Lorne Balfe
Lorne Balfe (born 23 February 1976) is a Scottish composer and record producer of film, television, and video game scores. A veteran of Hans Zimmer's Remote Control Productions, Balfe's scoring credits include the films Megamind, Penguins of Madagascar, Home, Terminator Genisys, 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, The Lego Batman Movie, Mission: Impossible – Fallout and its sequel Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, Bad Boys for Life, Black Widow, Black Adam, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, and Gran Turismo, as well as the video games Assassin's Creed: Revelations, Assassin's Creed III, Crysis 2, Skylanders, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, He has also scored the television series The Bible, Marcella, The Crown, and Genius, the latter for which he earned a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music. He also collaborates with directors Michael Bay, Chris McKay, and Christopher McQuarrie.
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 Balfe in 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Oswin Mackintosh |
| Born | 23 February 1976 Inverness, Scotland |
| Genres | Film scores, video game score, electronic, new age, ambient, rock, alternative rock, jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, music producer |
| Instruments | Piano, keyboards, synthesizer, guitar |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Website | Official website  |
He even composed the new fanfare for Skydance Productions transcribed as There’s a World, There’s A Moon.
Early life and education
Balfe was born in Inverness, Scotland.[1] He went to Fettes College in Edinburgh, where he had a music scholarship.[2]
Discography
Feature films
As composer of additional music
Documentary films
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Notes |
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| 2013 | Girl Rising | Richard Robbins | — |
| Salinger | Shane Salerno | — | |
| 2014 | Manny | Leon Gast Ryan Moore |
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| The Last Man on the Moon | Mark Craig | — | |
| Pantani: The Accidental Death of a Cyclist | James Erskine | — | |
| Above and Beyond | Roberta Grossman | — | |
| 2016 | Le Mans: 3D | James Erskine | — |
| The Fresco Fiasco | Victoria Wimpenny | — | |
| 2018 | Studio 54 | Matt Tyrnauer | — |
| 2019 | Where's My Roy Cohn? | — | |
| 2020 | Rebuilding Paradise | Ron Howard | Composed With Hans Zimmer |
Short films
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Cigarette | Oliver Moran | — |
| 2003 | Loved, Alone | Indra Bhose | — |
| 2010 | Uganda: Friends of the Gorilla | Rachel Layne McDonald | — |
| Sodales | Jessica Biel | — | |
| 2011 | When You Find Me | Bryce Dallas Howard | — |
| J.A.W. | Nate Parker | — | |
| 2013 | Evermore | Biz Stone | — |
| Making a Scene | Janusz Kamiński | — | |
| The Championship Rounds | Daniel Stine | — | |
| 2014 | Almost Home | Todd Wilderman | — |
| 2015 | Wasted Beauty | Martin Paves | — |
| 2016 | Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll | Rodolphe Guenoden | Composed with John Powell & Hans Zimmer |
| Alibi | Cameron Burnett | — | |
| 2017 | Them | Nate James Williams | — |
| Rakka | Neill Blomkamp | Main composer | |
| Firebase | |||
| Zygote | |||
| Adam: The Mirror | |||
| Happy Birthday to Me | Michael Reilly | Composed with Max Aruj |
Television
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 2004 | Shoebox Zoo[8] | |
| 2005-06 | Nova | Documentary series |
| 2006-07 | How to Look Good Naked | |
| 2007 | The Science of Superstorms | |
| River City | Main theme by Hard Todd | |
| 2009 | WWII in HD | Documentary series |
| 2012 | Restless | |
| 2013 | The Bible | Miniseries Composed with Hans Zimmer & Lisa Gerrard |
| 2014 | The Driver | |
| 2015 | Sons of Liberty | Miniseries Main theme composed by Hans Zimmer |
| A.D. The Bible Continues | Miniseries Composed with Hans Zimmer | |
| Saints & Strangers | Miniseries | |
| 2016 | The Story of God with Morgan Freeman | Documentary series |
| 2016-18 | The Investigator: A British Crime Story | |
| Marcella | ||
| 2017 | Le Mans: Racing Is Everything | Documentary series |
| The Crown | Main theme composed by Hans Zimmer Composed with Rupert Gregson-Williams | |
| 2017–present | Genius | Main theme composed with Hans Zimmer
Nominated- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music |
| 2018 | The Cry | Miniseries |
| 2019 | This is Football | Documentary series |
| 2019–2022 | His Dark Materials[9] | |
| 2020 | Pennyworth | |
| 2021 | Dopesick | Miniseries |
| 2021 | The Wheel of Time | Replaced David Buckley |
| 2022 | Man vs. Bee | |
| 2022 | Mayflies | |
| 2023 | Life on Our Planet |
Video games
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2009 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | Composed with Hans Zimmer
Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Original Score |
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| 2011 | Rango | — | |
| Crysis 2 | Main theme composed by Hans Zimmer Composed with Borislav Slavov, Hans Zimmer & Tilman Sillescu |
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| Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure | Main theme composed by Hans Zimmer Additional music by Andrew Kawczynski & Pete Adams |
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| Assassin's Creed: Revelations | Cinematics and multiplayer music with Jesper Kyd
Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Original Music |
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| 2012 | Skylanders: Giants | — | |
| Assassin's Creed III | Nominated- BAFTA Award for Best Original Music | ||
| 2013 | Beyond: Two Souls | Finished score due to the death of Normand Corbeil
Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Original Music |
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| Skylanders: Swap Force | — | ||
| 2014 | Skylanders: Trap Team | — | |
| 2015 | Skylanders: SuperChargers | — | |
| Honor of Kings | Composed with Hans Zimmer, Duncan Watt & Jeff Broadbent | ||
| 2016 | Skylanders: Imaginators | — | |
| 2018 | FIFA 19 | Composed with Hans Zimmer[12] |
References
- Glen, Louise (19 July 2021). "Inverness composer Lorne Balfe is raffling Black Widow signed score for Highland Hospice at only £10 a try". The Inverness Courier. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- "Composing a career of note in LA". The Scotsman. 9 July 2002. Archived from the original on 24 September 2019.
- Erlich, David (21 May 2020). "Alexandre Desplat on Wes Anderson's Amazing 'French Dispatch' and del Toro's Musical 'Pinocchio'". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 22 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- "Lorne Balfe Scoring Michael Bay's 'Ambulance'". Film Music Reporter. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- "Lorne Balfe Scoring Henry Joost's & Ariel Schulman's 'Secret Headquarters' | Film Music Reporter".
- "Lorne Balfe to Score Neill Blomkamp's 'Gran Turismo' | Film Music Reporter".
- "Lorne Balfe to Return for Christopher McQuarrie's 'Mission: Impossible 7 & 8' | Film Music Reporter". Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- Lorne Balfe [@Lornebalfe] (18 August 2016). "#TBT Shoebox Zoo for the BBC . This was my first TV show . Listen to the main theme" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "Lorne Balfe to Score BBC's & HBO's 'His Dark Materials'". Film Music Reporter. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- "2010 Awards Category Details Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition". interactive.org. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- "2014 Awards Category Details Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition". interactive.org. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- Hopkins, Tom (31 August 2018). "Full FIFA 19 Soundtrack Revealed; Hans Zimmer Working on The Journey's Score". Twinfinite. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
External links
- Official website
- Lorne Balfe at IMDb
- Lorne Balfe Interview at www.reviewgraveyard.com
- Interview with Lorne Balfe at FilmMusicSite.com
- Composing a career of note (Scotsman)
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