in the final selection which will be carried out in two phases. They can register their support either by voting online, by a landline phone, or by mobile phone. They should go to this web site address: anthemchallenge.cbc.ca People have until midnight to vote which will help determine the two finalists. If the composition of Messrs Tanaka and St-Roch is selected, the public can once again vote, this time for the final winner. The names of the two finalists will be announced on Thursday, October 9, during Hockey night in Canada. After the announcement, people will be able to vote again by visiting the same web site address anthemchallenge.cbc.ca and then choose one of the two selected compositions. The chosen theme will be used on Saturday, October 11 during the programme broadcast.

The old theme is very popular and has been used for 40 years. The five pieces were chosen by a committee made up of 400 jury members. The work of Jimmy Tanaka and Christian St-Roch was presented to the public during an hour-long broadcast that was aired last Saturday on CBC.

For the two final phases, only amateurs who have the right to choose can participate.

This is not the first time that these two composers have made their mark. Mr. Tanaka is particularly known as a musical theme composer for the Centenary celebrations of the City of Verdun, for the TV series Insectia, and for several songs used by the television series Caillou. He also composed the soundtracks for several films. As for Mr. St-Roch, he is known principally for having composed the theme song for the Montreal Olympic Games in 1976.