Announced this week were new composer assignments for Jeremy Zuckerman (The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender), Anna Meredith (Wicker) and John Debney & Bruce Broughton (The Gray House), among many others. For the full list of composer and music supervisor assignments from this week, click here.
Over 15 new soundtrack albums were released this week. Click here for the full schedule.
Opening in theaters nationwide this week are (with music by): The Dutchman (Daniel Hart) and We Bury the Dead (Clark).
We are tracking song credits for the following new theatrical releases:
- The Dutchman (7 songs)
- We Bury the Dead (8 songs)
The following composers are celebrating their birthdays within the next week:
- Christopher Lennertz (Horrible Bosses, Ride Along) is turning 54 today.
- Van Dyke Parks (Wild Bill, The Company) is turning 83 tomorrow, January 3.
- Michael Hoenig (The Blob, Dark Skies) is turning 74 on Sunday, January 4.
- Aaron Zigman (The Notebook, John Q) is turning 63 on Tuesday, January 6.
- A.R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours) is turning 59 on January 6.
- Clint Mansell (Black Swan, Requiem for a Dream) is turning 63 on Wednesday, January 7.
- Jeff Richmond (Mean Girls, 30 Rock) is turning 65 on January 7.