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September 30th, 2024: Two new projects announced While WOLFS score and movie has just been release, Theodore Shapiro has recently finished new project for director Paul Feig - currently untitled sequel to A SIMPLE FAVOR. The score will be recorded this week. The movie reunites two leads of the first film as they head to the beautiful island of Capri, Italy, for Emily's extravagant wedding to a rich Italian businessman. The movie is expected to be released by Prime Video next year. Coming up next is upcoming remake of War of the Roses, entitled THE ROSES, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Olivia Coleman and Andy Samberg. The Roses is directed by Jay Roach, who previously collaborated with Theodore Shapiro on five previous projects including Trumbo, Bombshell or The Campaign. The movie is currently in production and is expected to be released next year.        September 30th, 2019: WOLFS score album released Platoon has recently released Theodore Shapiro's score for WOLFS. Score album is currenlty available from all specialised stores and streaming services. 1. Lone Wolf (4:27) 2. Two Wolfs Meet (1:50) 3. Face Off (2:15) 4. Back to Work (3:06) 5. Party Trick (2:46) 6. Driving to Chinatown (4:05) 7. Out Cold (1:03) 8. Chasing the Kid, Part 1 (2:15) 9. Chasing the Kid, Part 2 (2:56) 10. Get Dressed (1:24) 11. The Safari Room (2:17) 12. Monasticism (1:56) 13. Getting the Pager (2:27) 14. Buddies (1:52) 15. Drive to the Warehouse (2:57) 16. Entering the Warehouse (1:27) 17. Crucible (1:55) 18. Let’s Go Home (1:56) 19. Cleaned (2:49) August 15th, 2024: Two new projects coming soon Two new projects featuring original score by Theodore Shapiro will be released soon. While Paul Feig's R rated comedy JACKPOT! has just landed on Prime Video earlier today (So far there has been no information about the score album), his next project is even more promissing. His first collaboration with director Jon Watts WOLFS, starring Brad Pitt and George Clooney and follows two lone wolf fixers who are assigned to the same job. WOLFS will debut during Venice FIlm Festival and will be released by Apple Studios theatrically on September 20th before landing on Apple's streaming service week later. Currently also in the works is second season of SEVERANCE, which recently wrapped filming and will be released in January.   April 16th, 2024: JACKPOT! score released Waiting for the recently released JACKPOT! score to come out didn't took so long as the score has been released today digitally by Lakeshore Records. The album features 29 tracks with total playing time 56:56. November 09th, 2023: TROLLS: BAND TOGETHER score released Following the song album release last month, Theodore Shapiro's score for TROLLS: BAND TOGETHER is finally available digitally from Back Lot Music. Featuring roughly 48 minutes of the original score, the album is available to buy from iTunes . October 18th, 2023: NEW AND LATEST PROJECTS A lot of time has passed since the latest update and in the meantim Theodore Shapiro has completed scoring two movies and is also expected to return for second season of Ben Stiller's SEVERANCE. While the song album for TROLLS BAND TOGETHER has already been announced, there is so far no confirmation of score album. The movie opens in theatres worldwide later this week. A few more possible projects are in the works yet none of them has been confirmed - including upcoming new comedy from Paul Feig. October 13th, 2022: Two new albums released Two new album have been released over the past few weeks, while long delayed THE GOOD HOUSE was released by Lakeshore Records, THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL is available from Neflix Music. Unfortunately neither of the titles has been released on CDs and both are available as download only through all specialised outlets. September 08th, 2022: And the Emmy goes to... Congratulations to Theodore Shapiro for his first Emmy, which he won this past weekend for SEVERANCE's episode Tbe We We Are. For the full list of winners, visit Soundtrack.net. July 16th, 2022: THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL In recent interview with Film