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Theodore Shapiro

Theodore Shapiro

Composer · Born September 29, 1971 (55) · Washington, D.C., USA

2 Primetime Emmys · 1 other major award body

Theodore Michael Shapiro (/ʃəˈpaɪroʊ/ shə-PY-roh; born September 29, 1971) is an American composer best 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 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series for his work on Stiller’s series, Severance. Description above from the Wikipedia article Theodore Shapiro, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 29, 1971 (55)
From
Washington, D.C., USA
Works as
Composer
Titles
79 on MovieCove · 86 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 4% in 30 days

What are Theodore Shapiro's films like?

Across their 69 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy36 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Animation5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Biography5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
35%
Bonds
34%
Morality
9%
Society
8%
Survival
7%
Power
4%
Ideas
4%
Friendship23 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth16 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds17 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity17 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose10 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age9 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition11 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love8 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 68 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 48 · Serious 13 · Dark 7

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 28 · Stylized 23 · Heightened 17

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 21 · Charged 37 · Intense 10

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 31 · Shifting 29 · Whiplash 8

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 22 · Funny 36

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 19 · Even-paced 41 · Relentless 8

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 46 · Engaged 17 · Full focus 5

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 55 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
31
Tense
26
Joyful
28
Warm
20
Hopeful
18
Other
73

How their films linger

Feel-good37 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun34 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful26 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 11 with a twist

  • Happy36
  • Bittersweet26
  • Ambiguous5
  • Cyclical1
  • Other1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Theodore Shapiro's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 66 of their 79 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (22).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Theodore Shapiro's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

86 credits, 79 with a MovieCove page.

  • Forget Yesterday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Composer

  • The Devil Wears Prada 2(2026)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Housemaid(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Roses(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Another Simple Favor(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Wolfs(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Jackpot!(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Trolls Band Together(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The School for Good and Evil(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Severance(2022)

    Show 19 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Yellowjackets(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Composer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • The Eyes of Tammy Faye(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Good House(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Trolls World Tour(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Bombshell(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Spies in Disguise(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Last Christmas(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Destroyer(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • A Simple Favor(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Snatched(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Polka King(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Why Him?(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Collateral Beauty(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Office Christmas Party(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Ghostbusters(2016)

    Composer · as Keyboardist

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Central Intelligence(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Invitation(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Zoolander 2(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Trumbo(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Intern(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Spy(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Danny Collins(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • St. Vincent(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Infinitely Polar Bear(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Secret Life of Walter Mitty(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • One Chance(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • We're the Millers(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Campaign(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Hope Springs(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Pirates! Band of Misfits(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Game Change(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Big Year(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Arthur(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Dinner for Schmucks(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Did You Hear About the Morgans?(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Jennifer's Body(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Year One(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • I Love You, Man(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Marley & Me(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Tropic Thunder(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Semi-Pro(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Mysteries of Pittsburgh(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Woodcock(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Girl in the Park(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Blades of Glory(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Idiocracy(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • You, Me and Dupree(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Devil Wears Prada(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Fun with Dick and Jane(2005)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Baxter(2005)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story(2004)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • 13 Going on 30(2004)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Starsky & Hutch(2004)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Along Came Polly(2004)

    Composer · as Hector

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Girlhood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Composer

  • View from the Top(2003)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Old School(2003)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Love in the Time of Money(2002)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Bug (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Composer

  • Not Another Teen Movie(2001)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Heist(2001)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Wet Hot American Summer(2001)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Prince of Central Park(2000)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • State and Main(2000)

    Composer · Conductor · Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Girlfight(2000)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Restaurant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Composer

  • Six Ways to Sunday(1997)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • On the Ropes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Composer

  • Safe Men(1998)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Pishadoo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Composer

  • Hurricane Streets(1997)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Tick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Composer · as Bomb A Rama #2

  • The State(1993)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 85 titles from 1996 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Devil Wears Prada (2006)

$327M worldwide

Highest rated

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

Trolls World Tour (2020)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 85: 0 only acting, 3 with another roleMusic85 of 85: 81 only music, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thOther crew1 of 85: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

85 titles, 4 with more than one role — music and acting overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1990s7 · 1 acting · 7 crew2000s31 · 1 acting · 31 crew2010s33 · 1 acting · 33 crew2020s14 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

2 Primetime Emmys from 5 major nominations, 2012–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
  2. 2025
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
  3. 2022
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
  4. 2012
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score)

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Theodore Shapiro's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 76; across their 68 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 68

Approval · how many liked their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 68

Reach · how many have seen their films

97thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 68

Midcredits score across 79 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up19
  • 50th to 74th29
  • 25th to 49th20
  • Below 25th11

Shape of the crowd

48 of their 79 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser48
  • Broadly Agreed12
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · actor, composer

Ghostbusters (2016)

79th percentile spread · 36% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Severance (2022)

Midcredits 98th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 59/100 in their films, across 51 reviewed titles; fans 66, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Theodore Shapiro's work okay for kids?

Across up to 57 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films and frightening / intense lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore49 titles8–67 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity57 titles20–57 · median 43 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity52 titles30–87 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs50 titles14–63 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense47 titles9–54 · median 27 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Theodore Shapiro work with?

People who share at least 2 of Theodore Shapiro's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Paul Feig shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles