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{{short description|American composer (born 1971)}}
{{For|the American psychiatrist|Theodore Shapiro (psychiatrist)}}
{{Distinguish|Ted Shapiro}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name             = Theodore Shapiro
| image            = 
| caption          = 
| birth_name       = Theodore Michael Shapiro
| birth_date       = {{birth-date and age|September 29, 1971}}
| birth_place      = [[Washington, D.C.]], U.S.
| occupation       = [[Composer]]
| years_active     = 
| genre            = [[Film score]], [[Classical music|classical]], [[Electronic music|electronic]]
| instruments      = [[Piano]], [[Keyboard instruments|keyboards]], [[synthesizer]]
| website          = {{URL|theodoreshapiro.com}}
}}

'''Theodore Michael Shapiro''' ({{IPAc-en|ʃ|ə|ˈ|p|aɪ|ɹ|oʊ}} {{respell|shə|PY|roh}};<ref>{{cite podcast|title=S2E4: Woe's Hollow (with Theodore Shapiro) |work=The Severance Podcast with Ben Stiller & Adam Scott |url=https://www.audacy.com/podcast/the-severance-podcast-with-ben-stiller-adam-scott-947fe/episodes/s2e4-woes-hollow-with-theodore-shapiro-d5304 |date=February 7, 2025}}</ref> born September 29, 1971) is an American [[composer]] best known for his [[film score]]s. 

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 (TV 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]]<ref>{{cite web | url = https://movies.nytimes.com/person/231802/Theodore-Shapiro/biography | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120713001042/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/231802/Theodore-Shapiro/biography | url-status = dead | archive-date = July 13, 2012 | department = Movies & TV Dept. | work = [[The New York Times]] | title = Theodore Shapiro | access-date = April 5, 2012}}</ref> in 1995.

He is best known for his [[film score]]s, particularly for the comedies ''[[State and Main]]'', ''[[13 Going on 30]]'', ''[[Along Came Polly]]'', ''[[The Devil Wears Prada (film)|The Devil Wears Prada]]'', ''[[Fun with Dick and Jane (2005 film)|Fun with Dick and Jane]]'', ''[[Idiocracy]]'', ''[[You, Me and Dupree]]'', ''[[Wet Hot American Summer]]'', ''[[Marley & Me (film)|Marley & Me]]'', ''[[Tropic Thunder]]'', the [[Jay Roach]] film ''[[Dinner for Schmucks]]'' and was one of the composers for ''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010 film)|Diary of a Wimpy Kid]]''. In 2012, Shapiro composed for the animated film, ''[[The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists (film)|The Pirates! Band of Misfits]]''.

