Announced this week were new composer assignments for Patrick Doyle (Death on the Nile), Marco Beltrami (Ford v. Ferrari), Germaine Franco (Little) and Terence Blanchard (Harriet), among many others. For the full list of composer and music supervisor assignments from this week, click here.

Over 35 new soundtrack albums were released this week. Click here for the full schedule.

Opening in theaters nationwide this week are (with music by): Dragon Ball Super: Broly (Norihito Sumitomo) and Glass (West Dylan Thordson).

The following composers are celebrating their birthdays within the next week:
- Pedro Bromfman (RoboCop, Narcos) is turning 43 on Sunday, January 20.
- John Beal (The Funhouse, Killer Party) is turning 72 on Monday, January 21.
- Velton Ray Bunch (Quantum Leap, Star Trek: Enterprise) is turning 71 on Tuesday, January 22.
- David Arnold (Independence Day, Casino Royale) is turning 57 on Wednesday, January 23.
- Dick DeBenedictis (Columbo, Matlock) is turning 82 on January 23.