Academy Award Nominations were announced this week honoring the best achievements in motion pictures in 2024 - including the Original Score and Original Song categories. For the list of music-related nominations, click here.
Announced this week were new composer assignments for Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (Opus), Ilan Eshkeri (Long Day's Journey Into Night) and Lorne Balfe & Peter Adams (Hallow Road), among many others. For the full list of composer and music supervisor assignments from this week, click here.
Over 35 new soundtrack albums were released this week. Click here for the full schedule.
Opening in theaters nationwide this week are (with music by): Brave the Dark (Jacob Yoffee & Roahn Hylton), Flight Risk (Antonio Pinto) and Presence (Zack Ryan). Expanding nationwide from its limited release last month is The Brutalist (Daniel Blumberg).
We are tracking song credits for the following new theatrical releases:
- Flight Risk (3 songs)
- Presence (5 songs)
The following composers are celebrating their birthdays within the next week:
- Wendy Melvoin (Heroes, Dangerous Minds) is turning 61 on Sunday, January 26.
- Mike Patton (The Place Beyond the Pines, Crank: High Voltage) is turning 57 on Monday, January 27.
- David Robbins (Dead Men Walking, Bob Roberts) is turning 70 on Wednesday, January 29.
- Steve Bartek (Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, Novocaine) is turning 73 on Thursday, January 30.