Patrick Doyle (born 6 April 1953) is a Scottish composer and occasional actor best known for his film scores. During his 50-year career in film, television, and theatre, he has composed the scores for over 60 feature films. A long-time collaborator of actor-director Kenneth Branagh, Doyle is known for his work on films such as Henry V, Sense and Sensibility, Hamlet, Carlito's Way, Quest for Camelot, and Gosford Park, as well as Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Thor, Brave, Cinderella, Murder on the Orient Express, and Death on the Nile. He has scored the films of many renowned directors, including Robert Altman, Ang Lee, Alfonso Cuarón, Mike Newell, Brian De Palma, Chen Kaige, Amma Asante, Régis Wargnier, and Kenneth Branagh. Doyle has been nominated for two Academy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards, one BAFTA, and two Caesars, and he won the Ivor Novello Award for Best Film Theme for 'Henry V.'. He has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from both the World Soundtrack Awards and Scottish BAFTA, the PRS Award for Extraordinary Achievement in Music, and received the ASCAP Henry Mancini Award for "outstanding achievements and contributions to the world of film and television music." Description above from the Wikipedia article Patrick Doyle, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- April 6, 1953 (73)
- Uddingston, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
- Composer and actor
- 62 on MovieCove · 77 credits in all
What are Patrick Doyle's films like?
Across their 55 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 3 · Earnest 52
A split, not a type: Light 22 · Serious 19 · Dark 14
A split, not a type: Grounded 23 · Stylized 14 · Heightened 18
Gentle 12 · Charged 30 · Intense 13
Steady 24 · Shifting 27 · Whiplash 4
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 31 · Some laughs 15 · Funny 9
Slow burn 25 · Even-paced 27 · Relentless 3
A split, not a type: Casual 25 · Engaged 24 · Full focus 6
A split, not a type: Easy watch 22 · Affecting 16 · Heavy 17
Resolved 40 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 4
Moods and endings
- Happy20
- Bittersweet26
- Tragic6
- Ambiguous3
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Patrick Doyle's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 32 of their 62 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).
- Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) · composer · free
- Henry V (1989) · actor, composer · free
- Much Ado About Nothing (1993) · actor, composer · free
- Wah-Wah (2005) · composer · free
- Mrs. Winterbourne (1996) · composer · free
- Igor (2008) · composer · free
- Battle of the Brave (2004) · composer · free
- Killing Me Softly (2002) · composer · free
- The Last Legion (2007) · composer · free
- Main Street (2010) · composer · free
- The Emoji Movie (2017) · composer · free
- Howdy, show their 4 titles on Howdy
- Sony Pictures Core, show their 2 titles on Sony Pictures Core
- Docurama, show their title on Docurama
- Dove Channel, show their title on Dove Channel
- Lionsgate+, show their title on Lionsgate+
- Magnolia Selects, show their title on Magnolia Selects
- Midnight Pulp, show their title on Midnight Pulp
- ScreenPix, show their title on ScreenPix
Subscription and free streaming for Patrick Doyle's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
77 credits, 62 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Sanctuary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Day Twelve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Death on the Nile(2022)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Artemis Fowl(2020)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
All Is True(2018)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
The Emoji Movie(2017)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
A United Kingdom(2016)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Branagh Theatre Live: The Entertainer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Whisky Galore(2016)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Cinderella(2015)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Effie Gray(2014)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Enchanted Kingdom(2014)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
National Theatre Live: Macbeth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Brave(2012)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Sir Billi(2012)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
The Legend of Mor'du(2012)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Thor(2011)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
La ligne droite(2011)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Jig(2011)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Main Street(2010)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Igor(2008)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Nim's Island(2008)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Sleuth(2007)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
The Last Legion(2007)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Eragon(2006)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
As You Like It(2006)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Jekyll + Hyde(2006)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Nanny McPhee(2005)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Wah-Wah(2005)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Man to Man(2005)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Battle of the Brave(2004)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
The Galíndez File (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Secondhand Lions(2003)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Calendar Girls(2003)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Killing Me Softly(2002)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Gosford Park(2001)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Bridget Jones's Diary(2001)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Blow Dry(2001)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Love's Labour's Lost(2000)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
East/West(1999)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Quest for Camelot(1998)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Great Expectations(1998)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Witches (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Donnie Brasco(1997)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Hamlet(1996)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Mrs. Winterbourne(1996)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Sense and Sensibility(1995)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
A Midwinter's Tale(1995)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
A Little Princess(1995)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
A French Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Exit to Eden(1994)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Carlito's Way(1993)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Needful Things(1993)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Jealousy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Much Ado About Nothing(1993)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Into the West(1992)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Indochine(1992)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Dead Again(1991)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Shipwrecked(1990)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Look Back in Anger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Henry V(1989)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Twelfth Night, or What You Will (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Down Where the Buffalo Go (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
The Play on One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Hardwicke House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
No. 73 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Chariots of Fire(1981)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Jackie McCafferty's Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Career shape
A full career of 74 titles from 1978 to 2023.
