This week, Lorne Balfe joins me on The Film Scorer. Lorne has about two-hundred credits to his name across film, TV, and video games, including projects like Top Gun: Maverick, a couple Mission: Impossible films, The Crown, Assassin’s Creed, Call of Duty, and a whole load more. Not a bad resume…
Now, although he normally releases about ten scores a year, 2026 has been a much quieter year for him, conducting at the global tour of Top Gun: Maverick in Concert and working on the new adaptation of The Cat in the Hat, coming out in November. We talk about each a little bit, but it also gives us an opportunity to really jump away from focusing on any single project. Instead, Lorne and I spent the hour and a half we had chatting about a pretty wide range of topics, getting really deep into the film scoring industry and the business side around it. We also have a bittersweet moment where we talk about composer and conductor Nick Glennie-Smith, who Lorne knew and worked with for many years before he passed away in mid-August.
One note – Lorne and I were chatting away before hitting record, so the interview starts a little in media res. But don’t worry, nothing juicy got cut off.
Lorne’s score for The Cat in the Hat comes out in November, and much of his other music is available on all major platforms while the show itself is available on Netflix and the games are available digitally. You can find out more about Lorne on his website.
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