==Filmography==

===Films===
{| class="wikitable"
! width="33" | Year
! Title
! Director(s)
! Notes
|-
| align="center" rowspan="1"| 1995
| ''The State's Annual All-Star Halloween Special'' || || [[Television film]]
|-
| align="center" rowspan="1"| 1996
| ''Tick'' || || [[Short film]]
|-
| align="center" rowspan="2"| 1997
| ''[[Hurricane Streets]]'' || [[Morgan J. Freeman]] ||
|-
| ''[[Six Ways to Sunday]]'' || [[Adam Bernstein]] ||
|-
| align="center" rowspan="2"| 1998
| ''[[Restaurant (1998 film)|Restaurant]]'' || [[Eric Bross]] ||
|-
| ''[[Safe Men]]'' || [[John Hamburg]] ||
|-
| align="center" rowspan="2"| 1999
| ''The Kinsey 3'' || || Television film
|-
| ''[[On the Ropes (1999 film)|On the Ropes]]'' || [[Nanette Burstein]]<br>[[Brett Morgen]] || [[Documentary film]]
|-
| align="center" rowspan="3"| 2000
| ''[[Girlfight]]'' || [[Karyn Kusama]] ||
|-
| ''[[State and Main]]'' || [[David Mamet]] ||
|-
| ''[[Prince of Central Park]]'' || [[John Leekley]] ||
|-
| align="center" rowspan="3"| 2001
| ''[[Wet Hot American Summer]]'' || [[David Wain]] ||
|-
| ''[[Heist (2001 film)|Heist]]'' || David Mamet ||
|-
| ''[[Not Another Teen Movie]]'' || [[Joel Gallen]] ||
|-
| align="center" rowspan="2"| 2002
| ''[[Love in the Time of Money]]'' || Peter Mattei ||| 
|-
| ''[[Bug (2002 film)|Bug]]'' || [[Phil Hay (screenwriter)|Phil Hay]]<br>[[Matt Manfredi]] ||
|-
| align="center" rowspan="3"| 2003
| ''[[Old School (2003 film)|Old School]]'' || [[Todd Phillips]] ||
|-
| ''[[View from the Top]]'' || [[Bruno Barreto]]  ||
|-
| ''Girlhood'' || || Documentary film
|-
| align="center" rowspan="5"| 2004
| ''Fashion Fa Shizzle Wit Huggie Bizzle'' || || Short film
|-
| ''[[Along Came Polly]]'' || John Hamburg ||[[Broadcast Music, Inc.|BMI Film & TV Award for Film Music]]
|-
| ''[[Starsky & Hutch (film)|Starsky & Hutch]]'' || Todd Phillips 
|[[Broadcast Music, Inc.|BMI Film & TV Award for Film Music]]
|-
| ''[[13 Going on 30]]'' || [[Gary Winick]] ||
|-
| ''[[DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story]]'' || [[Rawson Marshall Thurber]]
|[[Broadcast Music, Inc.|BMI Film & TV Award for Film Music]]
|-
| align="center" rowspan="2"| 2005
| ''[[The Baxter]]'' || [[Michael Showalter]] ||
|-
| ''[[Fun with Dick and Jane (2005 film)|Fun with Dick and Jane]]'' || [[Dean Parisot]] ||
|-
| align="center" rowspan="4"| 2006
| ''[[The Devil Wears Prada (film)|The Devil Wears Prada]]'' || [[David Frankel]] 
|[[Broadcast Music, Inc.|BMI Film & TV Award for Film Music]]
|-
| ''[[You, Me and Dupree]]'' || [[Anthony Russo (director)|Anthony Russo]]<br>[[Joe Russo (director)|Joe Russo]]
|[[Broadcast Music, Inc.|BMI Film & TV Award for Film Music]]
|-
| ''[[Idiocracy]]'' || [[Mike Judge]] ||
|-
| ''[[A Crime]]'' || [[Manuel Pradal]] || with [[Ennio Morricone]]
|-
| align="center" rowspan="3"| 2007
| ''[[Blades of Glory]]'' || [[Will Speck and Josh Gordon|Will Speck<br>Josh Gordon]]
|[[Broadcast Music, Inc.|BMI Film & TV Award for Film Music]]
|-
| ''[[The Girl in the Park]]'' || [[David Auburn]] ||
|-
| ''[[Mr. Woodcock]]'' || [[Craig Gillespie]] ||
|-
| align="center" rowspan="4"| 2008
| ''[[The Mysteries of Pittsburgh (film)|The Mysteries of Pittsburgh]]'' || Rawson Marshall Thurber || 
|-
| ''[[Semi-Pro]]'' || [[Kent Alterman]] || 
|-
| ''[[Tropic Thunder]]'' || [[Ben Stiller]] || [[Broadcast Music, Inc.|BMI Film & TV Award for Film Music]]<br/>Nominated—[[International Film Music Critics Association|International Film Music Critics Award for Best Original Score for a Comedy Film]]
|-
| ''[[Marley & Me (film)|Marley & Me]]'' || David Frankel || [[Broadcast Music, Inc.|BMI Film & TV Award for Film Music]]
|-
| align="center" rowspan="4"| 2009
| ''[[I Love You, Man]]'' || [[John Hamburg]]
