Announced this week were new composer assignments for Dave Metzger (Mufasa: The Lion King), H. Scott Salinas (Elevation) and Hrishikesh Hirway (Companion), among many others. For the full list of composer and music supervisor assignments from this week, click here.
Over 30 new soundtrack albums were released this week. Click here for the full schedule.
Opening in theaters nationwide this week are (with music by): Joker: Folie a Deux (Hildur Gudnadottir) and White Bird (Thomas Newman).
We are tracking song credits for the following new theatrical releases:
- Joker: Folie a Deux (37 songs)
- Things Will Be Different (4 songs)
- White Bird (12 songs)
The following composers are celebrating their birthdays within the next week:
- Harold Faltermeyer (Beverly Hills Cop, Top Gun) is turning 72 tomorrow, October 5.
- Alex Wurman (March of the Penguins, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy) is turning 58 on October 5.
- Gabriel Yared (The English Patient, The Talented Mr. Ripley) is turning 75 on Monday, October 7.
- Marco Beltrami (Scream, Logan) is turning 58 on October 7.
- Michael Abels (Get Out, Us) is turning 62 on Tuesday, October 8.
- Steve Jablonsky (Transformers, Ender's Game) is turning 54 on Wednesday, October 9.
- Michael Giacchino (Up, Jurassic World) is turning 57 on Thursday, October 10.