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

45 minutes Posted Jan 17, 2012 at 12:59 am.

— How did you transition from film to video games?

— How did you come to work on SKYLANDERS

— Did you feel that you had to be dutiful to the original Spyro?

— WHYBLT? Hugo, Twilight for Chamber Orchestra

— Assassins Creed: Revelations How did you work with composer Jesper Kyd?

— What were some of the musical highlights for you from AC: Revelation

— What sort of reactions have you gotten to your music for AC: Revelation

— The next Assassins Creed, Sherlock Holmes, Anthems, and Bat Man

— What is your ideal project?

— The Ron Howard/ Canon Project

— Taste, subjectivity, and style

— "Rhodes" (Assassin's Creed: Revelations) by Lorne Balfe

— "Shattered Island" (Skylander: Spyros Adventure) by Lorne Balfe

— "Sky Schooner Docks" (Skylander: Spyros Adventure) by Lorne Balfe

— "Skylanders Main Theme" (Skylander: Spyros Adventure) by Hans Zimmer

— "Master and Mentor" (Assassin's Creed: Revelations) by Lorne Balfe

— "Assassins Creed Theme" (Assassin's Creed: Revelations) by Lorne Balfe

— "The Road to Masysaf" (Assassin's Creed: Revelations) by Lorne Balfe

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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.