Announced this week were new composer assignments for Dario Marianelli (Gatto), Joseph Shirley (The Thomas Crown Affair) and Breton Vivian (The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey), among many others. For the full list of composer and music supervisor assignments from this week, click here.
Over 30 new soundtrack albums were released this week. Click here for the full schedule.
Opening in theaters nationwide this week is (with music by): Ebenezer (Tyler Bates), Ghost Soldier (Brandon Roberts), How to Rob a Bank (Dominic Lewis) and Victorian Psycho (Ariel Marx).
We are tracking song credits for the following new theatrical releases:
- Ghost Soldier (7 songs)
- How to Rob a Bank (15 songs)
The following composers are celebrating their birthdays within the next week:
- Diego Navarro (Passage to Dawn, Capture the Flag) is turning 54 today.
- Wendy Carlos (The Shining, Tron) is turning 87 tomorrow, November 14.
- Jean-Claude Petit (Jean de Florette, Cyrano de Bergerac) is turning 83 tomorrow.
- Stuart A. Staples (High Life, Let the Sunshine In) is turning 61 tomorrow.
- Michael Andrews (Donnie Darko, Bridesmaids) is turning 59 on Tuesday, November 17.
- Carter Burwell (Fargo, Carol) is turning 71 on Wednesday, November 18.
- David Hirschfelder (Elizabeth, Australia) is turning 66 on November 18.