Patrick Doyle
Patrick (Pat) Doyle (born April 6, 1953 in Uddingston , Scotland ) is a Scottish actor and composer of film music .
Life
After studying piano and singing at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, of which he has been an honorary member since 2004, Doyle wrote music for small radio and television productions and played a. a. in the Oscar- winning film The Hour of the Winner (original title: Chariots of Fire) with. From 1989 he concentrated on writing film music. Patrick Doyle achieved his breakthrough with his music for the film Henry V. This film is also the beginning of a long-term collaboration and friendship between Doyle and the director and actor Kenneth Branagh .
In 1997 Patrick Doyle was diagnosed with leukemia . However, he resumed his work just a year later and has since composed music for over ten films, including the score for the fourth part of the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire . He replaced the well-known film music composer John Williams , who wrote the music for the first three parts. Doyle interpreted the famous Hedwig's theme by Williams in 3/4 time differently to 6/8 time, played exclusively with strings.
Among other things, Doyle was nominated for two Oscars and two Golden Globes . He was also nominated for two Césars and a British Academy Film Award , but each time came away empty-handed. But Doyle was able to assert himself as the winner at many different other prizes.
Patrick Doyle is married and has four children with his wife Lesley.
Filmography (selection)
- 1989: Henry V. (Henry V)
- 1990: Stranded (Shipwrecked)
- 1991: Shadows of the Past (Dead Again)
- 1992: Indochine
- 1993: Much Ado About Nothing (Much Ado About Nothing)
- 1993: In a Small Town (Needful Things)
- 1993: Carlito's Way
- 1994: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
- 1994: Undercover Cops (Exit to Eden)
- 1995: a French woman
- 1995: Sense and Sensibility (Sense and Sensibility)
- 1995: Little Princess (A Little Princess)
- 1996: Hamlet
- 1996: Mrs. Winterbourne
- 1997: Donnie Brasco
- 1998: Great Expectations (Great Expectations)
- 1998: The Magic Sword - The Legend of Camelot (Quest for Camelot)
- 1999: Est-Ouest - A love in Russia (Est-Ouest)
- 2000: Lost Love's Labor's (Love's Labor's Lost)
- 2001: Bridget Jones - Chocolate for Breakfast (Bridget Jones's Diary)
- 2001: Gosford Park
- 2001: Sooner or later (Blow Dry)
- 2002: Killing Me Softly
- 2003: Secondhand Lions (Secondhand Lions)
- 2003: Calendar Girls (Calendar Girls)
- 2005: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- 2005: A Magical Nanny (Nanny McPhee)
- 2006: Eragon - Legacy of the Dragon Riders (Eragon)
- 2007: The Last Legion (The Last Legion)
- 2007: 1 murder for 2 (Sleuth)
- 2007: Fred Vargas - Flee Far and Fast (Pars vite et reviens tard)
- 2008: The Island of Adventure (Nim's Island)
- 2010: Main Street
- 2011: Thor
- 2011: Planet of the Apes: Prevolution (Rise of the Planet of the Apes)
- 2012: Merida - Legend of the Highlands (Brave)
- 2014: Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
- 2015: Cinderella
- 2017: Emoji - the film (The Emoji Movie)
- 2017: Murder on the Orient Express (Murder on the Orient Express)
- 2018: All Is True
- 2020: Artemis Fowl
Awards
- 1995: Los Angeles Film Critics Association for A Little Princess
- 2001: World Soundtrack Award for Bridget Jones - Chocolate for Breakfast
- 2002: World Soundtrack Award for Gosford Park
- 2006: ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- 2011: ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards for Thor
- 2011: ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards for Planet of the Apes: Prevolution
- 2012: ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards for Merida - Legend of the Highlands
- 2014: Look & Listen Telepool BR Music Award
Nominations
- 1992: Golden Globe Award for Shadows of the Past
- 1993: César for Indochine
- 1995: Saturn Award for Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
- 1996: Oscar for Sense and Sensuality
- 1996: British Academy Film Award for Sense and Sensuality
- 1996: Golden Globe Award for Sense and Sensuality
- 1997: Oscar for Hamlet
- 1997: Satellite Awards for Hamlet
- 2000: César for Est-Ouest - A love in Russia
- 2002: AACTA Awards for Gosford Park
- 2005: Genie Award for Nouvelle-France
- 2006: Saturn Award for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- 2006: World Soundtrack Award for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- 2011: World Soundtrack Award for La ligne droite
- 2011: World Soundtrack Award for Thor
- 2011: World Soundtrack Award for Jig
- 2013: Annie Award for Merida - Legend of the Highlands
- 2013: Motion Picture Sound Editors for Merida - Legend of the Highlands
Web links
- Patrick Doyle at the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Reviews by M. Boldhaus
- Reviews by J. Broxton
- official homepage
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from July 17, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Doyle, Patrick |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Doyle, Pat |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British composer |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 6, 1953 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Uddingston , Scotland |