Announced this week were new composer assignments for Mac Quayle (Leave the World Behind), Lorne Balfe (Life on Our Planet) and Oliver Coates, Park Jiha & Agnes Obel (Foe), 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): The Creator (Hans Zimmer), Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie (Pinar Toprak) and Saw X (Charlie Clouser). Expanding nationwide from its limited release earlier this month is Dumb Money (Will Bates)

We are tracking song credits for the following new theatrical releases:
- The Creator (20 songs)
- Saw X (1 song)

The following composers are celebrating their birthdays within the next week:
- Theodore Shapiro (The Devil Wears Prada, Ghostbusters) is turning 52 today.
- Mike Post (Law & Order, NYPD Blue) is turning 79 today.
- Elia Cmiral (Ronin, Stigmata) is turning 73 on Sunday, October 1.
- Nick Glennie-Smith (The Rock, The Man in the Iron Mask) is turning 72 on Tuesday, October 3.
- Harold Faltermeyer (Bevery Hills Cop, Top Gun) is turning 71 on Thursday, October 5.
- Alex Wurman (March of the Penguins, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy) is turning 57 on October 5.