Announced this week were new composer assignments for Hans Zimmer (Ella McCay), Tom Howe (Reminders of Him) and Scott Bomar (Song Sung Blue), 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): Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc (Kensuke Ushio), Regretting You (Nathaniel Walcott), Shelby Oaks (James Burkholder & The Newton Brothers) and Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (Jeremiah Fraites).

We are tracking song credits for the following new theatrical releases:
- Regretting You (27 songs)
- Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (30 songs)
- Bugonia (3 songs)
- Hedda (7 songs)

The following composers are celebrating their birthdays within the next week:
- Michael Wandmacher (Drive Angry, My Bloody Valentine 3D) is turning 58 on Wednesday, October 29.
- Hummie Mann (Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Year of the Comet) is turning 70 on October 29.
- Charles Fox (9 to 5, Short Circuit 2) is turning 85 on Thursday, October 30.