Hans Zimmer was honored for his score from Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Part Two at last Sunday's 67th Annual Grammy Awards. Maestro: Music by Leonard Bernstein was the winner in the "Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Visual Media" category, while Winifred Phillips won a Grammy for Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord in the "Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media" category. For the full story, click here.
Announced this week were new composer assignments for Dan Romer (Lilo & Stitch), Alan Silvestri (Play Dirty) and Theodore Shapiro (Another Simple Favor), 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): Heart Eyes (Jay Wadley) and Love Hurts (Dominic Lewis).
We are tracking song credits for the following new theatrical releases:
- Bring Them Down (5 songs)
- Heart Eyes (17 songs)
- Love Hurts (9 songs)
The following composers are celebrating their birthdays within the next week:
- John Williams (Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark) is turning 93 tomorrow, February 8.
- Nathan Barr (True Blood, Hostel) is turning 52 on Sunday, February 9.
- Peter Gabriel (The Last Temptation of Christ, Rabbit-Proof Fence) is turning 75 on Thursday, February 13.
- W.G. Snuffy Walden (The West Wing, Friday Night Lights) is also turning 75 on February 13.