Patrick Doyle (born 6 April 1953) is a Scottish film composer. A longtime collaborator of actor-director Kenneth Branagh, Doyle is known for his work composing for films such Henry V (1989), Sense and Sensibility (1995), Hamlet (1996), and Gosford Park (2001), as well as Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), Eragon (2006), Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Thor (both 2011). Doyle has been nominated for two Academy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards, and is the recipient of the ASCAP Henry Mancini Award for "outstanding achievements and contributions to the world of film and television music".
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| 1 | Father of Patrick Neil Doyle, also a film composer. |
| 2 | Divides time between London, England and Beverly Hills, California. [August 2003] |
| 3 | His scores for Much Ado About Nothing (1993) and Sense and Sensibility (1995) were nominated for AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores. Neither made the list. |
| 4 | Diagnosed with leukemia (from which he has since recovered) in 1997. |
| 5 | Music from his score for Henry V (1989) was used in a trailer for Australia (2008). |
| 6 | His first TV score was for Kenneth Branagh's television production of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, or What You Will (1988), credited as Pat Doyle. |
| 7 | His breakthrough was Kenneth Branagh's Henry V (1989). |
| 8 | He graduated from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. |
| 9 | Admits that he didn't know whether he wanted to be an actor or composer, and credits Kenneth Branagh for giving him his first opportunity. |
| 10 | Joined Kenneth Branagh's Renaissance Theatre Company in 1987. |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| Altman | 2014 | Documentary performer: "The Dancing Years", "Inspector Thompson", "Walking to Shoot" / writer: "Inspector Thompson", "Walking to Shoot" |
| Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit | 2014 | music: "Faith of Our Fathers" / writer: "Faith of Our Fathers" |
| Bullet in the Face | TV Mini-Series performer - 6 episodes, 2012 writer - 6 episodes, 2012 |
| Brave | 2012 | lyrics: "Song of Mor du" / music: "Noble Maiden Fair", "Song of Mor du" |
| Some Jerk with a Camera | 2011 | TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode |
| Capitalism: A Love Story | 2009 | Documentary writer: "One Set All", "Sleuth" |
| BBC Proms | 2007 | TV Series 1 episode |
| Eragon | 2006 | writer: "Once in Every Liftime" |
| As You Like It | 2006 | performer: "Under the Greenwood Tree", "Blow, Blow", "A Lover & His Lass" / writer: "Under the Greenwood Tree", "Blow, Blow", "A Lover & His Lass" |
| Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | 2005 | writer: "Potter Waltz", "Neville's Waltz", "Underwater Secrets" - uncredited |
| The Real Jane Austen | 2002 | TV Movie documentary "A Particular Sum", "All the Delights of the Season", "To Die for Love", "Combe Magna", "Devonshire", "Leaving London" |
| Femme Fatale | 2002 | writer: "Opening Titles" |
| Gosford Park | 2001 | music: "The Way It's Meant to Be" 2001 |
| Great Expectations | 1998 | writer: "Siren", "Like a Friend", "Walk This Earth Alone" |
| Sense and Sensibility | 1995 | music: "Weep You No More Sad Fountains", "The Dreame" |
| Much Ado About Nothing | 1993 | performer: "Sigh No More Ladies", "Pardon, Goddess of the Night ", "Strike Up Pipers" - uncredited |
| No 73 | 1982 | TV Series performer - 1 episode |
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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| 2013 | ASCAP Award | ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards | Top Box Office Films | Brave (2012) |
| 2013 | Henry Mancini Award | ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards |
| 2012 | ASCAP Award | ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards | Top Box Office Films | Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) |
| 2012 | ASCAP Award | ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards | Top Box Office Films | Thor (2011) |
| 2007 | ASCAP Award | ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards | Top Box Office Films | Eragon (2006) |
| 2006 | ASCAP Award | ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards | Top Box Office Films | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) |
| 2005 | IFMCA Award | International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) | Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction Film | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) |
| 2002 | World Soundtrack Award | World Soundtrack Awards | Soundtrack Composer of the Year | Gosford Park (2001) |
| 1995 | LAFCA Award | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | Best Music | A Little Princess (1995) |
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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| 2013 | Annie | Annie Awards | Music in an Animated Feature Production | Brave (2012) |
| 2013 | IFMCA Award | International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) | Best Original Score for a Video Game or Interactive Media | Puppeteer (2013) |
| 2012 | IFMCA Award | International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) | Best Original Score for an Animated Feature Film | Brave (2012) |
| 2011 | IFMCA Award | International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) | Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure/Thriller Film | Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) |
| 2011 | IFMCA Award | International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) | Best Original Score for a Documentary Feature Film | Jig (2011) |
| 2011 | World Soundtrack Award | World Soundtrack Awards | Soundtrack Composer of the Year | La ligne droite (2011) |
| 2007 | IFMCA Award | International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) | Best Original Score for a Horror/Thriller Film | Sleuth (2007) |
| 2006 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Music | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) |
| 2006 | IFMCA Award | International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) | Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror Film | Eragon (2006) |
| 2006 | IFMCA Award | International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) | Film Music Composition of the Year | Eragon (2006) |
| 2006 | World Soundtrack Award | World Soundtrack Awards | Best Original Song Written for Film | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) |
| 2005 | Genie | Genie Awards | Best Achievement in Music - Original Song | Nouvelle-France (2004) |
| 2005 | IFMCA Award | International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) | Film Score of the Year | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) |
| 2005 | IFMCA Award | International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) | Film Composer of the Year |
| 2002 | AFI Award | AFI Awards, USA | Composer of the Year | Gosford Park (2001) |
| 2000 | César | César Awards, France | Best Music (Meilleure musique) | Est - Ouest (1999) |
| 1999 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Music, Original Family Score | Quest for Camelot (1998) |
| 1997 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Music, Original Dramatic Score | Hamlet (1996) |
| 1997 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Outstanding Original Score | Hamlet (1996) |
| 1996 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Music, Original Dramatic Score | Sense and Sensibility (1995) |
| 1996 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Original Score - Motion Picture | Sense and Sensibility (1995) |
| 1996 | Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music | BAFTA Awards | Sense and Sensibility (1995) |
| 1996 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Original Score | Hamlet (1996) |
| 1995 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Music | Frankenstein (1994) |
| 1995 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Original Score | Sense and Sensibility (1995) |
| 1993 | César | César Awards, France | Best Music (Meilleure musique) | Indochine (1992) |
| 1992 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Original Score - Motion Picture | Dead Again (1991) |
