Announced this week were new composer assignments for Danny Elfman (The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle), Rob Simonsen (The Front Runner) and Christopher Lennertz (The Boys), among many others. For the full list of composer and music supervisor assignments from this week, click here.
Over 30 soundtrack albums were released this week. Click here for the full schedule.
Opening in theaters nationwide this week are (with music by): The Equalizer 2 (Harry Gregson-Williams), Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (Anne Dudley) and Unfriended: Dark Web (no original score).
We are tracking song credits for the following new theatrical releases:
-The Equalizer 2 (10 songs)
-Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (20 songs)
-Blindspotting (28 songs)
The following composers are celebrating their birthdays within the next week:
- Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin) is turning 69 on Sunday, July 22.
- Nigel Hess (Ladies in Lavender, Dangerfield) is turning 65 on July 22.
- Bill Lee (Do the Right Thing, School Daze) is turning 90 on Monday, July 23.