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Patrick Doyle (born 6 April 1953 [1]) 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. [2]
Patrick Doyle is a classically trained composer. His first film score, the acclaimed adaptation of "Henry V" with Kenneth Branagh for Renaissance films was scored in 1989.
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- Uddingston, Scotland, UK
- My upbringing. WHEN I was young I used to play little harmonies on a glockenspiel. When I was starting primary school at St John’s school in Uddingston we had a piano in the assembly hall – I remember vividly opening up this really heavy lid and recognising that the configuration of the keys were the same as my little glockenspiel, and that I could play this, I could make music on this.
- Music at school. I WAS a member of the Lanarkshire Youth Orchestra and the school brass band. It was hugely important to have music as part of the school day, and I benefited massively from the music tuition I had at the time.
- Getting a place at RSAMD. I JOINED the junior course and then I was accepted as a senior student at the then Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.
- Moving to London. WHEN we graduated we bought a flat in Yorkhill and I worked as a music teacher at Hillhead High for a year, and then went on to the Citizens Theatre where I was part of a programme taking drama into schools.
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Mar 22, 2019 · Iconic Academy Award, Golden Globe, and BAFTA-nominated composer, Patrick Doyle speaks on the intimate contemporary score he crafted for Kenneth Branagh’s All Is True illustrating William Shakespeare’s last years, taking an unexpected turn into the action-packed Marvel universe for Thor, and collaborating with Michelle Pfeiffer for Murder ...
Patrick Doyle is a classically trained composer. He graduated from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music in 1975, where he was made a Fellow in 2001. After many years composing for theatre, radio and television, Patrick joined the Renaissance Theatre Company as composer and musical director in 1987.
Patrick Doyle 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...