Announced this week were new composer assignments for Michael Abels (Hope), Ben Lovett (Pendulum) and Jay McCarrol (Tony), among many others. For the full list of composer and music supervisor assignments from this week, click here.
Over 20 new soundtrack albums were released this week. Click here for the full schedule.
Opening in theaters nationwide this week are (with music by): Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft - The Tour (No score), Mortal Kombat II (Benjamin Wallfisch) and The Sheep Detectives (Christophe Beck).
We are tracking song credits for the following new theatrical release:
- Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft - The Tour (39 songs)
- Mortal Kombat II (4 songs)
- The Sheep Detectives (1 song)
The following composers are celebrating their birthdays within the next week:
- Brian Tyler (The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Iron Man 3) is turning 54 today.
- Bruce Rowland (The Man from Snowy River, Lightning Jack) is turning 84 tomorrow, May 9.
- Debbie Wiseman (Wilde, Lesbian Vampire Killers) is turning 63 on Sunday, May 10.
- Jay Ferguson (The Office, NCIS: Los Angeles) is turning 79 on May 10.
- Jacob Groth (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Dead Man Down) is turning 75 on Tuesday, May 12.
- John Lunn (Downton Abbey, The Last Kindgom) is turning 70 on Wednesday, May 13.