Rolfe Kent Rolfe Kent

Born: 1963, St. Albans, England

Biography:
An English-born composer with strong Scottish heritage, Rolfe Kent was brought up in a largely non-musical household, becoming a self-taught musician while earning a degree in psychology at the University of Leeds. His association with various local rock and pop bands in Yorkshire resulted in Kent composing music for a stage play, "Gross", which was produced for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and, despite having no formal classical music training, a move into scoring stage plays, short films and student films quickly followed. By 1989, Kent had found his way into television, and subsequently feature films, and finally came to international prominence in 1998 with his score for the Kenneth Branagh/Helena Bonham-Carter drama "The Theory of Flight". Since then his career and reputation has grown to such an extent that his filmography now includes such eclectic title as "Election" (1999), "Nurse Betty" (2000), the smash hit "Legally Blonde" (2001), "Kate & Leopold" (2001), "Someone Like You" (2001), "40 Days and 40 Nights" (2002), the Jack Nicholson vehicle "About Schmidt" (2002), the Golden Globe nominated “Sideways” (2004), and the box office smash “Wedding Crashers” (2005). Kent can rightly be considered one of the more prominent ‘indie’ composers working in film music today, specializing in films made outside the Hollywood mainstream but which have great commercial potential.

Reviews:
17 Again, Don't Go Breaking My Heart, Election, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, The Hunting Party, The Matador, The Men Who Stare at Goats, Nurse Betty, Reign Over Me, Sideways, Up in the Air and Wedding Crashers

Filmography:
17 Again (2009), Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009), The Men Who Stars at Goats (2009), Up in the Air (2009), The Lucky Ones (2008), The Hunting Party (2007), Reign Over Me (2007), Sex and Death 101 (2007), Failure to Launch (2006), Thank You For Smoking (2006), Just Like Heaven (2005), The Matador (2005), Wedding Crashers (2005), The Last Shot (2004), The Lost Cause (2004), Mean Girls (2004), Sideways (2004), Freaky Friday (2003), Legally Blonde 2: Red White and Blonde (2003), 40 Days and 40 Nights (2002), About Schmidt (2002), The Jury (2002), Kate & Leopold (2001), Legally Blonde (2001), Happy Campers (2001), Someone Like You (2001), Town & Country (2001), Gun Shy (2000), Mexico City (2000), Nurse Betty (2000), Election (1999), Oxygen (1999), Don't Go Breaking My Heart (1998), Slums of Beverly Hills (1998), The Theory of Flight (1998), The House of Yes (1997), Citizen Ruth (1996), Mercy (1996), Memory Lane (1995), Final Combination (1994), Finding Interest (1994), Midnight Kiss (1993), Shalom Joan Collins (1989).

Highest Grossing Films as at end of 2008 (adjusted for inflation):
Wedding Crashers ($234.8m), Freaky Friday ($136.6m), Legally Blonde ($122.8m), Legally Blonde 2: Red White and Blonde ($111.8m), Mean Girls ($99.8m), Failure to Launch ($97.5m), Sideways ($82.9m), About Schmidt ($80.6m), Kate & Leopold ($59.9m), Just Like Heaven ($54.2m)

Awards:
2004 Golden Globes - Nominee, Best Original Score – Sideways

Links:
Official Site

17 Again About Schmidt Don't Go Breaking My Heart Election Freaky Friday Ghost of Girlfriends Past Gun Shy The Hunting Party The Jury Just Like Heaven Kate & Leopold Legally Blonde Legally Blonde 2: Red White and Blonde The Matador Mean Girls The Men Who Stare at Goats Nurse Betty Reign Over Me Sideways Slums of Beverly Hills The Theory of Flight Town & Country Up In the AirWedding Crashers


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