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Brave (Album) by Patrick Doyle

Artist Biography For Patrick Doyle

Patrick Doyle Born 6 April 1953 South Lanarkshire Scotland UK Is A Classically Trained Composer. A Longtime Collaborator Of Actor/director Kenneth Branagh Doyle Is Known For His Work Scoring Such Critically Acclaimed Films As Henry V 1989 Sense And Sensibility 1995 Hamlet 1996 And Gosford Park 2001 As Well As Such Noteworthy Blockbusters As Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2005 Eragon 2006 Thor 2011 And Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes 2011 . Doyle Has Been Nominated For Two Academy Awards And Two Golden Globe Awards. Doyle Was Born On 6 April 1953 In Scotland And Graduated From The Royal Scottish Academy Of Music & Drama In 1975. He Was Made A Fellow Of The Royal Scottish Academy Of Music & Drama In 2001. He Joined The Renaissance Theatre Company In 1987 As Composer And Musical Director Creating Scores For Highly Successful Productions Of Such Plays As Hamlet As You Like It And Look Back In Anger. Doyle's Film Score Debut Occurred In 1989 When Actor/director Kenneth Branagh Commissioned Doyle To Compose A Score For The Renaissance Film's Production Of Henry V. The Song "Non Nobis Domine" From The Film Was Subsequently Awarded The 1989 Ivor Novello Award For Best Film Theme. He Has Since Scored Nine Kenneth Branagh Films Including Dead Again 1991 Much Ado About Nothing 1993 Mary Shelley's Frankenstein 1994 Hamlet 1996 Love's Labour's Lost 2000 As You Like It 2006 Sleuth 2007 And Thor 2011 . In October 1997 Shortly After Scoring Great Expectations Directed By Alfonso Cuarón Doyle Was Diagnosed With Leukemia. He Managed To Complete His Score For The Animated Fantasy Quest For Camelot 1998 In Hospital Whilst Undergoing Treatment. Doyle Made A Full Recovery. In 1998 Patrick Doyle’s Music From The Movies Concert Sponsored By Leukaemia Research UK Was Staged At The Royal Albert Hall. It Was Directed By Kenneth Branagh And Starred A Host Of International Stars Including Emma Thompson Sir Derek Jacobi Dame Judi Dench Alan Rickman Imelda Staunton Richard E. Grant Adrian Lester And Robbie Coltrane. He Has Composed A Series Of Classical Works Outside Of Films That Include "The Thistle And The Rose" Commissioned In 1990 By Prince Charles In Honor Of The 90th Birthday Of Queen Elizabeth I The Violin Romance "Corarsik" Written For Emma Thompson's Birthday The Album "Impressions Of America A Suite For Orchestra" And The Symphonic Tone Poem "Tam O Shanter" Commissioned By The Scottish Schools Orchestra Trust. Doyle Has Recently Completed The Scores For Marvel Studios Thor 2011 And The 20th Century Fox Film Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes 2011 . He Is Currently Working On The Upcoming Pixar Film Brave 2012 Directed By Mark Andrews After Which He Will Be Working On The Sovereign Films Film Effie Directed By Richard Laxton.

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