Shapiro, Theodore 1972(?)–

(Teddy Shapiro)

PERSONAL

Surname is pronounced Sha-pie-ro; full name, Theodore Michael Shapiro; born 1972 (some sources cite 1971), in Washington, DC; son of Leonard A. (a real estate investment counselor) and Leslie C. (a graphic designer) Shapiro; married Joanna Schwartz (a law clerk), September 2, 2001. Education: Brown University, B.A.; Juilliard School, M.F.A., 1995; studied composition with David Diamond and Ron Nelson; also studied with John Corigliano. Religion: Jewish.

Addresses: Agent—Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency, 4111 West Alameda Ave., Suite 509, Burbank, CA 91505. Contact—21st Century Music Management, Inc., 459 Columbus Ave., Suite 610, New York, NY 10024.

Career: Composer, orchestrator, conductor, music producer, and keyboard performer. Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center, writer in residence at Music Theatre Festival, 1993.

Awards, Honors: BMI Film Music Awards, BMI Film and Television Awards, 2004, for Along Came Polly and Starsky & Hutch; BMI Film Music Award, 2005, for Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story.

CREDITS

Film Score Orchestrator:

(And music conductor) State and Main (also known as Sequences et consequences), Fine Line/New Line Cinema, 2000.

Prince of Central Park, Keystone Entertainment, 2000.

(And score producer) Wet Hot American Summer, USA Films, 2001.

Heist (also known as Le vol), Warner Bros., 2001.

Film Song Performer:

"Walking Dream," Hurricane (also known as Hurricane Streets), United Artists, 1998.

"J. J.'s Blues," Prince of Central Park, Keystone Entertainment, 2000.

"Backwards from Three," Wet Hot American Summer, USA Films, 2001.

Film Work; Other:

Music arranger and music producer, Girlfight, Screen Gems, 2000.

Film Appearances:

Hector, Along Came Polly, Universal, 2004.

WRITINGS

Film Music:

Six Ways to Sunday, Ardustry Home Entertainment, 1997.

Hurricane (also known as Hurricane Streets), United Artists, 1998.

Restaurant, Ardustry Home Entertainment, 1998.

Safe Men, October Films, 1998.

On the Ropes, WinStar Cinema, 1999.

Girlfight, Screen Gems, 2000.

State and Main (also known as Sequences et consequences), Fine Line/New Line Cinema, 2000.

Prince of Central Park, Keystone Entertainment, 2000.

Wet Hot American Summer, USA Films, 2001.

Heist (also known as Le vol), Warner Bros., 2001.

Not Another Teen Movie (also known as Sex Academy), Columbia, 2001.

Love in the Time of Money, ContentFilm International, 2002.

Bug, Curb Entertainment, 2002.

Old School, DreamWorks, 2003.

View from the Top, Miramax, 2003.

Girlhood (documentary), Wellspring Media, 2003.

Fashion Fa Shizzle Wit Huggie Bizzle (short film), Warner Bros., 2004.

Along Came Polly, Universal, 2004.

Starsky & Hutch, Warner Bros., 2004.

13 Going On 30 (also known as Suddenly 30), Columbia, 2004.

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (also known as Dodgeball and Voll auf die nuesse), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2004.

The Baxter, Lions Gate Films, 2005.

Fun with Dick and Jane (also known as Alternative Career), Sony Pictures Releasing, 2005.

The Devil Wears Prada, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2005.

Aeon Flux, Paramount, 2005.

Idiocracy, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2006.

Mr. Woodcock, New Line Cinema, 2006.

You, Me, and Dupree, Universal, 2006.

Television Music; Series:

(As Teddy Shapiro) The State, MTV, 1993.

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Comedy Central, 1996.

Television Music; Specials:

The State's 43rd Annual Halloween Special, CBS, 1995.

The Kinsey 3, Lifetime, 1999.

Juvies, Arts and Entertainment, 2000.

Stage Music:

Deep Freeze (musical), Leeds Theatre, Providence, RI, 1992.

Other:

Composer for chamber groups, orchestra, voice, piano, and flute; compositions include "String Quartet," 1994, "The Dreamful Heart" and "Three Songs for Spring," 1995, "Ophelia," 1996, "Of Blood and Carnations," 1997, "City of Windows," 1998, and "Avenues," 1999.

ADAPTATIONS

Shapiro's film music has been included in soundtrack recordings for the films Six Ways to Sunday, Will Records, 1999; On the Ropes: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Milan Records, 1999; State and Main, RCA, 2000; and Hurricane Streets, Mammoth Records.