Biggest box office
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Highest rated
Carlito's Way (1993)
Most popular right now
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Film career
- 1981Screen debut· Chariots of Fire
- 1991Golden Globe nomination· Dead Again
- 2012Career best· Brave
Billing
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
Awards
5 major nominations and no wins, 1992–1997.
- Oscar, nominated · Best Music, Original Dramatic Score
- Oscar, nominated · Best Music, Original Dramatic Score
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Original Score - Motion Picture
- BAFTA Award, nominated
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Original Score - Motion Picture
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Patrick Doyle's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 62; across their 55 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up24
- 50th to 74th16
- 25th to 49th13
- Below 25th9
Shape of the crowd
28 of their 62 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved10
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser28
- Broadly Agreed6
- Mixed17
Reviewers score the sound and music 63/100 in their films, across 48 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Patrick Doyle's work okay for kids?
Across up to 36 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs lighter than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Patrick Doyle work with?
People who share at least 2 of Patrick Doyle's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kenneth Branagh shares the most, 16.
Directors
- Kenneth BranaghShared titles: Death on the Nile (2022), Artemis Fowl (2020), All Is True (2018), Murder on the Orient Express (2017), Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet (2016), Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale (2015), Cinderella (2015), Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014), Sleuth (2007), As You Like It (2006), Love's Labour's Lost (2000), Hamlet (1996) and 4 moreSee newest 12 of 16 shared titles with Kenneth Branagh
- Régis WargnierShared titles: La ligne droite (2011), Pars vite et reviens tard (2007), Man to Man (2005), East/West (1999), Indochine (1992)See all 5 shared titles with Régis Wargnier
- Mike NewellShared titles: Enchanted Kingdom (2014), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), Donnie Brasco (1997), Into the West (1992)See all 4 shared titles with Mike Newell
- Tony LeondisShared titles: The Emoji Movie (2017), Igor (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Tony Leondis
Writers
- William ShakespeareShared titles: Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet (2016), Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale (2015), As You Like It (2006), Love's Labour's Lost (2000), Hamlet (1996), Much Ado About Nothing (1993), Henry V (1989)See all 7 shared titles with William Shakespeare
- Emma ThompsonShared titles: Brave (2012), Nanny McPhee (2005), Sense and Sensibility (1995), Much Ado About Nothing (1993), Dead Again (1991), Henry V (1989)See all 6 shared titles with Emma Thompson
- Michael GreenShared titles: Death on the Nile (2022), Murder on the Orient Express (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Green
- John HoffmanShared titles: The Emoji Movie (2017), Igor (2008)See all 2 shared titles with John Hoffman
Actors
- Judi DenchShared titles: Artemis Fowl (2020), All Is True (2018), Murder on the Orient Express (2017), Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale (2015), Henry V (1989)See all 5 shared titles with Judi Dench
- Derek JacobiShared titles: Murder on the Orient Express (2017), Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet (2016), Cinderella (2015), Hamlet (1996), Henry V (1989)See all 5 shared titles with Derek Jacobi
- Richard BriersShared titles: As You Like It (2006), Love's Labour's Lost (2000), Hamlet (1996), Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994), Much Ado About Nothing (1993)See all 5 shared titles with Richard Briers
- Nonso AnozieShared titles: Artemis Fowl (2020), Cinderella (2015), Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014), The Last Legion (2007)See all 4 shared titles with Nonso Anozie
Cinematographers and editors
- Haris ZambarloukosShared titles: Death on the Nile (2022), Artemis Fowl (2020), Murder on the Orient Express (2017), Cinderella (2015), Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014), Sleuth (2007)See all 6 shared titles with Haris Zambarloukos
- Neil FarrellShared titles: Main Street (2010), Sleuth (2007), As You Like It (2006), Love's Labour's Lost (2000), Hamlet (1996)See all 5 shared titles with Neil Farrell
- Laurent DaillandShared titles: La ligne droite (2011), Pars vite et reviens tard (2007), Man to Man (2005), East/West (1999)See all 4 shared titles with Laurent Dailland
- Jon GregoryShared titles: A United Kingdom (2016), Killing Me Softly (2002), Donnie Brasco (1997)See all 3 shared titles with Jon Gregory
Producers
- Judy HofflundShared titles: Death on the Nile (2022), Artemis Fowl (2020), All Is True (2018), Murder on the Orient Express (2017), As You Like It (2006)See all 5 shared titles with Judy Hofflund
- David BarronShared titles: Cinderella (2015), Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014), Love's Labour's Lost (2000), Hamlet (1996), Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)See all 5 shared titles with David Barron
- Matthew JenkinsShared titles: Death on the Nile (2022), Artemis Fowl (2020), All Is True (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Matthew Jenkins
- Simon KinbergShared titles: Death on the Nile (2022), Murder on the Orient Express (2017), Cinderella (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Simon Kinberg
Mixed roles
- Mark AndrewsShared titles: Brave (2012), The Legend of Mor'du (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Mark Andrews
