Announced this week were new composer assignments for Thomas Newman (A Man Called Otto), Michael Giacchino (Werewolf by Night) and Mr. Harrigan's Phone (Javier Navarrete), 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 are (with music by): Pearl (Tyler Bates & Timothy Williams), See How They Run (Daniel Pemberton) and The Woman King (Terence Blanchard).

The following composers are celebrating their birthdays within the next week:
- J. Peter Robinson (Cocktail, Wayne's World) is turning 77 today.
- Paul Williams (The Muppet Movie, Phantom of the Paradise) is turning 82 on Monday, September 19.
- Mychael Danna (Life of Pi, Moneyball) is turning 64 on Tuesday, September 20.
- Tuomas Kantelinen (Mongol, The Legend of Hercules) is turning 53 on Thursday, September 22.
- Nick Cave (The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Hell or High Water) is turning 65 on September 22.