Patrick Doyle

Scotsman Patrick Doyle has a wonderfully robust, lavish, and noble orchestral style that may seem over the top to some, but is undoubtedly inspiring to listen to when taken on its own terms. Doyle has scored the films for Kenneth Branagh, the man who brought Shakespeare to the moviegoers. Until recently, his most high profile feature was Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, taking over the scoring duties for the franchise from John Williams and injecting his florid themes into Mike Newell's film. It's too bad and that he or Williams wasn't called to score the next two films in the franchise. In the late 2000s, Doyle was getting less assignments, but his fortunes improved dramatically in 2011 when he scored Branagh's Thor for Marvel Studios and the reboot Rise of the Planet of the Apes, with Pixar's Brave following in 2012. Although his two major 2011 scores feature a more streamlined style, they still contain elements of grandeur that is certainly refreshing compared to the simplistic, tuneless droning that is becoming ever more prevalent in modern scores. May Doyle's fluttering arpeggios continue to be heard for many years to come.

As You Like It
Brave
Carlito’s Way
Cinderella (2015)
Dead Again

Eragon
Frankenstein

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Henry V

The Last Legion
Much Ado About Nothing
Murder on the Orient Express

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Thor