---
name: "Lorne Balfe"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/lorne-balfe"
fi1m_id: "lorne-balfe"
imdb_id: "nm1154632"
tmdb_id: 929145
wikidata_id: "Q608628"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "23 February 1976"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 22
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-19T04:23:48.838720+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Lorne Balfe

## Identity

Lorne Balfe

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/lorne-balfe
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** lorne-balfe
- **IMDb ID:** nm1154632
- **TMDB ID:** 929145
- **Wikidata ID:** Q608628
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorne_Balfe, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q608628, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1154632/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/929145

Producer. Born 23 February 1976 in Inverness, Scotland, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 23 February 1976, Inverness, Scotland, UK
- **Active:** 2008–present
- **Also known as:** Oswin Mackintosh, Лорн Бэлф
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 22: 1 producing, 21 crew
- **Frequently works with:** [Doug Belgrad](https://film.one/person/doug-belgrad.md), [Adil El Arbi](https://film.one/person/adil-el-arbi.md), [Alexander Ludwig](https://film.one/person/alexander-ludwig.md), [Bilall Fallah](https://film.one/person/bilall-fallah.md), [Chris Bremner](https://film.one/person/chris-bremner.md), [Christopher McQuarrie](https://film.one/person/christopher-mcquarrie.md), [Dana Goldberg](https://film.one/person/dana-goldberg.md), [David Harbour](https://film.one/person/david-harbour.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 72 (2), 2010s 69 (8), 2020s 64 (12)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorne_Balfe, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q608628, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1154632/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/929145

## Coming up

- *The Cat in the Hat* (2026-11-04), Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-cat-in-the-hat.md)

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Mission: Impossible - Fallout*](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-fallout.md) (87), [*The Naked Gun*](https://film.one/film/the-naked-gun.md) (77), [*Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves*](https://film.one/film/dungeons-and-dragons-honor-among-thieves.md) (73)
- **Netflix:** [*Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl*](https://film.one/film/wallace-and-gromit-vengeance-most-fowl.md) (81), [*The Crown*](https://film.one/tv/the-crown.md) (78)
- **Disney+:** [*Dopesick*](https://film.one/tv/dopesick.md) (68), [*Black Widow*](https://film.one/film/black-widow.md) (63)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*The Florida Project*](https://film.one/film/the-florida-project.md) (88)
- **Paramount+:** [*Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One*](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-dead-reckoning-part-one.md) (74)
- **HBO Max:** [*The Lego Batman Movie*](https://film.one/film/the-lego-batman-movie.md) (74)
- **Peacock:** [*Megamind*](https://film.one/film/megamind.md) (72)
- **Hulu:** [*Bad Boys for Life*](https://film.one/film/bad-boys-for-life.md) (68)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Lorne Balfe is a Scottish composer of film, television and video game scores. Born in Inverness in 1976, he attended Fettes College in Edinburgh on a music scholarship. As a child he wrote and sold jingles, and at thirteen he became the youngest member of the Edinburgh Symphony Orchestra as a percussionist.

A veteran of Hans Zimmer’s Remote Control Productions, Balfe has scored films including *Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One* (2023), *Argylle* (2024), *Bad Boys: Ride or Die* (2024), *Gran Turismo* (2023), *Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves* (2023), *Top Gun: Maverick* (2022) and *Black Widow* (2021). He has also composed for television series such as *The Crown* and *Genius*, the latter earning him a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music.

*Sources: lornebalfe.com, en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (22)

### Produced (1) — the average rests on these

- *Sherlock Holmes* (2009), Fi1m 65, Music Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/sherlock-holmes.md)

### Crew (21)

- *Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning* (2025), Fi1m 63, Score Engineer — [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-the-final-reckoning.md)
- *The Naked Gun* (2025), Fi1m 77, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/the-naked-gun.md)
- *Argylle* (2024), Fi1m 45, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/argylle.md)
- *Bad Boys: Ride or Die* (2024), Fi1m 60, Vocals, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/bad-boys-ride-or-die.md)
- *Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl* (2024), Fi1m 81, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/wallace-and-gromit-vengeance-most-fowl.md)
- *Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves* (2023), Fi1m 73, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/dungeons-and-dragons-honor-among-thieves.md)
- *Gran Turismo* (2023), Fi1m 56, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/gran-turismo.md)
- *Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One* (2023), Fi1m 74, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-dead-reckoning-part-one.md)
- *Black Adam* (2022), Fi1m 42, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/black-adam.md)
- *Black Widow* (2021), Fi1m 63, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/black-widow.md)
- *Dopesick* (2021), Fi1m 68, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/tv/dopesick.md)
- *Bad Boys for Life* (2020), Fi1m 68, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/bad-boys-for-life.md)
- *Mission: Impossible - Fallout* (2018), Fi1m 87, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-fallout.md)
- *Pacific Rim: Uprising* (2018), Fi1m 52, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/pacific-rim-uprising.md)
- *The Florida Project* (2017), Fi1m 88, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-florida-project.md)
- *The Lego Batman Movie* (2017), Fi1m 74, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lego-batman-movie.md)
- *The Crown* (2016), Fi1m 78, Music — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-crown.md)
- *Terminator Genisys* (2015), Fi1m 45, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/terminator-genisys.md)
- *Penguins of Madagascar* (2014), Fi1m 58, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/penguins-of-madagascar.md)
- *Megamind* (2010), Fi1m 72, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/megamind.md)
- *Iron Man* (2008), Fi1m 80, Additional Music — [page](https://film.one/film/iron-man.md)

