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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...
Oct 25, 2023 · Although Shapiro has composed for other genres, he has primarily been known for his comedy scores, and since 2001’s Wet Hot American Summer (dir. David Wain), he has scored a string of successful comedies up to this day.
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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.
Although Shapiro has composed for other genres, he has primarily been known for his comedy scores, and since 2001’s Wet Hot American Summer (dir. David Wain), he has scored a string of successful com - edies up to this day. As Fred Karlin and Rayburn Wright point out there are many different approaches to scoring comedy ( 2004, p. 180). Like ...
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.
Jan 16, 2008 · What Shapiro is good at is scoring comedy and emotion and mixing 1970’s roots with contemporary scoring. He pulls it together in a powerful way." Scoring engineer Chris Fogel contemplates the mixing board. Helping Shapiro achieve the score he envisioned were the team members he’s worked with for many films.
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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.
