Announced this week were new composer assignments for Benjamin Wallfisch (The Woman in Cabin 10), Alberto Iglesias (Bitter Christmas) and Max Richter (Hamnet), 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 are (with music by): Caught Stealing (Rob Simonsen), Jaws (50th Anniversary Re-release) (John Williams), The Roses (Theodore Shapiro) and The Toxic Avenger (Brooke Blair & Will Blair).
We are tracking song credits for the following new theatrical releases:
- Caught Stealing (38 songs)
- The Roses (23 songs)
The following composers are celebrating their birthdays within the next week:
- Stephen Trask (Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Little Fockers) is turning 58 today.
- Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery) is turning 56 on Sunday, August 31.
- Ludwig Goransson (Black Panther, The Mandalorian) is turning 41 on Monday, September 1.
- Steve Porcaro (Justified, Metro) is turning 68 on Tuesday, September 2.
- Alex Heffes (The Last King of Scotland, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom) is turning 54 on September 2.
- Kevin Kiner (Ahsoka, Star Wars Rebels) is turning 67 on Wednesday, September 3.