Academy Award Nominations were announced this week honoring the best achievements in motion pictures in 2025 - 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 Kris Bowers (GOAT), Daniel Pemberton (Masters of the Universe) and Joel P West (Wonder Man, 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): Mercy (Ramin Djawadi) and Return to Silent Hill (Akira Yamaoka).
We are tracking song credits for the following new theatrical releases:
- Mercy (9 songs)
- Clika (36 songs
- H Is for Hawk (6 songs)
The following composers are celebrating their birthdays within the next week:
- David Arnold (Independence Day, Casino Royale) is turning 64 today.
- Dick DeBenedictis (Columbo, Matlock) is turning 89 today.
- Wendy Melvoin (Heroes, Dangerous Minds) is turning 62 on Monday, January 26.
- Mike Patton (The Place Beyond the Pines, Crank: High Voltage) is turning 58 on Tuesday, January 27.
- David Robbins (Dead Men Walking, Bob Roberts) is turning 71 on Thursday, January 29.