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NEW SAMPLES : THE GIRL IN THE PARK and THE BAXTER
date: February 28th, 2010
Two new samples were added to the audio section. The first is Epilogue and End credits cue from Theodore Shapiro's unreleased score for 2007 Sigourney Weaver drama The Girl in the Park. The second is a song from romantic comedy The Baxter, which Theodore Shapiro co-composed together with Craig Wedren. Enjoy! :o) Also more details regarding The Baxter, On the Ropes and I love you, Man soundtrack albums were added to the discography. Otherwise nothing new to report.

NEW TRAILER: DIARY OF A WIMPY KID
date: February 12th, 2010
Trailer for upcoming family comedy Diary of a Wimpy Kid has been released. The film opens on April 2nd, 2010. Unfortunately there are no news regarding possible soundtrack album and only time will tell if the album will be available and whether it will include at least a score suite or not. Check the trailer below:

NEW VIDEOINTERVIEW: THEODORE SHAPIRO DISCUSS HIS SCORE FOR 'TROPIC THUNDER'
date: December 29th, 2009
Lakeshore Records recently published new interview with the composer Theodore Shapiro discussing his approach for scoring Ben Stiller's action comedy Tropic Thunder. You can watch the video in the multimedia section here or visit Lakeshore's video channel here. In the meantime, Did you hear about the Morgans? was released in theatres but there is no information regarding possible soundtrack album. Coming next is Diary of a Wimp Kid coming on April 2, 2010.

NEW SAMPLE: JENNIFER´S BODY
date: December 25th, 2009
One brief sample from Theodore Shapiro´s unreleased score from horror-comedy Jennifer´s body has been added to the samples in multimedia section. I have no idea where this sample is coming from as there has been no news about possible regular or promotional release of the score and certainly no score track is listed on the soundtrack album. Anyway, it´s a pretty cool and modern score in typical Shapiro fashion, so enjoy it while you can.

WEBSITE LAUNCHED
date: November 29th, 2009
After planning this website for a while (originally it was supposed to be website for Theodore Shapiro and Teddy Castellucci), it is finally finished as exclusive Theodore Shapiro website featuring three different biographies, full discography and numerous samples from Shapiro´s works including suite from his unreleased beautiful score for Mysteries of Pittsburgh (unfortunately in worse quality than the rest of the samples and featuring a few SFX-heavy moments). If you have anything worth including or and suggestions, please, don´t hesitate to let me know.

NEW PROJECT : DIARY OF A WIMPY KID
date: November 27th, 2009
According to MovieScore Magazine, the upcoming 20th Century Fox comedy Diary of a Wimp Kid, directed by Thor Freudenthal and starring Steve Zahn, Chloe Moretz and Rachel Harris, will get a score by Theodore Shapiro. It’s his first score for Freudenthal, whose previous feature, Hotel for Dogs, was scored by John Debney. The film is based on the Jeff Kinney illustrated novel about a wise-cracking junior high school student, to be portrayed by 11-year old Zachary Gordon. Among his other upcoming films are Did You Hear About the Morgans?, also a comedy, starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Hugh Grant.Diary of a Wimp Kid will premiere on April 2 next year. Color Force is producing for release via 20th Century Fox and Fox 2000.

NEW INTERVIEWS: YEAR ONE
date: June 8th, 2009
Several interviews with Theodore Shapiro about his score for new Harold Ramis´s comedy Year One has been recently published. Two audio and two written interviews are included in Interviews section. Theodore Shapiro recently completed his score for comedy I love you, Man for which he composed only a few minutes of score split in a few short cues throughout the movie. The album, released by Lakeshore Records, therefore contains majority of original score included in the film. In the meantime, Shapiro is also finishing his score for Jennifer´s Body (co-composed by Stephen Barton) and his upcoming scores his includes new Hugh Grant-Sarah Jessice Parker movie, Did you hear about the Morgans? .

RECORDING SESSIONS: YEAR ONE
date: March 13th, 2009
The coverage of recent Year One recording sessions is now available on ScoringSessions.com. The score is described as a largely thematic score that utilizes strong brass and hints of Middle-Eastern stylings. Shapiro's contemporary approach to the music is also felt through his utilization of pre-recorded band elements, including flutes and bowed Middle-Eastern instruments (A.J. Racy), guitar (Joel Shearer and George Doering), drums (John Robinson), flutes and didgeridoo (Pedro Eustache), bass (Neil Stubenhaus, oud (Ludwig Goransson), and percussion (Mike Fisher and Brian Kilgore). Read the whole coverage and check the photos from the sessions at Scoring Sessions.com.

NEW RELEASES

All contents of this website are intended for promotional purposes of the composer only and should not be used for any commercial purposes.


