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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.
Thor, the arrogant prince of Asgard, is banished to Earth by his father, Odin, after recklessly reigniting an ancient war with the Frost Giants. Stripped of his powers and his enchanted hammer, Mjolnir, Thor must learn humility. On Earth, he meets astrophysicist Jane Foster, her mentor Erik Selvig, and her assistant Darcy Lewis, who help him navigate his exile. Meanwhile, Loki, Thor’s cunning brother, discovers his true heritage as a Frost Giant and schemes to seize the throne of Asgard. As Thor struggles to prove himself worthy, Loki sends the Destroyer, a powerful automaton, to Earth to eliminate Thor. Risking his life to save his newfound friends, Thor’s selflessness restores his worthiness, and he regains Mjolnir and his powers. Thor defeats the Destroyer and returns to Asgard to confront Loki, who has set a plan in motion to destroy the Frost Giants and prove himself to Odin. The brothers clash in a dramatic battle on the Bifröst Bridge, ending with Loki’s apparent death as he falls into the void. Thor, now humbled and wiser, renounces his claim to the throne, vowing to protect both Asgard and Earth.
