User blog comment:Kaloneous/Lorne Balfe interview on Assassin's Creed 3 and the Future/@comment-3046679-20130525151022/@comment-4519956-20130525163711

I've wondered that myself. My theory is that they brought in Balfe because he is a high profile composer who is a protégé of Hans Zimmer, and wanted to go all out for ACIII.

But you could also say, why was Balfe not asked to return? Maybe Ubisoft is actually listening to the fans? I hope....