Biography \| Filmography \| Discography \| Multimedia \| Interviews \| News \| Links
NEW SAMPLES : THE GIRL IN THE PARK and THE BAXTER date: February 28th, 2010 Two new samples were added to the audio section. The first is Epilogue and End credits cue from Theodore Shapiro's unreleased score for 2007 Sigourney Weaver drama The Girl in the Park. The second is a song from romantic comedy The Baxter, which Theodore Shapiro co-composed together with Craig Wedren. Enjoy! :o) Also more details regarding The Baxter, On the Ropes and I love you, Man soundtrack albums were added to the discography. Otherwise nothing new to report. NEW TRAILER: DIARY OF A WIMPY KID date: February 12th, 2010 Trailer for upcoming family comedy Diary of a Wimpy Kid has been released. The film opens on April 2nd, 2010. Unfortunately there are no news regarding possible soundtrack album and only time will tell if the album will be available and whether it will include at least a score suite or not. Check the trailer below: NEW VIDEOINTERVIEW: THEODORE SHAPIRO DISCUSS HIS SCORE FOR 'TROPIC THUNDER' date: December 29th, 2009 Lakeshore Records recently published new interview with the composer Theodore Shapiro discussing his approach for scoring Ben Stiller's action comedy Tropic Thunder. You can watch the video in the multimedia section here or visit Lakeshore's video channel here. In the meantime, Did you hear about the Morgans? was released in theatres but there is no information regarding possible soundtrack album. Coming next is Diary of a Wimp Kid coming on April 2, 2010. NEW SAMPLE: JENNIFER´S BODY date: December 25th, 2009 One brief sample from Theodore Shapiro´s unreleased score from horror-comedy Jennifer´s body has been added to the samples in multimedia section. I have no idea where this sample is coming from as there has been no news about possible regular or promotional release of the score and certainly no score track is listed on the soundtrack album. Anyway, it´s a pretty cool and modern score in typical Shapiro fashion, so enjoy it while you can. WEBSITE LAUNCHED date: November 29th, 2009 After planning this website for a while (originally it was supposed to be website for Theodore Shapiro and Teddy Castellucci), it is finally finished as exclusive Theodore Shapiro website featuring three different biographies, full discography and numerous samples from Shapiro´s works including suite from his unreleased beautiful score for Mysteries of Pittsburgh (unfortunately in worse quality than the rest of the samples and featuring a few SFX-heavy moments). If you have anything worth including or and suggestions, please, don´t hesitate to let me know. NEW PROJECT : DIARY OF A WIMPY KID date: November 27th, 2009 According to MovieScore Magazine, the upcoming 20th Century Fox comedy Diary of a Wimp Kid, directed by Thor Freudenthal and starring Steve Zahn, Chloe Moretz and Rachel Harris, will get a score by Theodore Shapiro. It’s his first score for Freudenthal, whose previous feature, Hotel for Dogs, was scored by John Debney. The film is based on the Jeff Kinney illustrated novel about a wise-cracking junior high school student, to be portrayed by 11-year old Zachary Gordon. Among his other upcoming films are Did You Hear About the Morgans?, also a comedy, starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Hugh Grant.Diary of a Wimp Kid will premiere on April 2 next year. Color Force is producing for release via 20th Century Fox and Fox 2000. NEW INTERVIEWS: YEAR ONE date: June 8th, 2009 Several interviews with Theodore Shapiro about his score for new Harold Ramis´s comedy Year One has been recently published. Two audio and two written interviews are included in Interviews section. Theodore Shapiro recently completed his score for comedy I love you, Man for which he composed only a few minutes of score split in a few short cues throughout the movie. The album, released by Lakeshore Records, therefore contains majority of original score included in the film. In the meantime, Shapiro is also finishing his score for Jennifer´s Body (co-composed by Stephen Barton) and his upcoming scores his includes new Hugh Grant-Sarah Jessice Parker movie, Did you hear about the Morgans? . RECORDING SESSIONS: YEAR ONE date: March 13th, 2009 The coverage of recent Year One recording sessions is now available on ScoringSessions.com. The score is described as a largely thematic score that utilizes strong brass and hints of Middle-Eastern stylings. Shapiro's contemporary approach to the music is also felt through his utilization of pre-recorded band elements, including flutes and bowed Middle-Eastern instruments (A.J. Racy), guitar (Joel Shearer and George Doering), drums (John Robinson), flutes and didgeridoo (Pedro Eustache), bass (Neil Stubenhaus, oud (Ludwig Goransson), and percussion (Mike Fisher and Brian Kilgore). Read the whole coverage and check the photos from the sessions at Scoring Sessions.com.	NEW RELEASES
All contents of this website are intended for promotional purposes of the composer only and should not be used for any commercial purposes.