| [[Broadcast Music, Inc.|BMI Film & TV Award for Film Music]]
|-
| ''[[Year One (film)|Year One]]'' || [[Harold Ramis]] ||
|-
| ''[[Jennifer's Body]]'' || Karyn Kusama || with [[Stephen Barton]]
|-
| ''[[Did You Hear About the Morgans?]]'' || [[Marc Lawrence (filmmaker)|Marc Lawrence]] ||
|-
| align="center" rowspan="2"| 2010
| ''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010 film)|Diary of a Wimpy Kid]]'' || [[Thor Freudenthal]]
| [[Broadcast Music, Inc.|BMI Film & TV Award for Film Music]]
|-
| ''[[Dinner for Schmucks]]'' || [[Jay Roach]] ||
|-
| align="center" rowspan="3"| 2011
| ''[[Arthur (2011 film)|Arthur]]'' || [[Jason Winer]] || with [[Mark Ronson]]
|-
| ''[[The Big Year]]'' || David Frankel ||
|-
| ''[[The Change-Up]]'' || [[David Dobkin (director)|David Dobkin]] || with [[John Debney]]
|-
| rowspan="4" |2012
| ''[[Game Change (film)|Game Change]]''|| Jay Roach 
| [[Television film]]<br/>Nominated—Online Film & Television Association Award for Best Music in a Non-Series<br/>Nominated—[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or Special]]
|-
| ''[[The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists (film)|The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists]]''|| [[Peter Lord]] || 
|-
| ''[[Hope Springs (2012 film)|Hope Springs]]''|| David Frankel 
| [[Broadcast Music, Inc.|BMI Film & TV Award for Film Music]]
|-
| ''[[The Campaign (film)|The Campaign]]''|| Jay Roach
| [[Broadcast Music, Inc.|BMI Film & TV Award for Film Music]]
|-
| align="center" rowspan="3"| 2013
| ''[[We're the Millers]]'' || Rawson Marshall Thurber || with [[Ludwig Göransson]]
|-
| ''[[One Chance (film)|One Chance]]'' || David Frankel ||
|-
| ''[[The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013 film)|The Secret Life of Walter Mitty]]'' || Ben Stiller
| [[International Film Music Critics Association|International Film Music Critics Award for Best Original Score for a Comedy Film]]<br/>Nominated—[[Georgia Film Critics Association|Georgia Film Critics Association Award for Best Original Song]]<br/>Nominated—[[Satellite Award for Best Original Score]]
|-
| align="center" rowspan="2"| 2014
| ''[[Infinitely Polar Bear]]'' || [[Maya Forbes]] ||
|-
| ''[[St. Vincent (film)|St. Vincent]]'' || [[Theodore Melfi]] ||
|-
| align="center" rowspan="5"| 2015
| ''[[The Invitation (2015 film)|The Invitation]]'' || Karyn Kusama ||
|-
| ''[[Spy (2015 film)|Spy]]'' || [[Paul Feig]]
| Nominated—[[International Film Music Critics Association|International Film Music Critics Award for Best Original Score for a Comedy Film]]
|-
| ''[[Danny Collins (film)|Danny Collins]]'' || [[Dan Fogelman]] ||
|-
| ''[[Trumbo (2015 film)|Trumbo]]'' || Jay Roach ||
|-
| ''[[The Intern (2015 film)|The Intern]]'' || [[Nancy Meyers]] ||
|-
| align="center" rowspan="6"| 2016
| ''[[Zoolander 2]]'' || Ben Stiller ||
|-
| ''[[Central Intelligence]]'' || Rawson Marshall Thurber || with Ludwig Göransson
|-
| ''[[Ghostbusters (2016 film)|Ghostbusters]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=Theodore Shapiro to Score 'Ghostbusters' Reboot|url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2015/09/24/theodore-shapiro-to-score-ghostbusters-reboot/|publisher=Film Music Reporter|access-date=September 27, 2015|date=September 24, 2015}}</ref> || Paul Feig ||
|-
| ''[[Office Christmas Party]]'' || Josh Gordon<br>Will Speck ||
|-
| ''[[Collateral Beauty]]'' || David Frankel ||
|-
