Composer Lorne BalfeEvery podcast appearance, updated as new ones drop

Director of Music at Fettes College, Angus Tully, had the delight of hosting the exceptionally talented award winning composer and Old Fettesian, Lorne Balfe (JS, GL 1987-1995) in the Culachy Music School at Fettes. Lorne Balfe has created music in virtually all genres and for all visual media. Lorne Balfe is a Grammy-winning, Emmy- and BAFTA-nominated composer and producer. Balfe’s work includes the Mission: Impossible series, Top Gun: Maverick, Black Widow,Lego Batman and Gran Turismo. On television, he has scored acclaimed series such as The Crown, His Dark Materials, and Genius. In gaming, his credits include Assassin’s Creed III and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II. Parents, Old Fettesians and current students filled the audience to enjoy hearing Lorne talk about his work, his career journey and his enjoyment of composition of music for film and TV. As could be expected the audience had many questions for Lorne Balfe, some of which are unclear in the recording. We felt Lorne's answers were fascinating and worth a listen, so the whole event recording has been uploaded. We hope you enjoy the listen!

On this episode we are joined by Lorne Balfe, composer of “Mission: Impossible – Fallout” and “Dead Reckoning Part One.” Balfe discusses the specific approach he takes with the “M:I” movies (and how it’s different than other movies), plus talks about the more romantic tone of this movie’s score and the drum corps that add that extra zing to the theme music. Are you keeping score? See “Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One” only in theatres. Catch up on the entire "Mission: Impossible" film series on Paramount+. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It should come as no surprise that a movie that explores the loneliness that Batman must feel in the bat-cave after leaving his adoring public behind — even one involving LEGOs — has a fairly dark orchestral score thanks to composer Lorne Balfe, who argues that The LEGO Batman Movie has just as much emotional depth as any live-action Dark Knight tale. Balfe, who was part of the musical department for The Dark Knight series of films, shared some of his thoughts on writing for this animated incarnation of the hero’s story.Composer Lorne Balfe [TERMINATOR GENISYS, CHURCHILL, THE STORY OF GOD WITH MORGAN FREEMAN] is a Grammy Award-winning, EMMY and BAFTA nominated film composer from Inverness, Scotland. His filmography boasts an incredible breadth and depth of titles, ranging from major studio to independent films, tentpole video game franchises, beloved animated feature films, critically acclaimed television series, and documentary features.