Announced this week were new composer assignments for Alan Silvestri (Avengers: Doomsday & Avengers: Secret Wars), Michael Giacchino (The Fantastic Four: First Steps) and Jeff Russo (Star Trek: Section 31), among many others. For the full list of composer and music supervisor assignments from this week, click here.
Over 25 new soundtrack albums were released this week. Click here for the full schedule.
Opening in theaters nationwide this week are (with music by): Harold and the Purple Crayon (Batu Sener) and Trap (Herdis Stefansdottir).
We are tracking song credits for the following new theatrical release:
- Harold and the Purple Crayon (11 songs)
The following composers are celebrating their birthdays within the next week:
- Nathan Johnson (Looper, Knives Out) is turning 48 on Sunday, August 4.
- Stuart Hancock (We're Going on a Bear Hunt, Atlantis) is turning 49 on Monday, August 5.
- Alan Howarth (Big Trouble in Little China, Escape from New York) is turning 76 on Tuesday, August 6.
- Nathan Wang (Playing with Fire, The Game Plan) is turning 68 on Thursday, August 8.