Announced this week were new composer assignments for Theodore Shapiro (Wolfs), Federico Jusid (The Penguin Lessons) and Michael Andrews (Piece by Piece), 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): Blink Twice (Chanda Dancy), The Crow (Volker Bertelmann), The Forge (Zachary Leffew) and Strange Darling (Craig DeLeon).
We are tracking song credits for the following new theatrical releases:
- Blink Twice (9 songs)
The following composers are celebrating their birthdays within the next week:
- Julian Nott (The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, A Close Shave) is turning 64 today.
- Alexandre Desplat (The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Shape of Water) is turning 63 today.
- Harry Manfredini (Friday the 13th, House) is turning 81 on Sunday, August 25.
- Joby Talbot (Sing, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) is turning 53 on August 25.
- Mark Snow (The X-Files, The New Mutants) is turning 78 on Monday, August 26.
- Stephen Trask (Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Little Fockers) is turning 57 on Thursday, August 29.