Lorne Balfe
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Lorne Balfe | |
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 Balfe in 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Oswin Mackintosh |
| Born | 23 February 1976 Inverness, Scotland, UK |
| Genres | Film scores, video game score, electronic, new age, ambient, rock, alternative rock, jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, music producer |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Website | Lorne Balfe |
Lorne Balfe (born 23 February 1976) is a Scottish composer and producer of film, television, and video game scores. A veteran of Hans Zimmer's Remote Control Productions, Balfe is known for his composing music for big-budget films like 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, Terminator Genisys, Mission: Impossible – Fallout, and the DreamWorks animated films Home and Penguins of Madagascar, as well as the video games Assassin's Creed III, Crysis 2, Skylanders and the Call of Duty franchise. He has also scored the television series The Bible, Marcella, The Crown, and Genius, the latter for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music.
Balfe went to Fettes College in Edinburgh, where he had a music scholarship.[1]
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 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Shoebox Zoo[3] | |
| 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 |
| His Dark Materials | [4] |
Video games
References
- ^ "Composing a career of note in LA". The Scotsman. 9 July 2002.
- ^ 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 [@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.
- ^ 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
- 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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