Music Media (see below), Theodore Shapiro revealed his recent project, which reunites him with Paul Feig, marking their 5th project together following: SPY,GHOSTBUSTERS, A SIMPLE FAVOR and LAST CHRISTMAS. Based on the novel by Soman Chainani, THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL follows Sophie who had waited her entire life to be kidnapped by the School Master and taken away to train to be a fairytale hero at The School for Good and Evil. However, Agatha, who is unliked by many for being considered a witch, is not ready to give up her only friend and must stop Sophie from going, this ending up as joining her. As the two get whisked away into the deathly secretive world of Fairytales, they find that their fortunes are reversed, much to Sophie's dismay. Finding it impossible to escape from the treacherous world, they find that the only way out, is through a fairytale. Netflix wll release Feigco / Universal Pictures production later this year and you can check the trailer on the left. In other news, Theodore is expected to also return to score upcoming second season of SEVERANCE. No release date has been announced yet. July 15th, 2022: New interview about SEVERANCE New interview with Theodore Shapiro has been just published by Film Music Media and you can check it out below. Spoiler Warning: Skip 29:33 - 30:48 to avoid some Severance spoilers. There is a heads up and timecode warning within the video as well. July 13th, 2022: Two Emmy nominations Congratulations to Theodore Shapiro on his two Emmy nominations for his work on SEVERANCE: Season 1. The nominations are in 'Outstanding Main Title Theme Music' and 'Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)' categories. For the full list of nominees, visit Film Music Reporter. February 17th, 2022: SEVERANCE score release Thedore S hapiro's score for Ben Stiller-directed Apple TV+ series SEVERANCE will be released digitally tomorrow by Endeavor Content & Lakeshore Records SEVERANCE  is written and created by Dan Erickson and stars Adam Scott, John Turturro, Britt Lower, Patricia Arquette, Zach Cherry, Dichen Lachman, Jen Tullock, Tramell Tillman, Michael Chernus and Christopher Walken. The drama follows a team leader at Lumon Industries, whose employees have undergone a severance procedure, which surgically divides their memories between their work and personal lives, and who finds himself at the center of an unraveling mystery. The series will premiere tomorrow exclusively on Apple TV+. September 16th, 2021: THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE score release Hollywood Records will release a score album for the biographical drama THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE composed by Theodore Shapiro. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 17. The movie tells the story of the extraordinary rise, fall and redemption of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker who – in the 1970s and 80 rose from humble beginnings to create the world’s largest religious broadcasting network and theme park with her husband, Jim Bakker. The drama just premiered at the 2021 Toronto Film Festival and will be released in theaters this weekend by Searchlight Pictures. July 23rd, 2021: WEBSITE UPDATE Website has been updated and showreel is finally back online. July 27th, 2020: INTERVIEW : CINEMATIC SOUND Theodore Shapiro was recently interviewed by David Coscina for Cinematic Sound's Composer Conversations series. You can listen to the audio interview by clicking on the image below. July 19th, 2020: INTERVIEW: SCORE THE PODCAST Theodore Shapiro was the guest of one of the recent episodes of SCORE: THE PODCAST hosted by Robert Kraft and Kenny Holmes, where various composers discuss all aspects of their work. You can listen to the entire interview below and also check a brief video clip from the interview.   