Announced this week were new composer assignments for Steve Jablonsky (Bloodshot), Carter Burwell (The Good Liar) and Cristobal Tapia de Veer (Grudge), among many others. For the full list of composer and music supervisor assignments from this week, click here.

Over 55 soundtrack albums were released this week. Click here for the full schedule.

Opening in theaters nationwide this week are (with music by): Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (James Newton Howard), Instant Family (Michael Andrews) and Widows (Hans Zimmer). Expanding nationwide from its limited release earlier this month is A Private War (H. Scott Salinas).

We are tracking song credits for the following new theatrical releases:
-Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (No songs)
-Instant Family (22 songs)
-A Private War (3 songs)
-Widows (14 songs)
-At Eternity's Gate (1 song)
-Green Book (49 songs)
-Of Fathers and Sons (No songs)

The following composers are celebrating their birthdays within the next week:
- Michael Andrews (Donnie Darko, Bridesmaids) is turning 51 tomorrow, November 17.
- Carter Burwell (Fargo, Carol) is turning 63 on Sunday, November 18.
- David Hirschfelder (Elizabeth, Australia) is turning 58 on Sunday.
- Fernando Velazquez (The Impossible, Mama) is turning 42 on Thursday, November 22.