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Lorne Balfe
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist
Lorne Balfe was born in Inverness, Scotland, in 1976. With a music scholarship he went to Fettes College in Edinburgh. He worked for a long time at Remote Control Productions, Hans Zimmer's studio, and gained experience there with large film and game projects. For games he wrote the music for Assassin's Creed: Revelations and Assassin's Creed III, among others. For his game music he received several BAFTA nominations. In film he wrote The Lego Batman Movie (2017) and, for the director Christopher McQuarrie, Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018) and Dead Reckoning Part One (2023). For television he made His Dark Materials (2019–2022), among others. He also wrote the music for Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024).
Listening
Listening tip. Notice the short, repeated string ostinatos and heavy percussion accents beneath a simple theme in brass or choir, typical of the Remote Control sound.
Assassins Creed Theme · Lorne Balfe, 2011
His Dark Materials · Lorne Balfe, 2019
Dead Reckoning Opening Titles · Lorne Balfe, 2023
Discography
Studio albums
- 2009Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2: Original Score (soundtrack)
- 2010Crying With Laughter (soundtrack)
- 2010Ironclad (soundtrack)
- 2010Megamind (soundtrack)
- 2011Assassin’s Creed Revelations, Vol. I (Single Player) [Original Game Soundtrack] (soundtrack)
- 2011Assassin’s Creed Revelations, Vol. II (Single Player) [Original Game Soundtrack] (soundtrack)
- 2011Assassin’s Creed Revelations, Vol. III (Multiplayer) [Original Game Soundtrack] (soundtrack)
- 2011Crysis 2: Original Videogame Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2011Harry's Arctic Heroes (soundtrack)
- 2011Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure: The Official Orchestral Score (soundtrack)
- 2012Assassin’s Creed III: The Original Game Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2012Images of Life (soundtrack)
- 2012Skylanders Giants (soundtrack)
- 2012The Sweeney (soundtrack)
- 2013BEYOND: Two Souls Extended Official Game Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2013Girl Rising (soundtrack)
- 2013Not Another Happy Ending (soundtrack)
- 2013Red Wing (soundtrack)
- 2013Restless Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2013Salinger (soundtrack)
- 2013Skylanders Swap Force (soundtrack)
- 2013The Bible: The Official Score Soundtrack to the Epic Mini Series (soundtrack)
- 2013The Frozen Ground (soundtrack)
- 2014Skylanders Trap Team (soundtrack)
- 2014The Driver (soundtrack)
- 2014The Penguins of Madagascar (soundtrack)
- 2015Above and Beyond (soundtrack)
- 2015American Hero (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (soundtrack)
- 2015Blackwood (soundtrack)
- 2015Captive (Original Score) (soundtrack)
- 2015Gloria (soundtrack)
- 2015Home (Original Motion Picture Score) (soundtrack)
- 2015Manny (soundtrack)
- 2015Saints & Strangers: Music From the Miniseries (soundtrack)
- 2015Skylanders SuperChargers (soundtrack)
- 2015Terminator Genisys (Music from the Motion Picture) (soundtrack)
- 2015The Last Man On the Moon (soundtrack)
- 201613 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (soundtrack)
- 2016Beyond: Two Souls (soundtrack)
- 2016Dough (soundtrack)
- 2016Magic City – The Art of the Street (soundtrack)
- 2017Churchill (soundtrack)
- 2017Genius. National Geographic Original Series Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2017Geostorm (soundtrack)
- 2017Ghost in the Shell: Music from the Motion Picture (soundtrack)
- 2017Oats Studios - Volume 1 Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2017The Crown Season Two (Soundtrack from the Netflix Original Series) (soundtrack)
- 201812 Strong: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2018Celtic Adventure 2
- 2018Electro Underscores 3
- 2018Genius: Picasso (National Geographic Original Series Soundtrack) (soundtrack)
- 2018Marcella (Original Series Soundtrack) (soundtrack)
- 2018Mission: Impossible – Fallout: Music From the Original Motion Picture (soundtrack)
- 2018Pacific Rim Uprising (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (soundtrack)
- 2018Romantic Comedy 4
- 2018The Cry (soundtrack)
- 2018The Cry (Original Television Soundtrack) (soundtrack)
- 2018The Hurricane Heist (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (soundtrack)
- 2018The Journey: Champions: Original Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 20196 Underground (Music From the Netflix Film) (soundtrack)
- 2019Ad Astra (soundtrack)
- 2019Gemini Man (soundtrack)
- 2019His Dark Materials (Original Television Soundtrack) (soundtrack)
- 2019Looking Up (soundtrack)
- 2020Bad Boys for Life (soundtrack)
- 2020His Dark Materials: Series 2 (Original Television Soundtrack) (soundtrack)
- 2020Jungleland (soundtrack)
- 2020Rebuilding Paradise (soundtrack)
- 2020Songbird (soundtrack)
- 2021Black Widow: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2021Dopesick (soundtrack)
- 2021Rumble: Music from the Motion Picture (soundtrack)
- 2021Silent Night: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2021The Tomorrow War (Amazon Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (soundtrack)
