Hollywood’s most in-demand composers plans to make Cork home

For classically trained composer Doyle, whose epic film soundtracks include Thor, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and Carlito’s Way, happening upon Sgt Stubby prompted him to make Cork his home.

One of Hollywood’s most in-demand composers plans to make Cork home. He tells Esther McCarthy why.

A loveable wartime mutt who became a valued canine companion inspired Patrick Doyle to take on his latest project. Now one of the world’s most in-demand composers has found a love of Cork through his work and is planning to make the city his home.