Pól Brennan (Irish: Pól Ó Braonáin, pronounced [ˈpʷɔːlˠ ə ˈbɾɨːnˠan]; born 22 April 1956) is an Irish singer, songwriter and producer. He is the brother of Enya and Moya Brennan. He is a member of the family band Clannad, and co-wrote the hit song "Theme from Harry's Game". He left the group in 1990, but rejoined in 2011. Since the early 1990s, Pól has gained critical acclaim as a solo artist when he joined Japanese musician Joji Hirota and Chinese musician Guo Yue, and released an album, Trísan.The music on this album is a mixture of Celtic and Japanese musical styles. More recently, Pól wrote the soundtrack of the movie When the Sky Falls (1999) and performed at the 2001 Carnvaha festival in Wexford, Ireland. He has toured extensively all over the world and is also joined by many popular artists. In 2008 Pól won the IFTA award for Best Original Score for his work on the Irish film Kings. He currently plays in a band with his wife Tara Byrne in Dublin and they are expected to release an album in 2008 under Warner Bros..
Original founder member of Clannad with sisters Maire Brennanand Enya and brother 'Ciarán Brennan'. His uncles are Padraig Duggan and Noel Duggan, who are all part of Clannad.
Composer
Title
Year
Status
Character
An Béal Bocht - The Poor Mouth
Short post-production
Property of the State
2016
An Bronntanas
2014
TV Series 4 episodes
An Bronntanas
2014
Dust
2009/I
Short
Kings
2007/I
Mee-Shee: The Water Giant
2005
Puckoon
2002
as Pól Brennan
When the Sky Falls
2000
Atlantic Realm
1989
Documentary
Robin Hood
1984-1986
TV Series 24 episodes
Harry's Game
1982
TV Mini-Series 3 episodes
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mee-Shee: The Water Giant
2005
lyrics: "Do You Find" / music: "Do You Find"
Sacred Planet
2004
Documentary short writer: "Triangle", "Trí Le Chéile" - as Pól Brennan
Bassie en Adriaan en de reis vol verrassingen
1994
TV Mini-Series writer - 7 episodes
Bassie en Adriaan en de geheimzinnige opdracht
1992
TV Mini-Series writer - 6 episodes
Bassie en Adriaan en de verzonken stad
1989
TV Mini-Series writer - 2 episodes
The Angel and the Soldier Boy
1989
TV Movie writer: "The Spider"
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
An Bronntanas
2014
TV Series composer - 1 episode
Puckoon
2002
music programmer: keyboard / musician: guitar, whistle, bodhran / orchestrator
$700,000
