Rolfe Kent is the recipient of the Richard Kirk Award for outstanding career achievement at this year’s BMI Film & Television Awards. The Emmy Award- and Golden Globe-nominated composer has previously received 13 BMI Film & Television Awards since 2002. Kent’s best known work includes his score for Alexander Payne’s Election, About Schmidt and Sideways, […]
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Rolfe Kent to Receive BMI’s Richard Kirk Award
Posted: April 11, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BMI Film & Television Awards, Richard Kirk Award, Rolfe Kent
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 9, 2011)
Posted: December 9, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Abel Korzeniowski, Alberto Iglesias, David Wingo, I Melt with You, Jeff McIlwain, John Debney, Jonny Greenwood, New Year's Eve, Rolfe Kent, score, Soundtrack, The Sitter, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, tomandandy, W.E, We Need to Talk About Kevin, Young Adult
Two new movies are opening in wide release this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the ensemble romantic comedy New Year’s Eve directed by Garry Marshall and starring Ashton Kutcher, Jessica Biel, Sarah Jessica Parker, Halle Berry, Robert De Niro, Sofia Vergara, Jon Bon Jovi, Hilary Swank, Lea Michele, Zac Efron, Chris […]
‘Young Adult’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 25, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jason Reitman, Mateo Messina, Rolfe Kent, Soundtrack, Young Adult
Rhino Records is set to release the official soundtrack album for Jason Reitman’s dramedy Young Adult. The album includes one track by the composer of the film Rolfe Kent (who previously scored the director’s Thank You for Smoking and Up in the Air), as well as five tracks by Juno composer Mateo Messina. Also featured […]
Rolfe Kent to Score ‘Gambit’
Posted: October 19, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Gambit, Michael Hoffman, Rolfe Kent, Young Adult
Rolfe Kent has signed on to score the crime comedy Gambit. The movie is directed by Michael Hoffman and stars Colin Firth as a London art curator who enlists a Texas rodeo queen, played by Cameron Diaz, in a scheme to con the richest men of Canada. Stanley Tucci, Alan Richman, Cloris Leachman and Sir […]
‘Dexter’ Season 5 Soundtrack announced
Posted: July 28, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Daniel Licht, Dexter, Rolfe Kent, score, Season 5, Soundtrack
Milan Records has announced a new soundtrack release for the Showtime hit drama Dexter. The album features music from Season 5 of the show, including 18 tracks from the score by Daniel Licht, as well as the the main theme composed by Rolfe Kent. Also featured on the soundtrack are several Latin songs from such […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 17, 2011)
Posted: June 17, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alec Puro, Buck, David Robbins, Green Lantern, James Newton Howard, Jig, Mr. Popper's Penguins, Patrick Doyle, Rolfe Kent, Soundtrack, The Art of Getting By
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Expected to top the weeekend box office is the comic book adaptation Green Lantern directed by Martin Campbell and starring Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Saarsgard and Mark Strong. The film’s music is composed by James Newton Howard. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score has been […]
‘Mr. Popper’s Penguins’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 7, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Mr. Popper's Penguins, Rolfe Kent, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has revealed the soundtrack details for Mr. Popper’s Penguins. The album includes 27 tracks of the original score composed by Rolfe Kent. The soundtrack will be released on June 28, 2011 and is now available to pre-order on Amazon. The music has recently been recorded at the Fox Alfred Newman scoring stage in […]
‘Mr. Popper’s Penguins’ Soundtrack announced
Posted: May 18, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Mr. Popper's Penguins, Rolfe Kent, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande Records has announced a soundtrack release for the family comedy Mr. Popper’s Penguins. The album includes the original score from composer Rolfe Kent, who collaborated on the project with director Mark Waters for the sixth time. The orchestral score was recorded earlier this month on the Fox Alfred Newman scoring stage in Los […]
Rolfe Kent Scoring ‘Mr. Popper’s Penguins’
Posted: April 12, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Mark Waters, Mr. Popper's Penguins, Rolfe Kent
Rolfe Kent is currently scoring the upcoming family comedy Mr. Popper’s Penguins. The movie is an adaptation of the beloved 1938 children’s book and stars Jim Carrey, Carla Gugino, Madeline Carroll and Angela Lansbury. The film centers on a New York business man who suddenly inherits six penguins and must find out that taking care […]
Rolfe Kent Scoring ‘Cinema Verite’
Posted: April 9, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cinema Verite, HBO, Rolfe Kent
Rolfe Kent has recently finished scoring the upcoming HBO drama Cinema Verite. The movie looks at the revolutionary skein about the Santa Barbara-based Loud family, whose son became the first openly gay character on TV on the 1970s PBS series An American Family. The film stars Diane Lane, Tim Robbins, James Gandolfini, Lolita Davidovich and […]
