2007
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Patrick Doyle is a film score composer who has worked with directors such as Kenneth Branagh, Ang Lee and Régis Wargnier. He has been nominated for two Oscars and two Golden Globes, and has composed for over 60 films, including Harry Potter, Thor and Cinderella.
Patrick Doyle is a veteran Nollywood actor and broadcaster who was popular in the 1990s for his roles as a pastor or a religious leader. He is married to actress Iretiola Doyle and has five children.
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.
- January 1, 1
- 2 min
- 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.
Mar 22, 2019 · Learn about the career and artistic vision of Patrick Doyle, the award-winning composer who has scored films by Kenneth Branagh, including All is True. Discover his influences, his musical style, and his collaboration with Branagh on Shakespeare's life and works.
Patrick Doyle is a classically trained composer who has scored over 45 films, including "Henry V", "Harry Potter" and "Thor". He has worked with many acclaimed directors and has received several awards and nominations for his music.
Feb 8, 2019 · The director and actor talks about his 16-film collaboration with the composer, who scored his Shakespeare adaptations and All is True. He admires Doyle's gift for melody, his ability to capture the messy business of being human, and his setting of Shakespeare's songs.
