Announced this week were new composer assignments for Thomas Newman (The Thursday Murder Club), Joe Kraemer (Grendel) and Rupert Gregson-Williams (Dear Santa), 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): The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (Dan Haseltine & Matthew S. Nelson), Elevation (H. Scott Salinas), Heretic (Chris Bacon) and Weekend in Taipei (Matteo Locasciulli).

We are tracking song credits for the following new theatrical release:
- The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (11 songs)

The following composers are celebrating their birthdays within the next week:
- Mark Suozzo (Love & Friendship, American Splendor) is turning 71 today.
- Julian Wass (Blue Jay, Hit & Run) is turning 43 on Sunday, November 10.
- Diego Navarro (Passage to Dawn, Capture the Flag) is turning 52 on Wednesday, November 13.
- Wendy Carlos (The Shining, Tron) is turning 85 on Thursday, November 14.
- Jean-Claude Petit (Jean de Florette, Cyrano de Bergerac) is turning 81 on November 14.
- Stuart A. Staples (High Life, Let the Sunshine In) is turning 59 on November 14.