Patrick Doyle

Patrick Doyle is one of Scotland’s most successful film composers of all time. Born in Lanarkshire and graduate of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, his music has reached a global audience of over a billion people. In 2023 he became the first Scot in history to be invited to compose the monarch’s Coronation March, for King Charles III, which was performed live at Westminster Abbey. Patrick has written the music for over 60 Hollywood movies including Harry Potter the Goblet of Fire, Cinderella, Thor, Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Sense and Sensibility. Patrick has been nominated for two Academy Awards and two Golden Globes, one BAFTA and two Césars. He was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from Scottish BAFTA, the Henry Mancini Award from ASCAP and the PRS Award for Extraordinary Achievement in Music. In 2001 he was made a fellow of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, in 2018 he received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of the West of Scotland and in 2025 he received an Honorary Doctorate from Berklee College of Music, presented at their Valencia campus. Patrick is a lifelong musical philanthropist. From grassroots initiatives across Scotland, to championing countless school orchestra programmes, to hosting sell out ‘Music from the Movies’ concerts to fundraise for vital community outreach programmes, Patrick Doyle’s ongoing passion is to nurture and promote Scotland’s next generation of talent.