Announced this week were new composer assignments for Dario Marianelli (Bumblebee), Mychael Danna (On the Basis of Sex) and Henry Jackman (Trial by Fire), among many others. For the full list of composer and music supervisor assignments from this week, click here.
Over 35 soundtrack albums were released this week. Click here for the full schedule.
Opening in theaters nationwide this week are (with music by): Breaking In (Johnny Klimek) and Life of the Party (Fil Eisler).
We are tracking song credits for the following new theatrical releases:
-Breaking In (2 songs)
-Life of the Party (26 songs)
-Always at The Carlyle (13 songs)
-The Assassin's Code (7 songs)
-Beast (12 songs)
-The Escape (No songs)
The following composers are celebrating their birthdays within the next week:
- Burt Bacharach (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Casino Royale) is turning 90 tomorrow, May 12.
- Brian Eno (Dune, The Lovely Bones) is turning 70 on Tuesday, May 15.
- Sylvester Levay (Hot Shots!, Mannequin) is turning 73 on Wednesday, May 16.
- Trent Reznor (The Social Network, Gone Girl) is turning 53 on Thursday, May 17.
- Angelo Milli (Seven Pounds, Hands of Stone) is turning 43 on Thursday, May 17.