Gilbert Lachance’s debut album: Tom Cruise’s Quebec voice now playing piano

Some will remember that he played the athlete Marc Andre Rooms in the city. Since then, he’s been the voice actor for cinema icons like Tom Cruise, Johnny Depp and Matt Damon, but now, without the instrument that is his livelihood, his voice, he hopes to conquer the ears of Quebecers… and the whole world.

At the age of 58, Gilbert Lachance began his musical career by releasing a piano album with a title that reflects his passion. Indoor cinema.

Someone who spent most of his career in the shadows now wants to find a place in the sun.

“I wanted to participate and meet people at performances,” says this Beethoven and Chopin lover, who has played the piano since his childhood.

False note

This can easily be heard in the 12 tracks of his album, Gilbert Lachance is an excellent pianist with a flair for melody that finds its way into the heart of the listener.

Why did I wait so long before diving in? “I had crazy anxiety about hitting the wrong note,” he pleads.

With the encouragement of those around him, who were impressed by his compositions, and by “practicing a lot,” the aspiring pianist-actor ended up overcoming this obstacle.

By giving him the role of George Gershwin in the play Edgar and his ghostsA few years ago, actress and director Michele Deslauriers made her last inhibitions disappear.

She heard me at a party and it stuck with her. “I’ll put Gershwin in the room so you can play the piano,” she said to me. It was a great trap that helped me a lot to downplay the false note.

the world

Thanks to his short compositions that created pop music, Indoor cinema Gilbert Lachance places in the neoclassical movement carried here by Jean-Michel Blaise and Alexandra Strelski.

“I want my music to be accessible, poignant, so that people recognize it and allow themselves a moment to let what’s in their hearts show,” explains the pianist who allows himself to dream big.

“I would like to play all over the world. Simple.” He said while laughing.

Music as therapy

He firmly believes that his music can do good.

“when I was in Rooms in the cityHe says: We were big stars, we had an audience of 2 million and we were well known. I didn’t understand why, I wasn’t saving lives, I was playing Marc Andre on TV.

“It took me a long time to understand that allowing people to experience their feelings and project themselves into another reality benefits them. It’s like prophylaxis. It prevents people from getting sick, and music is more powerful, in my opinion, on that level.”

Album Indoor cinema It has been available since May 3. Gilbert Lachance suggests purchasing it on Bandcamp where additional songs are available.