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Mar 2024
1h 20m

Revisiting Lorne Balfe

Paramount Pictures
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Lorne Balfe’s score for “Mission: Impossible – Fallout” is an all-time classic, so you can imagine how thrilled we were to talk to the composer about how it all came together. Learn his inspiration for unforgettable cues and how composing the music was its own (almost) impossible mission. This episode was originally released in October 2018. You can own “Mi ... Show More
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