Announced this week were new composer assignments for James Newton Howard (Jumanji), Gabriel Yared (The Death and Life of John F. Donovan), Marcelo Zarvos (Fences), among many others. For the full list of composer and music supervisor assignments from this week, click here.
There were 18 new soundtrack albums released this week. Click here for the full schedule.
Opening nationwide this week are (with music by): The Birth of a Nation (Henry Jackman), The Girl on the Train (Danny Elfman), and Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (Jeff Cardoni).
Among all new theatrical releases, we are tracking song credits for:
- The Birth of a Nation (5 songs)
- The Girl on the Train (3 songs)
- Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (16 songs)
- All in Time (22 songs)
- The Great Gilly Hopkins (5 songs)
- Voyage of Time (29 songs)
Finally, the following composer will be celebrating an upcoming birthday:
- Sunday: Steve Jablonsky (Deepwater Horizon) will turn 46.
- Monday: Michael Giacchino (Up) will turn 49.