What Is Benoit Jutras Currently Working On?

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Benoit Jutras's current work centers on a new Cirque du Soleil/Disney production opening at Disney World in Orlando in 2019, a water show at the Marine and Safari park in Bali, and a musical-rock opera he is developing with two long-time collaborators. He had also just finished the music for the Road Rage ride at Trans Studio Bali. These are the projects listed as his latest news on benoitjutras.com.

Current and Recent Projects

In development or underway

  • Cirque du Soleil/Disney production (Orlando) — A new mega production at Disney World Orlando, scheduled to open in 2019.
  • Water show in Bali — Music for a water show at the Marine and Safari park in Bali.
  • Musical-rock opera — A new musical-rock opera in development with two long-time collaborators, described as a project particularly dear to him.

Recently completed

  • Road Rage ride, Trans Studio Bali — He had just finished the music for this ride.

Other Recent Work

Beyond the projects above, the site's bio lists several other recent credits:

Project Details
The Han Show Mega-show by Franco Dragone in Wuhan, China
Lotte World Theme Park Music for the theme park in Seoul
The Land Of Legends All original music for the theme park in Antalya, Turkey
Universal Studios Orlando Music for the 2018 Christmas Parade
Le Rêve, Wynn Las Vegas A brand new soundtrack recomposed for the show
World's Away Original soundtrack of the 3D film produced by Cirque du Soleil and James Cameron; the singer "E" of Eels sings on the opening credits song
Amuse Music for a show by Canadian company Les 7 doigts de La Main, staged in Mexico City
The House of Dancing Water Soundtrack of the Franco Dragone mega-show, opened 2010 at City of Dreams, Macau

Career Context

Over the past thirty years, Jutras has been one of the principal composers and musical director of Cirque du Soleil. His Cirque credits include:

  • O — Permanent show at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, which celebrated its eighteenth anniversary in 2017
  • Mystère — Co-written music; the first Cirque du Soleil production presented in Las Vegas, at Treasure Island since 1993
  • Quidam — Signed in 1996, first presented in Montreal, toured worldwide and closed in New Zealand in 2015
  • La Nouba — Music for the production at Disney World in Florida, which ran from 1999 until its close in December 2017
  • Le Cirque Réinventé — He became a co-composer of Cirque du Soleil's production in 1988

For the most current status of the in-development projects, check benoitjutras.com, where this news is posted.