Announced this week were new composer assignments for Rolfe Kent (Downsizing), Nitin Sawhney (Breathe), Laura Karpman & Raphael Saadiq (Step Sisters), 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 weekend is (with music by): The Fate of the Furious (Brian Tyler). Expanding nationwide from its limited release last week is Marc Webb's Gifted (Rob Simonsen).

Among all new theatrical releases, we are tracking song credits for:
- The Fate of the Furious (14 songs)
- Gifted (10 songs)
- Finding Oscar (2 songs)
- The Lost City of Z (12 songs)
- Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer (4 songs)
- Queen of the Desert (4 songs)

The following composers are celebrating their birthdays within the next week:
- Jan Hammer (Miami Vice, Dark Angel) is turning 69 on Monday, April 17.
- Andrew Powell (Ladyhawke, Rocket Gibraltar) is turning 68 on Tuesday, April 18.