Announced this week were new composer assignments for James Newton Howard (The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes), Marcelo Zarvos (Emancipation) and Matthew Herbert (The Wonder), 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 is (with music by): Nope (Michael Abels).
We are tracking song credits for the following new theatrical release:
- Alone Together (4 songs)
The following composers are celebrating their birthdays within the next week:
- Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin) is turning 73 today.
- Nigel Hess (Ladies in Lavender, Dangerfield) is turning 69 today.
- Bill Lee (Do the Right Thing, School Daze) is turning 94 tomorrow, July 23.
- Nicholas Hooper (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince) is turning 70 on July 23.
- Joseph Bishara (The Conjuring, Insidious) is turning 52 on Tuesday, July 26.
- Richard Hartley (The Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Life and Death of Peter Sellers) is turning 78 on Thursday, July 28.