Ninety-three composers are contending with 114 movies for the Original Score Oscar at this year's upcoming 86th Annual Academy Awards Ceremony. The list will be narrowed down to five nominees and announced on January 16. Click here to read the full story.
This week 44 new soundtrack albums were released. Click here for the full list of this week's soundtrack releases.
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (music by Howard Shore) and Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas (music by Christopher Young) are opening nationwide this week. Click here for the full theatrical schedule.
Among all new theatrical releases, we are tracking song credits for:
- The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2 songs)
- Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas (21 songs)
- American Hustle (30 songs)
- Saving Mr. Banks (28 songs)
Several composer and music supervisor assignments were announced this week. For the full list, click here.
Finally, next Tuesday will be composer Craig Safan's birthday. The Last Starfighter maestro will turn 65.