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INTERVIEW : BANGING SOME ROCKS TOGETHER ON "YEAR ONE"
date: June ¨21th, 2009
by DAVID A. KORAN , Soundtrack.Net

SoundtrackNet recently had the opportunity to speak with composer Theodore Shapiro about his recent work on Harold Ramis' Year One . He discusses his "eureka" moment on the film and the challenges this prehistoric road trip as well as some of his other working experiences...

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INTERVIEW: COMPOSER THEODORE SHAPIRO TRAVELS BACK TO "YEAR ONE"
date: June 18th, 2009
by DANIEL SCHWEIGER, Soundtrack Editor, IF MAGAZINE 

If there’s a running theme to YEAR ONE, it’s the humor that happens when the old school meets the hip factor. On screen, it’s the perils that befall Jack Black and Michael Cera’s cavemen as they bumble into more advanced civilizations, quickly finding that having huge temples and plumbing doesn’t necessarily mean being the sharpest end of the stick. But behind the camera, the comedic past meets the present with far more carefree results, as Harold Ramis, the maker of such comedy classics as CADDYSHACK, GROUNDHOG DAY and ANALYZE THIS discovers the new, hip sound of hilarity in the music of Theodore Shapiro...

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INTERVIEW: TRACKSOUNDS NOW!: SOUNDCAST INTERVIEW: THEODORE SHAPIRO (YEAR ONE)
recording date: June 4th, 2009
by MARIUS MASALAR, Soundtrack Editor, IF MAGAZINE 

Marius Masalar speaks with composer Theodore Shapiro regarding his latest effort for the film YEAR ONE. He shares about his approach to scoring comedies as well as the unique musical opportunities YEAR ONE afforded him...

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INTERVIEW : YEAR ONE: AN INTERVIEW WITH THEODORE SHAPIRO
date: May 2009
by SCORENOTES

Theodore Shapiro delivers yet another comedy score that is far above the norm with his work for, Year One, an entertaining and rather diverse effort from the composer. In this new interview with ScoreNotes, Theodore discusses the broad ranging influences that went into this fun adventure and also talks about recent efforts such as Marley and Me, Tropic Thunder and more!

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INTERVIEW : THE FIVE D´S OF SCORING
date: June 13th, 2004
by DAN GOLDWASSER, Soundtrack.Net 

Composer Theodore Shapiro is a New York based film composer who has been score all manner of films in the course of his career. From the percussive drama of Girlfight, to the 70's funk of Starsky and Hutch, to the whimsical small town comedic stylings of State and Main, he always tries to do something different. His latest film, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story opens this week, and SoundtrackNet had an opportunity to talk with Shapiro about his work on this film, and his other works. ...

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