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Jul 22, 2016 · Whether he’s working with the war-ravaged jungles of Tropic Thunder, the athletic glory of Dodgeball or the sultry espionage in Spy, Shapiro says that when he scores a comedy, he wants to make viewers care the way they would with a drama. – NPR
Jul 16, 2016 · Whether he's working with the war-ravaged jungles of Tropic Thunder, the athletic glory of Dodgeball or the sultry espionage in Spy, Shapiro says that when he scores a comedy, he wants to make...
He is best known for his film scores, particularly for the comedies 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, the Jay Roach film Dinner for Schmucks and was one of the composers for Diary of a Wimpy Kid.
For two decades, Shapiro has been solving cinematic puzzles both light and dark. He’s scored some of Hollywood’s classic comedies—including Old School, Tropic Thunder, Dodgeball, and Blades of Glory—as well as Paul Feig’s hilarious, female-powered films Spy and Ghostbusters: Answer the Call.
For more than two decades, Shapiro has been solving cinematic puzzles both light and dark. He scored some of Hollywood’s classic comedies—including Idiocracy, Old School, Tropic Thunder, and Dodgeball —with regular collaborators such as Paul Feig, Todd Phillips, and Jay Roach.
Oct 21, 2022 · Rather than take the easy route and emphasize the split worlds of the innies and outies, Shapiro chose instead to thread both of them through its curious, probing piano-centric score, anchored by a chutes-and-ladders main theme that guides you through the tumbling descent down Lumon’s many secrets.
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Jul 10, 2009 · Director Todd Phillips liked Shapiro’s thriller score for Heist and hired him for his 2003 comedy Old School. Its success, in turn, led to Shapiro’s current status as Hollywood’s go-to composer for edgy comedic fare: Starsky and Hutch, Dodgeball, Fun with Dick and Jane and others. But it’s never simple, Shapiro says.
