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 and its sequel Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Black Widow, Black Adam, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Gran Turismo, and Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, 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 the directors Michael Bay, Chris McKay, Christopher McQuarrie, Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, and Mikael Håfström.
Lorne Balfe | |
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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 composed the new fanfare for Skydance Productions transcribed as There’s a World, There’s A Moon. Balfe also composed the Annapurna Pictures deep note opening logo.
Early life and education
editBalfe was born in Inverness, Scotland.[1] He went to Fettes College in Edinburgh, where he had a music scholarship.[2]
Discography
editFeature films
editAs composer of additional music
editDocumentary films
edit| Year | Title | Director(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2024 | Carville: Winning is Everything, Stupid! | Matt Tyrnauer | — |
Short films
edit| 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
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 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
editReferences
edit- ^ 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".
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ Hans Zimmer - Topic (30 September 2024). Dragon Age: The Veilguard Main Theme [From "Dragon Age: The Veilguard (Original Soundtrack)"]. Retrieved 1 October 2024 – via YouTube.
External links
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- 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)