Announced this week were new composer assignments for Terence Blanchard (By Any Means), Daniel Hart (Company) and Stefan Gregory (Elsinore), 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): Buddy (Michael Yezerski), Coyote vs. Acme (Steven Price), The Dog Stars (Harry Gregson-Williams) and Finding Emily (Morgan Kibby). Expanding nationwide this weekend from its limited release last week is It Ends (Matthew Robert Cooper).
We are tracking song credits for the following new theatrical releases:
- Buddy (1 song)
- The Dog Stars (8 songs)
- Finding Emily (29 songs)
The following composers are celebrating their birthdays within the next week:
- Stephen Trask (Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Little Fockers) is turning 59 tomorrow, August 29.
- Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery) is turning 57 on Monday, August 31.
- Ludwig Goransson (Black Panther, The Mandalorian) is turning 42 on Tuesday, September 1.
- Steve Porcaro (Justified, Metro) is turning 69 on Wednesday, September 2.
- Alex Heffes (The Last King of Scotland, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom) is turning 55 on September 2.
- Kevin Kiner (Ahsoka, Star Wars Rebels) is turning 68 on Thursday, September 3.