BIO
Known for his limitless capacity for artistic expression, Rolfe never fails to communicate a sense of wonderment and virtuosity in the music he creates.
- Sean Shepherd, Pop Discipline, 2018
Embracing multi-cultural musical styles, avant-garde instruments, and unexpected textures, Rolfe Kent has developed a distinct sound that is indicative of his innately curious and adventurous spirit.
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nominated for a Golden Globe and Critics Choice Award in 2007), Labor Day, Bad Words, Dom Hemingway, About Schmidt, Election, Mean Girls, Legally Blonde and Legally Blonde II, Wedding Crashers, The Matador, Reign Over Me, The Hunting Party, Stan & Ollie, and Thank You for Smoking.
Kent also composed the Emmy-nominated main title theme for the Showtime hit, Dexter. In 2012, he received the BMI Richard Kirk Award for career achievement.
Los Angeles immersive theatre company The Unmarked Door was founded by Kent in 2017, and he is a member of the British theatre company The Naiads. Currently, he is in pre-production for a musical based on The Midnight Market (2024) by Joanne Harris.
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Kent has scored over 70 films including Academy Award-nominated Up in the Air (for which he won a Golden Satellite award), Sideways (for which he was
