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Patrick Doyle
Taken at the Workshop Sound and Music for Film Foundation in Madrid 12/05
Taken at the Workshop Sound and Music for Film Foundation in Madrid 12/05
Background information
Birth name Patrick Doyle
Born April 6, 1953 (1953-04-06) (age 55)
Origin Uddingston, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Genre(s) Film scores
Occupation(s) Composer
Years active 1989-Present

Patrick Doyle (born April 6, 1953, Uddingston, South Lanarkshire, Scotland) is an Academy Award nominated Scottish musician and film score composer. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Uddingston is a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, on the north side of the River Clyde, approximately seven miles to the south-east of Glasgow South Lanarkshire ( Siorrachd Lannraig a Deas in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland, covering the southern part of the Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other A film score is a broad term referring to the music in a film which is generally categorically separated from songs used within a film A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Uddingston is a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, on the north side of the River Clyde, approximately seven miles to the south-east of Glasgow South Lanarkshire ( Siorrachd Lannraig a Deas in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland, covering the southern part of the Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. A film score is a broad term referring to the music in a film which is generally categorically separated from songs used within a film A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance His collaboration with Kenneth Branagh and the Shakespearean community is well known, but his scoring talents are versatile, and he has composed orchestral scores for a variety of films and film genres, from Disney's Shipwrecked to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Kenneth Charles Branagh (born 10 December 1960) is an Emmy Award -winning Academy Award -nominated Northern Irish Actor William Shakespeare ( baptised Frankenstein (also known by its promotional title Mary Shelley's Frankenstein) is a 1994 Film directed by Kenneth Branagh In the latter half of the 1990s, he utilised a combination of synthesizers, chorus, and solo vocals, along with a traditional orchestra.

Career

Doyle graduated in 1974 from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Glasgow, where he studied piano and singing. The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama ( RSAMD) is a Conservatoire of Music, Drama and Dance in the centre of Glasgow Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom His first music score was written in 1978, and subsequently, he has written the music for a host of radio, television, theatre and film productions. He lives in Surrey with his wife, Lesley Howard, and his four children.

Doyle joined the Renaissance Theatre Company in 1987 as composer and musical director, with an original score for Kenneth Branagh's acclaimed staging of Twelfth Night at Riverside Studios in December 1987, which he directed on stage. The Renaissance Theatre Company was founded in 1987 by Kenneth Branagh and David Parfitt as a development of the work they had been doing periodically on the London The title of music director or musical director is used by many Symphony orchestras to designate the primary conductor and artistic leader of the orchestra Kenneth Charles Branagh (born 10 December 1960) is an Emmy Award -winning Academy Award -nominated Northern Irish Actor Twelfth Night Or What You Will is a Comedy by William Shakespeare, based on the Short story "Of Apolonius and Silla" by Riverside Studios is one of West London 's leading centres for contemporary and international dramatic performance film exhibitions and television production In 1988 he composed the music for their Renaissance Shakespeare on the Road season of productions of Hamlet, As You Like It, and Much Ado About Nothing for debut directors Derek Jacobi, Geraldine McEwan, and Judi Dench. Hamlet is a Tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601 As You Like It is a Pastoral Comedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in 1599 or early 1600 and first published Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy by William Shakespeare. First published in 1600 it is likely to have been first performed in the autumn or winter Sir Derek George Jacobi CBE (ˈdʒækəbi born 22 October, 1938) is an English Actor and Film director, knighted Geraldine McEwan (born Geraldine McKeown on 9 May 1932) is a BAFTA award -winning English actress, with a diverse and successful Dame Judith Olivia Dench, CH, DBE, FRSA, (born 9 December, 1934) usually known as Judi Dench, is an English A year later Doyle again worked with director Judi Dench on both the theatre and television productions of Look Back in Anger, presented first in Belfast then London, starring Branagh as Jimmy Porter and Emma Thompson as Alison. Look Back in Anger (1956 is a John Osborne play and 1958 movie about a love triangle involving an intelligent but disaffected young man (Jimmy Porter He then completed a world tour with the Renaissance, for which he was both composer and musical director for the company's productions of King Lear and A Midsummer Night's Dream. King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1603 and 1606 and is considered one of his greatest works A Midsummer Night's Dream is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, suggested by " The Knight's Tale " from

Director Kenneth Branagh commissioned Doyle to write the film score for the Renaissance Film Company production of Henry V. Henry V is a 1989 film directed by Kenneth Branagh, and based upon the Shakespeare play about the famous English King Simon Rattle and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra were engaged to perform the music. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Sir Simon Denis Rattle, CBE, FRSA, (born January The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO is a British orchestra based in Birmingham, England. A choral piece from this score, "Non nobis Domine", was awarded the 1989 Ivor Novello Award for Best Film Theme. For the unrelated Latin motto see Non nobis solum. Non nobis is a short Latin Hymn used as a prayer of Thanksgiving and expression In 1990, Charles, Prince of Wales commissioned Doyle to write The Thistle and The Rose, a song cycle for full choir, in honour of the Queen Mother's 90th birthday. Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (Elizabeth Angela Marguerite 4 August 1900 &ndash 30 March 2002 was the Queen Consort of King George In 1991, Doyle wrote the score for the Paramount feature Dead Again also directed by Branagh, and the score was nominated for a 1991 Golden Globe Award. Dead Again is a 1991 Psychological thriller / Neo-noir directed by Kenneth Branagh, starring Branagh and his then-wife The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner

Doyle's 1995 score for Sense and Sensibility was nominated for a Golden Globe, an Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score, and a BAFTA nomination for Best Film Score. Sense and Sensibility is a 1995 British Drama film directed by Ang Lee. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation In 1996, Hamlet, a four hour, 70mm epic directed by Kenneth Branagh for Castle Rock, received an Academy Award nomination. Hamlet is a 1996 film version of William Shakespeare 's classic play of the same name, adapted and directed by Kenneth Branagh In 1997, Sony Classical commissioned him to write a piece of music to accompany a children's story entitled The Face In The Lake. This piece was premiered in February 1998 at Carnegie Hall in New York City, along with two other stories with music written by Wynton Marsalis & Edgar Meyer. Carnegie Hall (generally ˌkɑrnɨgi ˈhɔːl is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east The City of New York Wynton Learson Marsalis (b October 18, 1961) is an American Trumpeter and Composer. Edgar Meyer (born November 24, 1960) is a prominent contemporary bassist. Sony Classical released a CD of the music, narrated by Kate Winslet, together with a companion children's book published by Viking Press. Kate Elizabeth Winslet (born 5 October 1975 is a five-time Academy Award -nominated Golden Globe -nominated Emmy Award -nominated

Doyle's style of classical composition and history as an actor and stage hand makes him a very knowledgeable musical artist. He has appeared (and sung) in numerous films and is always seeking to lend his diverse skills to more projects. The original themes he both composes and performs vocals for can be heard on the albums for Henry V, Much Ado About Nothing and As You Like It.

In November 1997, Doyle was diagnosed with leukemia, from which he has recovered. Leukemia or leukaemia (Greek leukos λευκός, "white" aima αίμα, "blood" is a Cancer of the Blood Nonetheless, he completed his score for Great Expectations and continued to work on Quest for Camelot during treatment. By 1998, his career had returned to full swing. He completed the score for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, taking over from John Williams. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is a 2005 Fantasy Adventure Film, based on J John Towner Williams (born February 8 1932) is an American Composer, conductor and Pianist. He also wrote the music for the Eragon soundtrack (released December 15, 2006). Eragon is a 2006 Live-action / CGI fantasy - adventure Film based on the novel of the same name

Selected filmography

External links

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