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Patrick Doyle

Composer

Patrick Doyle

Born April 6, 1953 in Uddingston, South Lanarkshire, Scotland66 films

Patrick Doyle (born 6 April 1953) is a Scottish composer and occasional actor best known for his film scores. During his 50-year career in film, television, and theatre, he has composed the scores for over 60 feature films. A long-time collaborator of actor-director Kenneth Branagh, Doyle is known for his work on films such as Henry V, Sense and Sensibility, Hamlet, Carlito's Way, Quest for Camelot, and Gosford Park, as well as Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Thor, Brave, Cinderella, Murder on the Orient Express, and Death on the Nile.

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He has scored the films of many renowned directors, including Robert Altman, Ang Lee, Alfonso Cuarón, Mike Newell, Brian De Palma, Chen Kaige, Amma Asante, Régis Wargnier, and Kenneth Branagh.

Doyle has been nominated for two Academy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards, one BAFTA, and two Caesars, and he won the Ivor Novello Award for Best Film Theme for 'Henry V.'. He has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from both the World Soundtrack Awards and Scottish BAFTA, the PRS Award for Extraordinary Achievement in Music, and received the ASCAP Henry Mancini Award for "outstanding achievements and contributions to the world of film and television music."

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Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Rise of the Planet of the Apes poster7.4Rise of the Planet of the Apes2011Thor poster6.8Thor2011Brave poster7.0Brave2012Carlito's Way poster7.8Carlito's Way1993Donnie Brasco poster7.5Donnie Brasco1997Murder on the Orient Express poster6.7Murder on the Orient Express2017Cinderella poster6.8Cinderella2015Bridget Jones's Diary poster6.7Bridget Jones's Diary2001

Filmography

66 films
  1. 2023SanctuaryOriginal Music Composer
  2. 2023Day TwelveMusic
  3. 2022Death on the NileOriginal Music Composer
  4. 2020Artemis FowlOriginal Music Composer
  5. 2018All Is TrueConductor
  6. 2018Sgt. Stubby: An American HeroOriginal Music Composer
  7. 2017Murder on the Orient ExpressOriginal Music Composer
  8. 2017The Emoji MovieOriginal Music Composer
  9. 2016A United KingdomOriginal Music Composer
  10. 2016Branagh Theatre Live: The EntertainerMusic
  11. 2016Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and JulietMusic
  12. 2016Whisky GaloreOriginal Music Composer
  13. 2015Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's TaleOriginal Music Composer
  14. 2015CinderellaOriginal Music Composer
  15. 2014Jack Ryan: Shadow RecruitOriginal Music Composer
  16. 2013National Theatre Live: MacbethOriginal Music Composer
  17. 2012BraveOriginal Music Composer
  18. 2012Sir BilliOriginal Music Composer
  19. 2011Rise of the Planet of the ApesOriginal Music Composer
  20. 2011ThorOriginal Music Composer
  21. 2011The Straight LineOriginal Music Composer
  22. 2010Rosannas TochterOriginal Music Composer
  23. 2010Main StreetOriginal Music Composer
  24. 2008IgorOriginal Music Composer
  25. 2008Nim's IslandOriginal Music Composer
  26. 2007SleuthOriginal Music Composer
  27. 2007The Last LegionOriginal Music Composer
  28. 2007Have Mercy on Us AllOriginal Music Composer
  29. 2006EragonOriginal Music Composer
  30. 2006As You Like ItOriginal Music Composer
  31. 2006Jekyll + HydeOriginal Music Composer
  32. 2005Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireOriginal Music Composer
  33. 2005Nanny McPheeOriginal Music Composer
  34. 2005Wah-WahOriginal Music Composer
  35. 2005Man to ManOriginal Music Composer
  36. 2004Battle of the BraveOriginal Music Composer
  37. 2003The Galíndez FileOriginal Music Composer
  38. 2003Secondhand LionsOriginal Music Composer
  39. 2003Calendar GirlsOriginal Music Composer
  40. 2002Killing Me SoftlyOriginal Music Composer
  41. 2001Gosford ParkOriginal Music Composer
  42. 2001Bridget Jones's DiaryOriginal Music Composer
  43. 2001Blow DryOriginal Music Composer
  44. 2000Love's Labour's LostOriginal Music Composer
  45. 2000Just for the Time BeingOriginal Music Composer
  46. 1999East/WestOriginal Music Composer
  47. 1998Quest for CamelotOriginal Music Composer
  48. 1998Great ExpectationsOriginal Music Composer
  49. 1997Donnie BrascoOriginal Music Composer
  50. 1996HamletOriginal Music Composer
  51. 1996Mrs. WinterbourneOriginal Music Composer
  52. 1995Sense and SensibilityOriginal Music Composer
  53. 1995A Little PrincessOriginal Music Composer
  54. 1995A French WomanOriginal Music Composer
  55. 1994Mary Shelley's FrankensteinOriginal Music Composer
  56. 1994Exit to EdenOriginal Music Composer
  57. 1993Carlito's WayOriginal Music Composer
  58. 1993Needful ThingsOriginal Music Composer
  59. 1993Much Ado About NothingOriginal Music Composer
  60. 1992Into the WestOriginal Music Composer
  61. 1992IndochineOriginal Music Composer
  62. 1991Dead AgainOriginal Music Composer
  63. 1990ShipwreckedOriginal Music Composer
  64. 1989Look Back in AngerOriginal Music Composer
  65. 1989Henry VOriginal Music Composer
  66. 1988Twelfth Night, or What You WillOriginal Music Composer