Dexter’s theme songs

By · Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

“Dexter”

For the opening to the darkly comedic drama about a crime scene analyst/serial killer, composer Rolfe Kent took a melody that would have fit a 1980s-era mystery series, slowed it down, then added sonic elements designed to create tension. It’s both familiar and discomforting at the same time, strings and horns swirling up to the surface and lingering just a little too long, putting viewers on edge–right where they should be.