Lorne Balfe (born 23 February 1976) is a Scottish

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scores. A veteran of

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's Remote Control Productions, Balfe is known for his composing music for big-budget films like '' 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi,'' ''

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'', '' Mission: Impossible – Fallout'', and the

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'', as well as the video games '' Assassin's Creed: Revelations'', ''

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, which debuted in '' The Adam Project''. He has also scored the television series ''

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'', the latter for which he was nominated for a

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. Balfe was born in

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. He went to

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in Edinburgh, where he had a music scholarship.

Discography

Feature films

As composer of additional music

Documentary films

Short films

Television

Video games

References

External links

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Lorne Balfe Interview
at www.reviewgraveyard.com
Interview with Lorne Balfe
at FilmMusicSite.com
Composing a career of note (Scotsman)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Balfe, Lorne Living people 21st-century British composers 21st-century Scottish male musicians Animation composers British film score composers British male film score composers DreamWorks Animation people People educated at Fettes College People from Inverness Scottish film score composers Video game composers 1976 births