June 24th, 2020: THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE Film Music Reporter has announced that Theodore Shapiro will be scoring upcoming biographical drama THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE. The film is directed by Michael Showalter (The Big Sick, Hello, My Name Is Doris) and stars Jessica Chastain, Andrew Garfield, Cherry Jones, Sam Jaeger, Vincent D’Onofrio, Gabriel Olds, Mark Wystrach, Chandler Hand, Fredric Lehne and Jay Hugule. The movie is based on the 2000 documentary of the same title by Fenton Bailey & Randy Barbato and tells the story of the extraordinary rise, fall and redemption of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker e and her husband, Jim Bakker, who rose from humble beginnings to create the world’s largest religious broadcasting network and theme park, and were revered for their message of love, acceptance and prosperity.  Shapiro has previously co-scored Showalter’s feature directorial debut The Baxter. THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE is currently in post-production and will be distributed by Searchlight Pictures. No release date has been announced yet. April 10th, 2020: ALBUM: TROLLS WORLD TOUR After the coronavirus break out the theatrical release of TROLLS: WORLD TOUR has been canceled and the movie has already been released on VOD earlier this week. Back Lot Music released the score album, which includes 38:26 of the original score, and is already available on Amazon and iTunes, where you can also check the audio samples. 01. Behold the Pop String (1:29) 02. To Queen Poppy (1:24) 03. The Six Strings (0:42) 04. Queen Barb’s World Tour (1:53) 05. Aboard the Flowerface Balloon (1:43) 06. Journeys Begin (1:50) 07. Symphonyville (1:48) 08. The Pinky Promise (1:49) 09. The Woodwind for the Job (0:36) 10. To Queen Barb (1:41) 11. Arriving in Lonesome Flats (1:12) 12. Jailed (0:36) 13. Hickory to the Rescue (0:51) 14. Trolls is Trolls (0:36) 15. Smooth Jazz Chaz (1:40) 16. A Broken Pinky Promise (2:04) 17. Cooper’s Origin Story (0:38) 18. The Truth of Who We Are (1:02) 19. Good Queens Listen (2:17) 20. Hickory Split (1:30) 21. Barb’s Mission Accomplished (1:42) 22. One Nation Under Rock (1:49) 23. Your Former Leaders (0:57) 24. Branch to the Rescue (1:14) 25. Zombified (0:50) 26. Poppy Destroys the World (1:02) 27. Heartbeatbox (3:22) 28. Done with My Nap and Ready to Party! (0:09) December 28th, 2019: THE GOOD HOUSE According to Film Music Reporter, Theodore Shapiro will be scoring upcoming comedy drama THE GOOD HOUSE. The film is written and directed by Maya Forbes (INFINITELY POLAR BEAR, THE POLKA KING) & Wally Wolodarsky and stars Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, Morena Baccarin, Rob Delaney, Beverly D’Angelo, David Rasche, Rebecca Henderson, Molly Brown, Kathryn Erbe and Kelly AuCoin. The movie is based on the New York Times bestseller of the same name by Ann Leary and revolves around a New England realtor who lives in a small town on Boston’s North Shore and whose life starts to unravel as she rekindles an old romance. THE GOOD HOUSE  is currently in post-production and is expected to be released in 2020 by Universal Pictures. December 25th, 2019: ALBUM:SPIES IN DISGUISE Hollywood Records will release Theodore Shapiro's score for SPIES IN DISGUISE. The digital edition features 74 minutes of original score and will be available to purchase through various retailers including iTunes, Amazon MP3 or Amazon UK  during next few days. The movie opens in theatres worldwide this week. 01. Defusing the Bomb (0:35) 02. Kiddle Glitter (0:56) 03. Walter's Promise (1:25) 04. Man, It's Cold! (0:34) 05. Joyless (1:11) 06. Killian, The Hand (1:00) 07. Killian Escapes (1:34) 08. Yakuza Fight (0:56) 09. Report to Langley (2:06) 10. Lance Meets Walter (1:26) 11. Invisible (1:16) 12. Lance is Accused (1:57) 13. Lance Goes Rogue (1:46) 14. What's Your Play (0:48) 15. Test 83, Batch 5 (1:36) 16. Epigenetic Modulation (3:26) 17. Unbird Me! (2:33) 18. High Speed Chase (2:47) 19. Walk on By (0:40) 20. Avian Instrincts (2:02) 21. Kimura's Indoor Pool (0:52) 22. Sleepy Night-Night (1:15) 23. Going Science on Kimura (1:36) 24. Tic-Tac Jellyroll! (1:33) 25. Serious String (1:07) 26. Drone Factory Complete (1:18) 27. Arriving in Venice (3:38) 28. Drone Chase (3:29) 29. The Breadcrumb Defense (3:18) 30. Antidote Success (3:06) 31. Tux Redux (1:21) 32. Into Killian's Lair (2:59) 33. Killian in Control (4:19) 34. Let's Get Weird (2:21) 35. Next Gen Weapony (3:32) 36. Lance Saves Walter (4:39) 37. Spies in Disguise (1:59) 38. Greasy Palms (1:07)   December 17th, 2019: SPIES IN DISGUISE: Behind the Scenes Several behind the scenes videos have been released over the past few weeks, including one that features almost 5 minutes of various brief bits from the recording sessions. Check back for score album details coming soon... December 13th, 2019: clips: SPIES IN DISGUISE 20th Century Fox has released first clipse from upcoming SPIES IN DISGUISE, which also feature a few bits from Theodore Shapiro's score. You can check them out below. The movie will be released on December 25th.   