## Complete filmography (134)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Cat in the Hat* (2026), Original Music Composer — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/the-cat-in-the-hat.md)
- *7 Dogs* (2026), Original Music Composer
- *Butcher: Invisible Wounds* (2026), Music Score Producer
- *The Dinosaurs* (2026), series, Original Music Composer
- *The War Between the Land and the Sea* (2025), series, Original Music Composer
- *The Hack* (2025), series, Original Music Composer
- *The Cut* (2025), Original Music Composer
- *The Naked Gun* (2025), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/the-naked-gun.md)
- *Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning* (2025), as Score Engineer — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-the-final-reckoning.md)
- *Hallow Road* (2025), Original Music Composer
- *The Woman in the Yard* (2025), Original Music Composer
- *We Are Storror* (2025), Original Music Composer
- *Novocaine* (2025), Original Music Composer
- *Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl* (2024), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/wallace-and-gromit-vengeance-most-fowl.md)
- *Carry-On* (2024), Original Music Composer
- *Apartment 7A* (2024), Music Score Producer
- *Slingshot* (2024), Music Score Producer
- *Decoded* (2024), Original Music Composer
- *Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F* (2024), Original Music Composer, Conductor
- *Bad Boys: Ride or Die* (2024), Original Music Composer, Vocals — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/bad-boys-ride-or-die.md)
- *Young Woman and the Sea* (2024), Music Score Producer
- *Argylle* (2024), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 45, [page](https://film.one/film/argylle.md)
- *Stockholm Bloodbath* (2024), Music Producer
- *Life on Our Planet* (2023), series, Original Music Composer, Music Producer
- *Gran Turismo* (2023), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/gran-turismo.md)
- *Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One* (2023), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-dead-reckoning-part-one.md)
- *When We Danced* (2023), Music Producer
- *Ghosted* (2023), Original Music Composer
- *Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves* (2023), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/dungeons-and-dragons-honor-among-thieves.md)
- *Tetris* (2023), Original Music Composer
- *Luther: The Fallen Sun* (2023), Original Music Composer
- *Black Adam* (2022), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 42, [page](https://film.one/film/black-adam.md)
- *Ticket to Paradise* (2022), Original Music Composer
- *Secret Headquarters* (2022), Original Music Composer
- *The Forgiven* (2022), Original Music Composer
- *Top Gun: Maverick* (2022), Music Score Producer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/top-gun-maverick.md)
- *Infinite Storm* (2022), Original Music Composer
- *Ambulance* (2022), Original Music Composer
- *Silent Night* (2021), Original Music Composer
- *The Wheel of Time* (2021), series, Original Music Composer
- *Dopesick* (2021), series, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/dopesick.md)
- *The Tomorrow War* (2021), Original Music Composer
- *Skyanders: Awaken of Evil* (2021), Original Music Composer
- *Black Widow* (2021), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/black-widow.md)
- *Resurrection* (2021), Original Music Composer
- *Rumble* (2021), Original Music Composer
- *Outside the Wire* (2021), Original Music Composer
- *Songbird* (2020), Original Music Composer
- *The Reagans* (2020), series, Original Music Composer
- *Jungleland* (2020), Original Music Composer
- *Military Wives* (2020), Original Music Composer
- *Rebuilding Paradise* (2020), Original Music Composer
- *Bad Boys for Life* (2020), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/bad-boys-for-life.md)
- *6 Underground* (2019), Original Music Composer
- *Master Moley by Royal Invitation* (2019), Original Music Composer
- *His Dark Materials* (2019), series, Original Music Composer
- *Gemini Man* (2019), Original Music Composer
- *Where's My Roy Cohn?* (2019), Original Music Composer
- *Ad Astra* (2019), Additional Music — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/ad-astra.md)
- *Apex Legends Stories from the Outlands "Voidwalker"* (2019), Music
- *Driven* (2019), Music Producer
- *Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler* (2019), series, Original Music Composer
- *Looking Up* (2019), as Theme Song Performance
- *Crawl* (2019), Executive Music Producer — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/crawl.md)
- *Georgetown* (2019), Original Music Composer
- *The Cry* (2018), series, Original Music Composer
- *Mission: Impossible - Fallout* (2018), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-fallout.md)
- *Studio 54* (2018), Original Music Composer
- *Pacific Rim: Uprising* (2018), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/pacific-rim-uprising.md)
