Announced this week were new composer assignments for Lorne Balfe (Geostorm), Gustavo Santaolalla (The Tribes of Palos Verdes), Hans Zimmer, Jacob Shea & Jasha Klebe (Blue Planet II), 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 weekend are (with music by): The Boss Baby (Hans Zimmer & Steve Mazzaro) and Ghost in the Shell (Clint Mansell & Lorne Balfe).
Among all new theatrical releases, we are tracking song credits for:
- The Boss Baby (12 songs)
- Ghost in the Shell (16 songs)
- The Death of Louis XIV (5 songs)
- The Zookeeper's Wife (6 songs)
The following composers are celebrating their birthdays within the next week:
- Arthur B. Rubinstein (WarGames, Nick of Time) is turning 79 today.
- Patrick Doyle (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Sense and Sensibility) is turning 64 on Thursday, April 6.
- Christopher Franke (Babylon 5, The Amazing Race) is also turning 64 on Thursday, April 6.
- Andre Previn (Gigi, Elmer Gantry) is turning 88 on Thursday, April 6.