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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.
Patrick Doyle is a classically trained composer who has scored over 45 films, including Harry Potter, Thor and Cinderella. He is also an actor who has appeared in films such as Dead Again, Brave and Effie Gray.
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- Uddingston, Scotland, UK
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.
- April 6, 1953
- 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.
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 collabo.
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Apr 21, 2011 · Learn about Patrick Doyle's career as a film composer, from his first score for Kenneth Branagh's Henry V to his upcoming work for Thor. Discover his best and most varied scores for Shakespeare, Jane Austen, Mary Shelley and more.
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