BLACK WIDOW: Lorne Balfe Replaces Alexandre Desplat As The Marvel Movie's Composer

BLACK WIDOW: Lorne Balfe Replaces Alexandre Desplat As The Marvel Movie's Composer

Black Widow still doesn't have a new release date, but some big changes behind the scenes have clearly been made which is clear from the news that Mission: Impossible - Fallout's Lorne Balfe is composing.

By JoshWilding - Mar 31, 2020 04:03 AM EST
Filed Under: Black Widow
Source: Film Music Reporter

Earlier this year, it was revealed that Alexandre Desplat (The Shape of Water) had signed on to serve as Black Widow's composer. That news excited fans, but something has clearly changed, as the reliable folks over at Film Music Reporter have revealed the movie's new composer!

Now, Lorne Balfe has reportedly been scoring the film, and he has an impressive track record which includes movies like The LEGO Batman Movie, Mission: Impossible - Fallout, and Bad Boys For Life.

Based on his work on those films, Black Widow is still going to sound awesome, and this certainly isn't any sort of cause for concern (it's something which happens a surprising amount on blockbusters like these). 

As we mentioned above, the Marvel Studios movie still doesn't have a new release date, and with Sony pushing the likes of Morbius and Uncharted back to 2021, it's looking likely that Disney could do the same with Natasha Romanoff's origin story. The downside to that, of course, is it will probably mean delaying everything else in the Marvel Cinematic Universe for continuity's sake!

Everything is pretty uncertain right now, of course, but there are those who remain convinced that Marvel Studios will ultimately decide to release Black Widow on Digital or Disney+. 

We'll keep you guys updated. 

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bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 3/31/2020, 4:04 AM
The score for Fallout was great, so I see this as a very welcome addition
TheUnworthyThor
TheUnworthyThor - 3/31/2020, 4:11 AM
Last year when I kept saying this year’s movie lineup looked like a barren wasteland this is not what I meant. Damn you hyperbole.
tmp3
tmp3 - 3/31/2020, 4:24 AM
Desplat is one of my favorite composers, but Balfe's definitely the safer choice for a big budget, fast-paced action film. His Fallout score did feel a bit like he was replacing a Zimmer temp score though
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 3/31/2020, 4:39 AM
Damn...

That kind of sucks
OmegaDaGrodd
OmegaDaGrodd - 3/31/2020, 4:52 AM
RageDriver2401
RageDriver2401 - 3/31/2020, 5:09 AM
A little too close to release, no?
JustAChillFan
JustAChillFan - 3/31/2020, 5:37 AM
Contrary to most people I loved Ad Astra and I believe he scored that. The score was amazing imo and it kept me completely immersed in the movie at times.
tmp3
tmp3 - 3/31/2020, 5:39 AM
@JustAChillFan - Max Richter (The Leftovers) scored Ad Astra, Balfe just did additional work on it. I did love Ad Astra though
theFUZZ008
theFUZZ008 - 3/31/2020, 5:55 AM
DISAPPOINTING
GhostDog
GhostDog - 3/31/2020, 6:00 AM
At least Balfe is a good replacement. Would’ve sucked if it was someone awful.
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