Lorne Balfe has been hired to score the National Geographic Channel’s first scripted series Genius. The show’s first season is based on Walter Isaacson’s book Einstein: His Life and Universe and stars Geoffrey Rush as Albert Einstein. Ron Howard (Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind, Backdraft) is directing the first episode of the drama, which chronicles how an imaginative, rebellious patent clerk, who couldn’t […]
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Lorne Balfe to Score Nat Geo’s ‘Genius’
Posted: October 17, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Genius, Lorne Balfe, National Geographic Channel, Ron Howard
Lorne Balfe to Score Jonathan Teplitzky’s ‘Churchill’
Posted: August 16, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Churchill, Jonathan Teplitzky, Lorne Balfe
Lorne Balfe has signed on to compose the music for the upcoming biographical drama Churchill. The film is directed by Jonathan Teplitzky (The Railway Man, Burning Man) and stars Brian Cox, Miranda Richardson, John Slattery, James Purefoy and Ella Purnell. The movie is set across the five days before D-Day in 1944 and charts the tension between the […]
‘Dough’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: July 11, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dough, Lorne Balfe, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the comedy Dough. The album features the film’s original music composed by Lorne Balfe (Terminator Genisys, Home, 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, Penguins of Madagascar) and performed by the Chamber Orchestra of London. The soundtrack will be released on July 29, 2016 and is now […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 26, 2016)
Posted: June 26, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dead of Summer, Freeform, Joseph Trapanese, Lorne Balfe, Marcella, Netflix, Roadies, Showtime
Premiering tonight is the new Showtime original series Roadies created by Cameron Crowe and starring Carla Gugino, Luke Wilson, Imogen Poots, Rafe Spall, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Peter Cambor, Colson Baker, Ron White, Luis Guzman, Jacqueline Byers and Rainn Wilson. Republic Records and Stardogs Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the drama by Bob […]
Lorne Balfe to Score ‘The Lego Batman Movie’
Posted: June 9, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Lorne Balfe, The Lego Batman Movie
Lorne Balfe is set to compose the music for the upcoming animated feature The Lego Batman Movie. The film is directed by Chris McKay (Robot Chicken) and features the voices of Will Arnett, Zach Galifianakis, Michael Cera, Rosario Dawson and Ralph Fiennes. The movie is a spin-off of 2014’s The Lego Movie and follows Batman as he has […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 29, 2016)
Posted: April 29, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Beautiful Planet, Carter Burwell, Coby Brown, Dave Porter, Dough, Evan Wise, John Debney, Keanu, Lorne Balfe, Maribeth Solomon, Mark Isham, Micky Erbe, Mother's Day, Nathan Whitehead, Papa: Hemingway in Cuba, Ratchet & Clank, Stephen Rennicks, Steve Jablonsky, Term Life, The Family Fang, The Man Who Knew Infinity, Viva
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the ensemble romantic comedy Mother’s Day directed by Garry Marshall and starring Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson, Julia Roberts and Jason Sudeikis. The film’s original music is composed by John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, The Jungle Book, Elf, Iron Man 2) who previously scored Valentine’s Day, New Year’s Eve and The Princess […]
Lorne Balfe to Score ITV’s ‘Marcella’
Posted: January 28, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Hans Rosenfeldt, ITV, Lorne Balfe, Marcella
Lorne Balfe has signed on to score the upcoming ITV original series Marcella. The show is created by Hans Rosenfeldt (The Bridge) & Nicola Larder and stars Anna Friel, Laura Carmichael, Nicholas Pinnock, Ian Puleston-Davies, Nina Sosanya, Ray Panthaki, Jamie Bamber, Sinead Cusack, Patrick Baladi and Harry Lloyd. The drama is set in contemporary London and follows a detective who returns to the […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 15, 2016)
Posted: January 15, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers Of Benghazi, A Perfect Day, Alex Gopher, Arnau Bataller, Band of Robbers, Christopher Lennertz, Danny Bensi, George Fenton, Joel P. West, Kasper Winding, Lorne Balfe, Moonwalkers, Norm of the North, Ride Along 2, Saunder Jurriaans, Stephen McKeon, The Benefactor, The Lady in the Van
Three new movies are opening nationwide this holiday weekend: Opening in most theaters is the action comedy Ride Along 2 directed by Tim Story and starring Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, Ken Jeong, Benjamin Bratt, Olivia Munn, Bruce McGill, Tika Sumpter and Sherri Shepherd. The film’s original music is composed by Christopher Lennertz (Agent Carter, Horrible Bosses, Identity Thief, Hop) who collaborate with such […]
’13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 12, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers Of Benghazi, Lorne Balfe, Michael Bay, score, Soundtrack
Paramount Pictures will release a soundtrack album for Michael Bay’s action drama 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi. The album features the film’s original music composed by Lorne Balfe (Terminator Genisys, Home, Penguins of Madagascar, The Bible). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, January 15, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out a sample […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 11, 2015)
Posted: December 11, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: American Hero, Bleeding Heart, Don Verdean, Ilan Eshkeri, In the Heart of the Sea, Liam Howe, Lorne Balfe, Nicholas Britell, Roque Banos, The Big Short, The Girl in the Book, Will Bates
The only movie opening nationwide this weekend is the adventure drama In the Heart of the Sea directed by Ron Howard and starring Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker, Cillian Murphy, Tom Holland, Jordi Mollá, Ben Whishaw and Brendan Gleeson. The film’s original music is composed by Roque Banos (The Machinist, Evil Dead, Regression, Oldboy). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the […]