This week, the nominations for the 77th Emmy Awards were announced. Check out the nominees in major music categories by clicking here. Congratulations to all the nominees.
Announced this week were new composer assignments for George Fenton (The Choral), Jonsi & Alex Somers (Rental Family) and Volker Bertelmann (Ballad of a Small Player), among many others. For the full list of composer and music supervisor assignments from this week, click here.
Over 20 new soundtrack albums were released this week. Click here for the full schedule.
Opening in theaters nationwide this week are (with music by): Eddington (Daniel Pemberton & Bobby Krlic), I Know What You Did Last Summer (Chanda Dancy) and Smurfs (Henry Jackman).
We are tracking song credits for the following new theatrical releases:
- Eddington (13 songs)
- I Know What You Did Last Summer (15 songs)
The following composers are celebrating their birthdays within the next week:
- Abel Korzeniowski (The Nun, Nocturnal Animals) is turning 53 today.
- Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Iron Man) is turning 51 tomorrow, July 19.
- Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin) is turning 76 on Tuesday, July 22.
- Nigel Hess (Ladies in Lavender, Dangerfield) is turning 72 on July 22.
- Nicholas Hooper (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince) is turning 73 on Wednesday, July 23.