December 12th, 2019: ALBUM: BOMBSHELL Warner Records will release BOMBSHELL score album digitally tomorrow. The album features 43 minutes of original score as well as song One Little Soldier by Regina Spektor. The score incoporates three vocalists Caroline Shaw, Petra Haden & The Bangles’ Susanna Hoffs. You can download the album from iTunes or Amazon. The movie is directed by Jay Roach and stars Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie, John Lithgow, Kate McKinnon, Malcolm McDowell and Allison Janney. The drama, which tells the story of the women who brought down Fox News chief Roger Ailes, is opening in New York and Los Angeles this weekend and will expand nationwide on December 20. To learn more about the Lionsgate release, visit the official movie website. Also check new Variety article about this score. Here is the album's tracklist: 01. One Little Soldier (R. Spektor) (3:41) 02. Clear and Simple  (2:43) 03. Problems with Women (1:05) 04. Breaking (2:32) 05. The Tour (2:16) 06. Fox News Apologies (2:13) 07. Deposition (4:13) 08. The End Times (1:29) 09. Elevator Trio (3:11) 10. Chills and Fevers (2:13) 11. Accusers’ Waltz (3:10) 12. Roger Is Out (2:31) 13. Dressing Room (1:54) 14. Text Messages (1:29) 15. How Do I Play This (1:05) 16. Roger Roger Roger (0:40) 17. The Murdoch Boys (1:57) 18. The Questions (2:25) 19. Talking Points (3:13) 20. Explode (2:47)   Total Time: 46:47 December 02nd, 2019: ANNIE nomination: SPIES IN DISGUISE Theodore Shapiro (together with Mark Ronson) has been nominated for Annie Award for his original score for upcoming SPIES IN DISGUISE. The winners of the awards will be announced at the 47th Annual Annie Awards ceremony on January 25, 2020, at UCLA’s Royce Hall, in Los Angeles, CA. For a full list of Annie Award nominations, click here. While EP including Ronson's song has been already announced and can be downloaded from iTunes or Amazon, separate score album is also in the works and should be announced closer to the film's release date this Christmas. November 22nd, 2019: ALBUM: LAST CHRISTMAS original score Theodore Shapiro's score for LAST CHRISTMAS was just released digitally today by Back Lot Music. The album features 29 minutes of the original score and is available through Amazon MP3 or iTunes, where you can also check the audio samples.  Here is the album's tracklist: 01. Secret Garden (2:24) 02. Upward-Looking Stranger (0:52) 03. The Dane (1:21) 04. You Again (1:43) 05. Stupid Stupid Girl (1:43) 06. Homeless Again (1:14) 07. Self-Pity Party (3:26) 08. Walk This Way (1:37) 09. Santa and the Dane (1:17) 10. Looking For Tom (0:47) 11. The Scar (6:38) 12. Busking (0:45) 13. Riches (0:44) 14. Back From County Brexit (1:55) 15. Take Care (2:39) Total Time: 29:05 October 20th, 2019 : TRAILER: BOMBSHELL First full-length trailer for upcoming BOMBSHELL was released a few days ago. Lionsgate will release the Jay Roach drama on December 20th. October 04th, 2019: SONGS ALBUM: LAST CHRISTMAS Legacy Recordings will release LAST CHRISTMAS songs album, which is already available to pre-order from Amazon. NO SCORE WILL BE INCLUDED. For the tracklist, check the download only version available from Amazon.  