Interview: Lorne Balfe (Assassin's Creed: Revelations, Skylander)

Interview: Lorne Balfe (Assassin's Creed: Revelations, Skylander) Marius Masalar talks with composer Lorne Balfe about two of his latest projects: Assassin's Creed: Revelations and Skylander: Spyros. Balfe as reveals how he got into video game music, the challenges of writing music for popular sequels and what he considers his dream project. CORRECTION: Lorne Balfe composed the exhibition trailer for Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, which was the third game of the series, not the second as he inadvertently stated. Episode Highlights 02:06 — How did you transition from film to video games? 06:27 — How did you come to work on SKYLANDERS 13:13 — Did you feel that you had to be dutiful to the original Spyro? 15:25 — WHYBLT? - Hugo, Twilight for Chamber Orchestra 17:22 — Assassins Creed: Revelations - How did you work with composer Jesper Kyd? 24:14 — What were some of the musical highlights for you from AC: Revelation 27:00 — What sort of reactions have you gotten to your music for AC: Revelation 28:51 — The next Assassins Creed, Sherlock Holmes, Anthems, and Bat Man 33:01 — What is your ideal project? 36:02 — The Ron Howard/ Canon Project 40:10 — Taste, subjectivity, and style Select Music 00:00 — "Rhodes" (Assassin's Creed: Revelations) by Lorne Balfe 06:26 — "Shattered Island" (Skylander: Spyros Adventure) by Lorne Balfe 10:28 — "Sky Schooner Docks" (Skylander: Spyros Adventure) by Lorne Balfe 11:55 — "Skylanders Main Theme" (Skylander: Spyros Adventure) by Hans Zimmer 17:15 — "Master and Mentor" (Assassin's Creed: Revelations) by Lorne Balfe 24:45 — "Assassins Creed Theme" (Assassin's Creed: Revelations) by Lorne Balfe 43:35 — "The Road to Masysaf" (Assassin's Creed: Revelations) by Lorne Balfe Download the episode here Subscribe and more info here