Amie Doherty

Amie Doherty
Birth nameAmie Doherty
BornBallinasloe, Ireland[1]
GenresFilm and television scores, soundtracks, jazz, rock, pop, electronic, ambient
Occupation(s)Composer, conductor, orchestrator
InstrumentsPiano, keyboards, synthesizer, guitar
Years active2010–present
Websitehttps://www.amiedoherty.com/

Amie Doherty is an Irish composer, conductor, and orchestrator for film and television. She is the first woman to score an animated feature for DreamWorks.[2]

Her most prominent works were for Spirit Untamed (2021),[3][4][5] Undone (2019), Here and Now (2018), Love You to Death (2019), The High Note (2020),[6][7] Battle at Big Rock (2019),[8] Happiest Season (2020), She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022), and Blue Eye Samurai (2023).

In addition to her composing work, she has orchestrated and conducted music for numerous TV series including Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Picard, Fargo, The Umbrella Academy, and Altered Carbon;[9][3] and for musicians including Lady Gaga and 50 Cent.[2]

  1. ^ "Composer Amie Doherty on The Ryan Tubridy Show". RTE. 2021-07-30. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  2. ^ a b Neophytou, Nadia (2021-06-04). "'Spirit Untamed' Composer Amie Doherty Describes Recording Jake Gyllenhaal's 'Funny, Endearing' Singing". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  3. ^ a b "Interview with Amie Doherty – Film Music Institute". Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  4. ^ Burlingame, Jon (2021-11-05). "Jonny Greenwood, Hans Zimmer Among Likely Original Score Contenders for Oscars in 2022". Variety. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  5. ^ Heckman, Chris (2021-06-21). "Fearless: Amie Doherty on Spirit Untamed". Cinesamples Magazine. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
  6. ^ "Amie Doherty Scoring Nisha Ganatra's 'The High Note' | Film Music Reporter". Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  7. ^ "Music In The Air: Scoring The High Note". Focus Features. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  8. ^ Weintraub, Steve 'Frosty' (October 2, 2019). "Watch: 'Battle at Big Rock' Filmmakers Discuss Their 'Jurassic World' Short in 30-Minute Q&A". Collider. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  9. ^ "Amie Doherty | Berklee". www.berklee.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-21.