Theodore Shapiro (American score composer)

Theodore Michael Shapiro (/ʃəˈpaɪroʊ/ shə-PY-roh; born September 29, 1971) is an American composer known for his film scores. He is a frequent collaborator of directors Ben Stiller, Paul Feig, Jay Roach, Karyn Kusama, and Rawson Marshall Thurber, and won the 2022 and 2025 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series for his work on Stiller’s series Severance. 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 in 1995. Shapiro is best known for his film scores, including 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, Dinner for Schmucks, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Ghostbusters, A Simple Favor and its sequel, The Eyes of Tammy Faye, Wolfs and The Roses. He has also composed the animated films The Pirates! Band of Misfits, Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie, Spies in Disguise, Trolls World Tour and Trolls Band Together. "S2E4: Woe's Hollow (with Theodore Shapiro)". The Severance Podcast with Ben Stiller & Adam Scott (Podcast). February 7, 2025. "Theodore Shapiro". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Retrieved April 5, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) Sarto, Dan (19 June 2019). "DreamWorks Animation Reveals 21 Posters and Cast for 'Trolls World Tour'". Animation World Network. Retrieved 19 June 2019. "Theodore Shapiro to Score 'Ghostbusters' Reboot". Film Music Reporter. September 24, 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2015. Krakower, Beth; Barkan, Angela; Slezak, Larissa. "GHOSTBUSTERS Original Motion Picture Score Available Now Digitally and On CD July 15". Sony. Sony Corporation of America. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016. Sarto, Dan (19 June 2019). "DreamWorks Animation Reveals 21 Posters and Cast for 'Trolls World Tour'". Animation World Network. Retrieved 19 June 2019. "Theodore Shapiro Scoring Paul Feig's 'The Housemaid'". Film Music Reporter. Retrieved 2025-09-15. Official website Brief biography on Adwadagin Pratt's website Theodore Shapiro at IMDb