Announced this week were new composer assignments for Damon Albarn (Artificial), Rolfe Kent (Hershey) and Tony Morales (Neagley), 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): Minions & Monsters (John Powell) and Young Washington (Kevin Kiner, Sean Kiner & Deana Kiner).
We are tracking song credits for the following new theatrical release:
- Minions & Monsters (9 songs)
The following composers are celebrating their birthdays within the next week:
- David Shire (All the President's Men, Zodiac) is turning 89 today.
- Inon Zur (Fallout 3, Dragon Age: Origins) is turning 61 tomorrow, July 4.
- John Ottman (X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Usual Suspects) is turning 62 on Monday, July 6.
- Atli Orvarsson (The Hitman's Bodyguard, Silo) is turning 56 on Tuesday, July 7.
- Ron Jones (DuckTales, American Dad) is turning 72 on July 7.
- Jay Chattaway (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) is turning 80 on Wednesday, July 8.
- Dickon Hinchliffe (Winter's Bone, The Lost Daughter) is turning 59 on Thursday, July 9.
- Harald Kloser (2012, The Day After Tomorrow) is turning 70 on July 9.