Announced this week were new composer assignments for Alexandre Desplat (Asteroid City), Brian Tyler & Breton Vivian (1883) and Dan Romer (Station Eleven), among many others. For the full list of composer and music supervisor assignments from this week, click here.

Over 25 new soundtrack albums were released this week. Click here for the full schedule.

Opening in theaters nationwide this week are (with music by): Belfast (Van Morrison) and Clifford the Big Red Dog (John Debney).

We are tracking song credits for the following new theatrical release:
-Clifford the Big Red Dog (5 songs)

The following composers are celebrating their birthdays within the next week:
- Diego Navarro (Passage to Dawn, Capture the Flag) is turning 49 tomorrow, November 13.
- Jean-Claude Petit (Jean de Florette, Cyrano de Bergerac) is turning 78 on Sunday, November 14.
- Michael Andrews (Donnie Darko, Bridesmaids) is turning 54 on Wednesday, November 17.
- Carter Burwell (Fargo, Carol) is turning 66 on Thursday, November 18.
- David Hirschfelder (Elizabeth, Australia) is turning 61 on November 18.