- 2021The Wheel of Time: Season 1, Vol. 1 (soundtrack)
- 2021The Wheel of Time: Season 1, Vol. 2 (soundtrack)
- 2021The Wheel of Time: Season 1, Vol. 3 (soundtrack)
- 2021The Wheel of Time: The First Turn (soundtrack)
- 2022Ambulance: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2022Black Adam (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (soundtrack)
- 2022His Dark Materials Series 3: Episodes 1 & 2 (Original Television Soundtrack) (soundtrack)
- 2022His Dark Materials Series 3: Episodes 3 & 4 (Original Television Soundtrack) (soundtrack)
- 2022His Dark Materials Series 3: Episodes 5 & 6 (Original Television Soundtrack) (soundtrack)
- 2022His Dark Materials Series 3: Episodes 7 & 8 (soundtrack)
- 2022Man vs. Bee: Soundtrack from the Netflix Series (soundtrack)
- 2022Pennyworth: Season 2 (soundtrack)
- 2022Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler - Season 3 (Soundtrack from the HBO® Max Original Series) (soundtrack)
- 2022Secret Headquarters: Music from the Motion Picture (soundtrack)
- 2022Ticket to Paradise: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2022Top Gun: Maverick: Music From the Motion Picture (soundtrack)
- 2023Age of Ice and Fire: Chapter 8 (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series "Life on Our Planet") (soundtrack)
- 2023Book of the Bard (Music Inspired by Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves)
- 2023Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves: Music From the Motion Picture (soundtrack)
- 2023Ghosted: Soundtrack from the Apple Original Film (soundtrack)
- 2023Gran Turismo: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2023In Cold Blood: Chapter 4 (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series "Life on Our Planet") (soundtrack)
- 2023In the Shadows of Giants: Chapter 5 (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series "Life on Our Planet") (soundtrack)
- 2023Inheriting the Earth: Chapter 7 (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series "Life on Our Planet") (soundtrack)
- 2023Invaders of the Land: Chapter 3 (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series "Life on Our Planet") (soundtrack)
- 2023Life On Our Planet (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series) (soundtrack)
- 2023Luther: The Fallen Sun (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film) (soundtrack)
- 2023Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning - Suites and Themes from the Motion Picture (soundtrack)
- 2023Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One: Music From the Motion Picture (soundtrack)
- 2023Out of the Ashes: Chapter 6 (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series "Life on Our Planet") (soundtrack)
- 2023Ping Pong of China (soundtrack)
- 2023Tetris: Score from the Apple Original Film (soundtrack)
- 2023The Dungeon Master's Jukebox (soundtrack)
- 2023The First Frontier: Chapter 2 (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series "Life on Our Planet") (soundtrack)
- 2023The Rules of Life: Chapter 1 (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series “Life on Our Planet”) (soundtrack)
- 2023The Wheel of Time: Season 2, Vol. 1 (Prime Video Original Series Soundtrack) (soundtrack)
- 2023The Wheel of Time: Season 2, Vol. 2 (Prime Video Original Series Soundtrack) (soundtrack)
- 2024Argylle (Soundtrack from the Apple Original Film) (soundtrack)
- 2024Bad Boys: Ride or Die (Original Motion Picture Score) (soundtrack)
- 2024Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film) (soundtrack)
- 2024Carry‐On: Soundtrack from the Netflix Film (soundtrack)
- 2024Decoded: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2024Dragon Age: The Veilguard (Original Soundtrack) (soundtrack)
- 2024Off The Grid (Original Game Soundtrack) (soundtrack)
- 2024Sherwood: Original Television Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2024Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (soundtrack)
- 2025Hallow Road: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2025Man vs Baby: Soundtrack from the Netflix Series (soundtrack)
- 2025Mayflies: Original Television Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2025Novocaine: Music from the Motion Picture (soundtrack)
- 2025The Cut: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2025The Hack: Original Television Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2025The Naked Gun: Music from the Motion Picture (soundtrack)
- 2025The War Between the Land and the Sea: Original Television Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2025The Wheel of Time: Season 3 (Prime Video Original Series Soundtrack) (soundtrack)
- 2025The Woman in the Yard: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2026The Dinosaurs: Soundtrack from the Netflix Documentary Series (soundtrack)
Other work
- 2011Assassin's Creed: Revelations (game)
- 2012Assassin's Creed III (game)
- 2017The Lego Batman Movie
- 2018Mission: Impossible · Fallout
- 2019–2022His Dark Materials (tv)
- 2022Top Gun: Maverick
- 2023Mission: Impossible · Dead Reckoning Part One
- 2024Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
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