The album will be released on November 8th. September 29th, 2019: NEW WEBSITE & HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO T.S. Just in time for Mr. Shapiro's birthday today, the website has been redesigned and while there is still a lot to be done (and pages of individual projects will be added during next few weeks), everything else should be working. The web access counter has been restarted as well and huge thank yu must go to everyone who stopped by - 14,385 unique visitors between February 14, 2015 and September 28th, 2019. September 12th, 2019: INTERVIEW: LISTEN TO THE RESISTANCE Earlier this year Theodore Shapiro was interviewed for Listen to the Resistance series. On his episode of The Resistance, Theodore speaks honestly about the difficult balancing act between contentment and ambition. Is it healthy to feed the ego? What about our drive for excellence? When is enough ever enough? There are no easy answers here. You can listen to this uniquely open interview here. August 25th, 2019: TRAILER: LAST CHRISTMAS Trailers for two upcoming movies have been released over the past couple of weeks. Coming first is the romantic comedy LAST CHRISTMAS directed by Paul Feig and set for release by Universal Pictures on November 8th. Kate (Emilia Clarke) is a young woman subscribed to bad decisions. Her last date with disaster? That of having accepted to work as Santa's elf for a department store. However, she meets Tom (Henry Golding) there. Her life takes a new turn. For Kate, it seems too good to be true. August 25th, 2019: TEASER: BOMBSHELL Speaking of Christmas, around that time we'll get two new movies featuring original score by Theodore Shapiro: animation SPIES IN DISGUISE from Blue Sky Studios (to be released on December 25th) and previously untitles Jay Roach movie BOMBSHELL starring Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman and Margot Robbie. Distributed by Lionsgate (release date December 20th), BOMBSHELL is based on a true story of a group of women who decide to take on Fox News head Roger Ailes and the toxic atmosphere he presided over the network. Stay tuned for any details regarding possible soundtrack albums, which will be posted as soon as available. The trailer even includes a small bit from the score. June 20th, 2019: NEW PROJECT: TROLLS WORLD TOUR FROM FMR : Theodore Shapiro has signed on to score DreamWorks Animation’s feature TROLLS WORLD TOUR. The film is directed by Walt Dohrn (who co-directed the original 2016 Trolls movie) and stars Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake, as well as Rachel Bloom, Ozzy Osbourne, James Corden, Caroline Hjelt, Aino Jawo, Ron Funches and Kunal Nayyar. The movie follows Poppy and Branch as they discover that they are but one of six different Troll tribes scattered over six different lands devoted to six different kinds of music: Funk, Country, Techno, Classical, Pop and Rock. Timberlake will also contribute new songs to the film. Other talent to appear in the film include Mary J. Blige, George Clinton, Anderson .Paak, Kelly Clarkson, Sam Rockwell, Flula Borg, J Balvin, Ester Dean, Anthony Ramos, Jamie Dornan or Gustavo Dudamel. TROLLS WORLD TOUR is set to be released on April 17, 2020 by Universal Pictures. April 11th, 2019: ALBUM:   A SIMPLE FAVOR finally on CD Theodore Shapiro's score for A SIMPLE FAVOR will be released on CD as well. The digital only release has been available from Lakeshore Records since the movie was released in theatres. The CD edition will be available in Japan from Rambling Records and can be pre-ordered from Screen Archives  in the U.S. or Amazon JP and ArkSquare in Japan. The content of the album is the same as the previous Lakeshore album. February 18th, 2019: ALBUM: DESTROYER vinyl edition announced Mondo, in conjunction with Lakeshore Records, is proud to present Theodore Shapiro's score to Karyn Kusama's masterful 2018 film, DESTROYER. Like their previous collaboration (THE INVITATION), Theodore's score is emotionally devastating. Similar to Erin Bell, the album is rageful, intense, loving and sublime. The album is a journey, sonically tracking from bank shootouts to foot chases and hubristic comeuppances - ultimately arriving at one of Theodore's beautiful pieces of music titled 'Ecstasy.' Pressed on 180 Gram Clear with Purple Die-pack Splatter. Limited to 500 copies. Featuring original artwork by Matt Ryan Tobin and liner notes by Theodore Shapiro. As usual, new releases go on sale on Wednesdays (February 20th) at NOON (CT) via mondotees.com.                        news archive ==>

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