- *The Hurricane Heist* (2018), Original Music Composer
- *12 Strong* (2018), Original Music Composer
- *Adam: The Prophet* (2017), Original Music Composer
- *Geostorm* (2017), Original Music Composer
- *The Florida Project* (2017), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-florida-project.md)
- *Adam: The Mirror* (2017), Original Music Composer
- *Zygote* (2017), Original Music Composer
- *Firebase* (2017), Original Music Composer
- *Rakka* (2017), Original Music Composer
- *Le Mans: Racing Is Everything* (2017), series, Original Music Composer
- *Churchill* (2017), Original Music Composer
- *Ghost in the Shell* (2017), Original Music Composer
- *The Lego Batman Movie* (2017), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lego-batman-movie.md)
- *The Crown* (2016), series, Original Music Composer, Music — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-crown.md)
- *War on Everyone* (2016), Original Music Composer
- *13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi* (2016), Original Music Composer
- *Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll* (2016), Original Music Composer
- *American Hero* (2015), Original Music Composer
- *Captive* (2015), Original Music Composer
- *Summer of '92* (2015), Original Music Composer
- *Terminator Genisys* (2015), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 45, [page](https://film.one/film/terminator-genisys.md)
- *Wasted Beauty* (2015), Original Music Composer
- *Dough* (2015), Original Music Composer
- *Home* (2015), Original Music Composer
- *Bone in the Throat* (2015), Original Music Composer
- *Sons of Liberty* (2015), series, Original Music Composer
- *Manny* (2014), Original Music Composer
- *Penguins of Madagascar* (2014), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/penguins-of-madagascar.md)
- *Gloria* (2014), Original Music Composer
- *The Driver* (2014), series, Original Music Composer
- *Blackwood* (2014), Original Music Composer
- *Almost Home* (2014), Original Music Composer
- *Son of God* (2014), Original Music Composer
- *Pantani: The Accidental Death of a Cyclist* (2014), Original Music Composer
- *Making a Scene | 11 Performances* (2013), Music
- *Not Another Happy Ending* (2013), Original Music Composer
- *Side by Side* (2013), Original Music Composer
- *Red Wing* (2013), Original Music Composer
- *Salinger* (2013), Original Music Composer
- *The Frozen Ground* (2013), Original Music Composer
- *Girl Rising* (2013), Original Music Composer
- *Restless* (2012), series, Original Music Composer
- *The Sweeney* (2012), Original Music Composer
- *Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted* (2012), Additional Music — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/madagascar-3-europes-most-wanted.md)
- *Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters* (2011), Original Music Composer
- *Five* (2011), Original Music Composer
- *Ironclad* (2011), Original Music Composer
- *Rango* (2011), Additional Music — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/rango.md)
- *Megamind: The Button of Doom* (2011), Original Music Composer
- *The Dilemma* (2011), Original Music Composer
- *J.A.W.* (2011), Original Music Composer
- *Megamind* (2010), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/megamind.md)
- *Sodales* (2010), Original Music Composer
- *Inception* (2010), Additional Music — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/inception.md)
- *Sherlock Holmes* (2009), Music Producer — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/sherlock-holmes.md)
- *Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa* (2008), Additional Music — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/madagascar-escape-2-africa.md)
- *Iron Man* (2008), Additional Music — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/iron-man.md)
- *The Ties That Bind Us* (2008), Music
- *Mystery of the Megavolcano* (2006), Original Music Composer
- *Over the Hedge* (2006), Thanks — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/over-the-hedge.md)
- *Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit* (2005), Additional Music — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/wallace-and-gromit-the-curse-of-the-were-rabbit.md)
- *Batman Begins* (2005), Music Programmer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/batman-begins.md)
- *Shoebox Zoo* (2004), series, Original Music Composer
- *Ancient Warriors* (2003), Original Music Composer
- *The Species*, Original Music Composer

## Gallery

- ![Lorne Balfe](https://film.one/media/person/8130/gallery-ffa8f9512ba1.jpg) Lorne Balfe — International Labour Organization, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/Lorne_Balfe.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Lorne Balfe](https://film.one/media/person/8130/gallery-d77a80e0e895.jpg) Lorne Balfe — Image via TMDB
- ![Lorne Balfe](https://film.one/media/person/8130/gallery-5e77b2c29ecf.jpg) Lorne Balfe — Image via TMDB

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