Announced this week were new composer assignments for Gerard Way (Clerks III), Carter Burwell (The Morning Show) and Jeff Morrow (Snoopy in Space), among many others. For the full list of composer and music supervisor assignments from this week, click here.

Over 40 soundtrack albums were released this week. Click here for the full schedule.

Opening in theaters nationwide this week are (with music by): Arctic Dogs (David Buckley), Harriet (Terence Blanchard), Motherless Brooklyn (Daniel Pemberton) and Terminator: Dark Fate (Junkie XL). Expanding nationwide from its limited release last month is The Lighthouse (Mark Korven)

We are tracking song credits for the following new theatrical releases:
-Arctic Dogs (9 songs)
-Harriet (7 songs)
-The Lighthouse (6 songs)
-Motherless Brooklyn (3 songs)
-Terminator: Dark Fate (10 songs)
-Adopt a Highway (9 songs)
-Mrs. Lowry and Son (9 songs)

The following composers are celebrating their birthdays within the next week:
- John Scott (Shoot to Kill, Lionheart) is turning 89 today.
- Gary Yershon (Mr. Turner, Happy-Go-Lucky) is turning 65 tomorrow, November 22.
- Daniel Pemberton (Steve Jobs, Ocean's 8) is turning 42 on Sunday, November 3.
- Laurence Rosenthal (The Miracle Worker, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles) is turning 93 on Monday, November 4.
- Jonny Greenwood (There Will Be Blood, Phantom Thread) is turning 48 on Tuesday, November 5.
- Arturo Sandoval (Richard Jewell, The Mule) is turning 70 on Wednesday, November 6.