Although the process of transferring amusicalcomposition from a gleam in the composer's eye into a handwritten manuscript and, finally, a performance-ready score has come a long way from the days of copper-plate engraving, it's a process rife with the possibility of transmittal error.
Balfe answered some questions via email on the musical background of the game, sharing with me who some of his musical influences have been, and the process of working acomposition into a finished masterpiece.