---
name: "Patrick Cassidy"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/patrick-cassidy-227226"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "1 January 1956"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T12:29:42.249898+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Patrick Cassidy

Composer. Born 1 January 1956 in Claremorris.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 1 January 1956, Claremorris
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Cassidy_(composer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q729096, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0144234/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/227226

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Calvary*](https://film.one/film/calvary.md) (81)

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## Biography

Patrick Cassidy is an Irish composer of orchestral, choral and film music. Born in Claremorris, County Mayo, he studied applied mathematics at the University of Limerick, graduating in 1985.

He is known for film scores including *Kill the Irishman* (2011) and *Calvary* (2014), for which he received award nominations. His aria "Vide Cor Meum", written for *Hannibal* (2001), was also used in *Kingdom of Heaven* (2005). Cassidy has composed narrative cantatas based on Irish mythology, such as *The Children of Lir*, and collaborated on projects including *Ashes and Snow* (2005) with Lisa Gerrard. He lives in Los Angeles.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, kinetophone.com, air-edel.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Calvary* (2014), Fi1m 81, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/calvary.md)

## Complete filmography (6)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Calvary* (2014), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/calvary.md)
- *Kill the Irishman* (2011), Original Music Composer
- *The Tomb* (2009), Music, Original Music Composer
- *Fuga per la libertà - L'aviatore* (2008), Original Music Composer
- *Ashes and Snow* (2005), Music
- *Broken Harvest* (1994), Original Music Composer

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