Announced this week were new composer assignments for John Paesano (The Defenders, Jeff Russo (Lizzie), Mac Quayle (Feud), among many others. For the full list of composer and music supervisor assignments from this week, click here.
Over 20 new soundtrack albums were released this week. Click here for the full schedule.
Opening nationwide this week are (with music by): Fifty Shades Darker (Danny Elfman), John Wick: Chapter Two (Tyler Bates & Joel J. Richard) and The LEGO Batman Movie (Lorne Balfe).
Among all new theatrical releases, we are tracking song credits for:
- Fifty Shades Darker (26 songs)
- John Wick: Chapter Two 9 songs)
- The LEGO Batman Movie (28 songs)
- Kedi (9 songs)
- A United Kingdom (9 songs)
This coming week, the following composers are celebrating their birthdays:
- Peter Gabriel (The Last Temptation of Christ, Rabbit-Proof Fence) is turning 67 on Monday, February 13.
- W.G. Snuffy Walden (The West Wing, Friday Night Lights) is also turning 67 on February 13.
- Gerald Fried (Star Trek, Roots) is turning 89 on February 13.
- Larry Groupé (The Contender, Commander in Chief) is turning 60 on Thursday, February 16.