Announced this week were new composer assignments for Benjamin Wallfisch (Wolf Man), Jeff Russo (Star Trek: Starfleet Academy) and Austin Wintory (Reykjavik), 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): The Order (Jed Kurzel), The Return (Rachel Portman), Werewolves (The Newton Brothers) and Y2K (Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans).
We are tracking song credits for the following new theatrical releases:
- The Order (2 songs)
- Y2K (23 songs)
The following composers are celebrating their birthdays within the next week:
- Joe Hisaishi (Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke) is turning 74 today.
- Tom Holkenborg (Mad Max: Fury Road, Sonic the Hedgehog) is turning 57 on Sunday, December 8.
- Paul Haslinger (Underworld, Crank) is turning 62 on Wednesday, December 11.
- Rachel Portman (Emma, The Cider House Rules) is turning 64 on December 11.
- Jon Brion (Magnolia, Lady Bird) is turning 61 on December 11.