| ''[[Why Him?]]''<ref>{{cite web|last1=Krakower|first1=Beth|last2=Barkan|first2=Angela|last3=Slezak|first3=Larissa|title=GHOSTBUSTERS Original Motion Picture Score Available Now Digitally and On CD July 15|url=http://www.sony.com/en_us/SCA/company-news/press-releases/sony-music-masterworks/2016/ghostbusters-original-motion-picture-score-availab.html|website=Sony|publisher=Sony Corporation of America|access-date=24 July 2016|archive-date=11 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811232148/http://www.sony.com/en_us/SCA/company-news/press-releases/sony-music-masterworks/2016/ghostbusters-original-motion-picture-score-availab.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> || John Hamburg ||
|-
| rowspan=3 align="center" | 2017
| ''[[The Polka King]]'' || [[Maya Forbes]] ||
|-
| ''[[Snatched (2017 film)|Snatched]]'' || [[Jonathan Levine]] || with [[Chris Bacon (composer)|Chris Bacon]]
|-
| ''[[Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie]]'' || [[David Soren (animator)|David Soren]]
| Replaced [[John Debney]]<br/>Also songwriter for "''Saturday''"<br/>[[International Film Music Critics Association|International Film Music Critics Award for Best Original Score for an Animated Film]]<br/>Nominated—[[Annie Award|Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production]]
|-
| align="center" rowspan="2"| 2018
| ''[[A Simple Favor (film)|A Simple Favor]]'' || Paul Feig ||
|-
| ''[[Destroyer (2018 film)|Destroyer]]'' || Karyn Kusama ||
|-
| align="center" rowspan="3"| 2019
| ''[[Last Christmas (film)|Last Christmas]]'' || Paul Feig ||
|-
| ''[[Bombshell (2019 film)|Bombshell]]'' || Jay Roach ||
|-
| ''[[Spies in Disguise]]'' || [[Nick Bruno (film director)|Nick Bruno]]<br>[[Troy Quane]]
| Nominated—[[Annie Award|Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production]]
|-
| align="center" |2020
| ''[[Trolls World Tour]]''<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sarto |first1=Dan |title=DreamWorks Animation Reveals 21 Posters and Cast for 'Trolls World Tour' |url=https://www.awn.com/news/dreamworks-animation-reveals-21-posters-and-cast-trolls-world-tour |access-date=19 June 2019 |work=Animation World Network |date=19 June 2019 |language=en}}</ref> || [[Walt Dohrn]] ||
|-
| align="center" rowspan="2 | 2021 || ''[[The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021 film)|The Eyes of Tammy Faye]]'' || Michael Showalter || 
|- 
| ''[[The Good House (film)|The Good House]]'' || Maya Forbes<br>[[Wally Wolodarsky]] || 
|-
| align="center" |2022
| ''[[The School for Good and Evil (film)|The School for Good and Evil]]'' || Paul Feig ||
|-
| align="center" |2023
| ''[[Trolls Band Together]]'' || Walt Dohrn ||
|-
| align="center" rowspan="2" |2024
| ''[[Jackpot! (film)|Jackpot!]]'' || Paul Feig ||
|-
| ''[[Wolfs (film)|Wolfs]]'' || [[Jon Watts]] ||
|-
| align="center" rowspan="2" |2025
| ''[[Another Simple Favor]]'' || Paul Feig ||
|-
| ''[[The Roses (film)|The Roses]]'' ||Jay Roach
|}

===TV series===
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="1" | Year
! rowspan="1" | Title
! rowspan="1" | Notes
|-
| rowspan="1"| 1993–1995
| ''[[The State (1993 TV series)|The State]]''
| 
|-
| rowspan="1"| 2007
| ''[[The HBO Voyeur Project|HBO Voyeur Project]]''
| [[Miniseries]]
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2021
| ''[[The Mysterious Benedict Society (TV series)|The Mysterious Benedict Society]]''
| Nominated—Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for a Live Action Program
|-
| ''[[Yellowjackets (TV series)|Yellowjackets]]''
| Episode: "Pilot"

|-
| rowspan="1"| 2022
| ''[[Severance (TV series)|Severance]]''
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)]]<br/>Nominated—[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music]]
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://theodoreshapiro.com Official website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060617145709/http://awadagin.com/shapiro.htm Brief biography on Adwadagin Pratt's website]
* {{IMDb name|788640|Theodore Shapiro}}

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