Theodore Shapiro

Theodore "Teddy" Shapiro (born September 29, 1971 in Washington, DC ) is an American film composer who works in Hollywood .

Life

Shapiro received his bachelor's degree from Brown University in 1993 and his master's degree from the Juilliard School of Music in 1995. Shapiro then composed the work Ophelia , for which the New York Post wrote: “Shapiro has clearly got a keen ear for orchestral colors, both delicate and robust. ”He studied composition with David Diamond and Ron Nelson .

Shapiro prefers to add music to films from the Frat Pack and has already received the BMI Film & TV Award seven times. In ... and then Polly came along as an actor.

Filmography (selection)

• 1993: The State (TV series)
• 1995: The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special (TV movie)
• 1996: Tick
• 1997: Hurricane
• 1997: Six Ways to Sunday
• 1997: restaurant
• 1998: The Safe specialists
• 1999: The Kinsey 3 (TV movie)
• 1999: On the Ropes
• 2000: Girlfight - On Your Own (Girlfight)
• 2000: State and Main
• 2000: Prince of Central Park
• 2001: Wet Hot American Summer
• 2001: Heist - The Last Coup (Heist)
• 2001: Not Another Teenage Movie! (Not Another Teen Movie)
• 2002: Love in the Time of Money
• 2002: bug
• 2003: Old School - We don't let anything go wrong (Old School)
• 2003: Flight Girls (View from the Top)
• 2003: Girlhood
• 2004: Fashion Fa Shizzle Wit Huggie Bizzle
• 2004: ... and then came Polly (Along Came Polly)
• 2004: Starsky & Hutch
• 2004: 30 overnight (13 going on 30)
• 2004: Full of the nuts (Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story)
• 2005: The Baxter
• 2005: Dick and Jane (Fun with Dick and Jane)
• 2006: The Devil Wears Prada (The Devil Wears Prada)
• 2006: You, Me and Dupree (You, Me and Dupree)
• 2006: Idiocracy
• 2007: The Ice Princes (Blades of Glory)
• 2007: HBO Voyeur Project (miniseries)
• 2007: The Girl in the Park (The Girl in the Park)
• 2007: Mr. Woodcock
• 2008: Tropic Thunder
• 2008: Semi-Pro
• 2008: A Fateful Summer (The Mysteries of Pittsburgh)
• 2008: Marley & Me (Marley & Me)
• 2009: Jennifer's Body - boys to their liking (Jennifer's Body)
• 2009: Year One - Every beginning is difficult (Year One)
• 2009: Groomsman wanted! (I love you, man)
• 2009: Did You Hear About The Morgans? (Did You Hear About the Morgans?)
• 2010: Greg's Diary - Surrounded by Idiots! (Diary of a Wimpy Kid)
• 2010: Dinner for Spinners (Dinner for Schmucks)
• 2011: Arthur
• 2011: one year outlawed! (The Big Year)
• 2012: Game Change - The Sarah Palin Effect (Game Change)
• 2012: The Spoiled for Choice (The Campaign)
• 2012: Like the first time (Hope Springs)
• 2012: The Pirates! - Bunch of weird guys (Pirates! - Band of Misfits)
• 2013: One Chance - Once in a Lifetime (One Chance)
• 2013: We're the Millers (We're the Millers)
• 2013: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (The Secret Life of Walter Mitty)
• 2014: St. Vincent
• 2015: Spy - Susan Cooper Undercover (Spy)
• 2015: Trumbo
• 2015: You never stop learning (The Intern)
• 2016: Central Intelligence
• 2016: Zoolander 2
• 2016: Ghostbusters (Ghostbusters: Answer the Call)
• 2016: Office Christmas Party
• 2016: Hidden Beauty (Collateral Beauty)
• 2016: Why Him?
• 2017: Captain Underpants : The First Epic Movie
• 2018: Just a Small Favor (A Simple Favor)
• 2019: Last Christmas
• 2019: Bombshell - The End of Silence (Bombshell)
• 2020: Trolls World Tour

Concert music

• String Quartet (1994)
• The Dreamful Heart, for soprano and orchestra (1995)
• Three Songs for Spring, for soprano and piano (1995)
• Ophelia, for solo flute and orchestra (1996)
• Of Blood and Carnations, for orchestra (1997)
• City of Windows, for soprano and piano trio (1998)

Awards

BMI Film Music Award

• 2004: ... and then came Polly
• 2004: Starsky & Hutch
• 2005: Full of the nuts
• 2007: Me, you and the other
• 2007: The devil wears Prada
• 2007: The Ice Princes
• 2012: The agony of choice

Web links

• Theodore Shapiro in the Internet Movie Database (English)