Theodore Shapiro (Ghostbusters, The Devil Wears Prada, Tropic Thunder, Marley & Me) has signed on to score DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming 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 […]
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DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Trolls Word Tour’ to Feature Original Score by Theodore Shapiro
Posted: June 19, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dreamworks Animation, Theodore Shapiro, Trolls, Trolls Word Tour, Trolls World Tour
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 28, 2018)
Posted: December 28, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Destroyer, Holmes & Watson, Mark Mothersbaugh, Mychael Danna, Nicholas Britell, On the Basis of Sex, Rolfe Kent, Stan & Ollie, Theodore Shapiro, Vice
Opening in theaters nationwide this week is the political comedy drama Vice written and directed by Adam McKay and starring Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carrell, Sam Rockwell, Jesse Plemons, Alison Pill, Lily Rabe and Tyler Perry. The film’s original music is composed by Nicholas Britell (Moonlight, The Big Short, If Beale Street Could Talk, Battle of the Sexes, Succession). Decca […]
Theodore Shapiro to Score Jay Roach’s Roger Ailes Movie & Paul Feig’s ‘Last Christmas’
Posted: December 14, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Fair and Balanced, Jay Roach, Last Christmas, Paul Feig, Theodore Shapiro
Theodore Shapiro confirmed in a recent interview with Next Best Picture that he will reunite with director Jay Roach (Austin Powers, Meet the Parents) on the currently untitled drama about disgraced former Fox News chief Roger Ailes and the women who brought him down (also known under the working title Fair and Balanced). The movie stars John […]
‘Destroyer’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 8, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Destroyer, Karyn Kusama, score, Soundtrack, Theodore Shapiro
Lakeshore Records will release the official soundtrack album for Karyn Kusama’s thriller Destroyer. The album features the film’s original music composed by Theodore Shapiro (The Devil Wears Prada, Ghostbusters, Spy, Tropic Thunder, A Simple Favor). The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 16, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Destroyer is […]
Score Album for Paul Feig’s ‘A Simple Favor’ to Be Released
Posted: August 30, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Simple Favor, Paul Feig, score, Soundtrack, Theodore Shapiro
Lakeshore Records will release a score album for Paul Feig’s thriller A Simple Favor. The album features the film’s original music composed by Theodore Shapiro (The Devil Wears Prada, Marley & Me, Tropic Thunder, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty) who previously scored the director’s last two features Ghostbusters and Spy. The soundtrack will be […]
Theodore Shapiro to Score Blue Sky Studios’ ‘Spies in Disguise’ & Karyn Kusama’s ‘Destroyer’
Posted: June 12, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Destroyer, Karyn Kusama, Spies in Disguise, Theodore Shapiro
Theodore Shapiro has been tapped to score the upcoming animated comedy Spies in Disguise. The film is directed by Nick Bruno & Troy Quane and features the voices of Will Smith and Tom Holland. The movie is based on the 2009 short Pigeon: Impossible and revolves around a secret agent who nearly triggers a global […]
‘Peter Rabbit’ to Feature Original Songs by Ezra Koenig, Will Gluck & Theodore Shapiro
Posted: February 5, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Dominic Lewis, Ezra Koenig, Greg Kurstin, Peter Rabbit, Theodore Shapiro, Will Gluck
Vampire Weekend member Ezra Koenig and director Will Gluck have co-written an original song for the new family comedy Peter Rabbit. The track, entitled I Promise You, is featured in three different versions in the movie, including a version performed by James Corden (voice of the film’s lead character) and produced by Greg Kurstin, another one performed […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 14, 2018)
Posted: January 14, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, BBC America, Bear McCreary, Black Lightning, Blue Planet II, BT, Cocaine Godmother, Cristobal Tapia de Veer, David Fleming, Eduardo Aram, FX, Hans Zimmer, Harry Gregson-Williams, Jacob Shea, Joseph Shirley, Kurt Farquhar, Laura Karpman, Lifetime, Mac Quayle, Mark Isham, Netflix, Ólafur Arnalds, Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams, Raphael Saadiq, Step Sisters, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, The CW, The Open House, The Polka King, Theodore Shapiro
Premiering on Tuesday, January 16, is the new CW drama Black Lightning developed by Samil Akil & Mara Brock Akil based on the DC comic books character created by Tony Isabella & Trevor Von Eeden and starring Cress Williams, Nafessa Williams, China Anne McClain and Christine Adams. The show’s original music is composed by Kurt Farquhar (The […]
‘Dodgeball’ Reunion Charity Video Features Music by Theodore Shapiro
Posted: June 14, 2017 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dodgeball, Rawson Marshall Thurber, Theodore Shapiro
Theodore Shapiro has composed the original music for a charity video, which features Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Justin Long and Christine Taylor reprising their roles from the 2004 comedy hit Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, which the composer also scored. The short, which co-stars Missi Pyle, Jamal Duff and Brandon Molale is directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber (We’re the Millers, Central Intelligence) who helmed the […]