Theodore Shapiro

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Theodore Shapiro
Birth nameTheodore Michael Shapiro
BornSeptember 29, 1971 (1971-09-29) (age 53)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Genres Film score, classical, electronic
Occupation Composer
Instruments Piano, keyboards, synthesizer
Website theodoreshapiro.com

Theodore Michael Shapiro (born September 29, 1971) is an American composer best known for his film scores.

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He is a frequent collaborator of directors Ben Stiller, Paul Feig, Jay Roach, Karyn Kusama, and Rawson Marshall Thurber, and won the 2022 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series for his work on Stiller’s series Severance .

Life and career

Shapiro was born in Washington, D.C., and is of Italian descent. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in music from Brown University in 1993, followed by a Master of Fine Arts in music composition from the Juilliard School [1] in 1995.

He is best known for his film scores, particularly for the comedies State and Main , 13 Going on 30 , Along Came Polly , The Devil Wears Prada , Fun with Dick and Jane , Idiocracy , You, Me and Dupree , Wet Hot American Summer , Marley & Me , Tropic Thunder , the Jay Roach film Dinner for Schmucks and was one of the composers for Diary of a Wimpy Kid . In 2012, Shapiro composed for the animated film, The Pirates! Band of Misfits .

Filmography

Films

YearTitleDirector(s)Notes
1995The State's Annual All-Star Halloween Special Television film
1996Tick Short film
1997 Hurricane Streets Morgan J. Freeman
Six Ways to Sunday Adam Bernstein
1998 Restaurant Eric Bross
Safe Men John Hamburg
1999The Kinsey 3Television film
On the Ropes Nanette Burstein
Brett Morgen
Documentary film
2000 Girlfight Karyn Kusama
State and Main David Mamet
Prince of Central Park John Leekley
2001 Wet Hot American Summer David Wain
Heist David Mamet
Not Another Teen Movie Joe Gallen
2002 Love in the Time of Money Peter Mattei
Bug Phil Hay
Matt Manfredi
2003 Old School Todd Phillips
View from the Top Bruno Barreto
GirlhoodDocumentary film
2004Fashion Fa Shizzle Wit Huggie BizzleShort film
Along Came Polly John Hamburg BMI Film & TV Award for Film Music
Starsky & Hutch Todd Phillips BMI Film & TV Award for Film Music
13 Going on 30 Gary Winick
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story Rawson Marshall Thurber BMI Film & TV Award for Film Music
2005 The Baxter Michael Showalter
Fun with Dick and Jane Dean Parisot
2006 The Devil Wears Prada David Frankel BMI Film & TV Award for Film Music
You, Me and Dupree Anthony Russo
Joe Russo
BMI Film & TV Award for Film Music
Idiocracy Mike Judge
A Crime Manuel Pradal with Ennio Morricone
2007 Blades of Glory Will Speck
Josh Gordon
BMI Film & TV Award for Film Music
The Girl in the Park David Auburn
Mr. Woodcock Craig Gillespie
2008 The Mysteries of Pittsburgh Rawson Marshall Thurber
Semi-Pro Kent Alterman
Tropic Thunder Ben Stiller BMI Film & TV Award for Film Music
Nominated—International Film Music Critics Award for Best Original Score for a Comedy Film
Marley & Me David Frankel BMI Film & TV Award for Film Music
2009 I Love You, Man John Hamburg BMI Film & TV Award for Film Music
Year One Harold Ramis
Jennifer's Body Karyn Kusamawith Stephen Barton
Did You Hear About the Morgans? Marc Lawrence
2010 Diary of a Wimpy Kid Thor Freudenthal BMI Film & TV Award for Film Film Music
Dinner for Schmucks Jay Roach
2011 Arthur Jason Winer with Mark Ronson
The Big Year David Frankel
The Change-Up David Dobkin with John Debney
2012 Game Change Jay Roach Television film
Nominated—Online Film & Television Association Award for Best Music in a Non-Series
Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or Special
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists Peter Lord
Hope Springs David Frankel BMI Film & TV Award for Film Music
The Campaign Jay Roach BMI Film & TV Award for Film Music
2013 We're the Millers Rawson Marshall Thurberwith Ludwig Göransson
One Chance David Frankel
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Ben Stiller International Film Music Critics Award for Best Original Score for a Comedy Film
Nominated—Georgia Film Critics Association Award for Best Original Song
Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Original Score
2014 Infinitely Polar Bear Maya Forbes
St. Vincent Theodore Melfi
2015 The Invitation Karyn Kusama
Spy Paul Feig Nominated—International Film Music Critics Award for Best Original Score for a Comedy Film
Danny Collins Dan Fogelman
Trumbo Jay Roach
The Intern Nancy Meyers
2016 Zoolander 2 Ben Stiller
Central Intelligence Rawson Marshall Thurberwith Ludwig Göransson
Ghostbusters [2] Paul Feig
Office Christmas Party Josh Gordon
Will Speck
Collateral Beauty David Frankel
Why Him? [3] John Hamburg
2017 The Polka King Maya Forbes
Snatched Jonathan Levine with Chris Bacon
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie David Soren Replaced John Debney
Also songwriter for "Saturday"
International Film Music Critics Award for Best Original Score for an Animated Film
Nominated—Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production
2018 A Simple Favor Paul Feig
Destroyer Karyn Kusama
2019 Last Christmas Paul Feig
Bombshell Jay Roach
Spies in Disguise Nick Bruno
Troy Quane
Nominated—Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production
2020 Trolls World Tour [4] Walt Dohrn
2021 The Eyes of Tammy Faye Michael Showalter
The Good House Maya Forbes
Wally Wolodarsky
2022 The School for Good and Evil Paul Feig
2023 Trolls Band Together Walt Dohrn
2024 Jackpot! Paul Feig
Wolfs Jon Watts

TV series

YearTitleNotes
1993–1995 The State
2007 HBO Voyeur Project Miniseries
2021 The Mysterious Benedict Society Nominated—Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for a Live Action Program
Yellowjackets Episode: "Pilot"
2022 Severance Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music

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