Announced this week were new composer assignments for Rob Simonsen (Elio), Martin Phipps (Black Doves) and Siddhartha Khosla (No Good Deed), among many others. For the full list of composer and music supervisor assignments from this week, click here.
Over 35 new soundtrack albums were released this week. Click here for the full schedule.
Opening in theaters nationwide this week are (with music by): Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin (Antonio Pinto & Gabriel Ferreira), Gladiator II (Harry Gregson-Williams) and Wicked (John Powell & Stephen Schwartz).
We are tracking song credits for the following new theatrical releases:
- Gladiator II (8 songs)
- Wicked (11 songs)
The following composers are celebrating their birthdays within the next week:
- Fernando Velazquez (The Impossible, Mama) is turning 48 today.
- Jean-Michel Bernard (Be Kind Rewind, The Science of Sleep) is turning 63 tomorrow, November 23.
- Ludovico Einaudi (The Intouchables, The Father) is turning 69 on November 23.
- Pino Donaggio (Carrie, Body Double) is turning 83 on Sunday, November 24.
- Randy Newman (Toy Story, The Natural) is turning 81 on Thursday, November 28.