Announced this week were new composer assignments for Ludwig Goransson (Turning Red), Carter Burwell (The Alchemist) and Mark Korven (Chapelwaite), among many others. For the full list of composer and music supervisor assignments from this week, click here.
Over 30 new soundtrack albums were released this week. Click here for the full schedule.
Opening in theaters nationwide this week is (with music by): Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (Brian Tyler & John Carey), Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain (Michael Andrews) and Space Jam: A New Legacy (Kris Bowers).
We are tracking song credits for the following new theatrical release:
-Space Jam: A New Legacy (33 songs)
The following composers are celebrating their birthdays within the next week:
- Stewart Copeland (Wall Street, Rumble Fish) is turning 69 today.
- Abel Korzeniowski (The Nun, Nocturnal Animals) is turning 49 on Sunday, July 18.
- Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Iron Man) is turning 47 on Monday, July 19.
- Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin) is turning 72 on Thursday, July 22.
- Nigel Hess (Ladies in Lavender, Dangerfield) is turning 68 on July 22.