The 16th Guild of Music Supervisors Awards were held last Saturday. Among the winners were Niki Sherrod for Sinners, Gabe Hilfer for Marty Supreme and Sarah Bromberg & Stephanie Diaz-Matos for One of Them Days. For the full story, click here.
Announced this week were new composer assignments for Haim Mazar (Scary Movie), Leo Birenberg & Zach Robinson) (Pizza Movie) and Nitin Sawhney (Orangutan), 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 is (with music by): The Bride! (Hildur Gudnadottir), Dolly (Nick Bohun), Hoppers (Mark Mothersbaugh) and Protector (Sean Brennan & Don Cherel).
We are tracking song credits for the following new theatrical release:
- Hoppers (4 songs)
The following composers are celebrating their birthdays within the next week:
- Lucas Vidal (Fast & Furious 6, The Raven) is turning 42 today.
- Bruce Broughton (Silverado, Young Sherlock Holmes) is turning 81 on Sunday, March 8.
- Mark Mancina (Moana, Speed) is turning 69 on Monday, March 9.
- Deborah Lurie (Dear John, An Unfinished Life) is turning 52 on March 9.
- Brad Fiedel (The Terminator, True Lies) is turning 75 on Tuesday, March 10.
- Rob Simonsen (Deadpool & Wolverine, The Whale) is turning 48 on Wednesday, March 11.
- David Newman (Hoffa, The Flintstones) is turning 72 on March 11.