PATRICK CANNELL is a composer, music producer and multi-instrumentalist known for his emotional versatility in creating memorable, melodic music across a wide range of genres. Beyond scores for film, television and global household-name brands, he regularly collaborates with Grammy-winning recording artists, composes works for orchestra and chamber ensembles, and has performed on stages throughout the world. Originally from New York City with deep roots in Charleston, South Carolina, he earned a degree in Music Composition from NYU and currently balances his time between Los Angeles and an alpine retreat in nearby Lake Arrowhead.

SELECT SCORES

DreamWorks How To Train Your Dragon 8-season animated series Dragons: The Nine Realms (Hulu, Peacock, Disney+)

Wonderhood Studios’ documentary series Michael Jackson: The Trial (Channel 4)

Emmy-winning & two-time BAFTA-winning director Charlie Russell’s Confessions of a Brain Surgeon (BBC, Royal Television Society nominee)

Emmy-winning & six-time BAFTA-winning director Dan Reed’s One Day In Southport (Channel 4, BAFTA nominee Best Single Documentary)

Academy Award and Golden Globe-nominated director Zaza Urushadze’s WWI epic Anton (Apple TV)

SELECT PERFORMANCES

Commission for orchestra and choir - Charleston Symphony Orchestra Holiday Pops 2026

Host and curator of a live music series featuring members of the LA Philharmonic (LA Times)

Death of Classical’s 36-performance “To America” in New York City’s historic Green-Wood Cemetery (NY Times)