By 2008, composer Theodore Shapiro had become the go-to guy for Hollywood comedies, his scores including You, Me and Dupree, The Devil Wears Prada, and Tropic Thunder. The movie adaptation of John Grogan's best-seller -Marley & Me was directed by David Frankel, who also directed The Devil Wears Prada, and co-starred Owen Wilson, also co-star of You, Me and Dupree, so it was no surprise that Shapiro was brought in to do the music. A light comedy about a dog, the picture inspires a set of gently engaging tracks from the composer, who deftly mixes pop/rock and symphonic arrangements. He rocks out on "Walking the Plank," uses a tango for "Obedience School," and introduces an appropriately sprightly Celtic feel in "Off to Ireland." With 24 cues in less than 40 minutes, the music rarely gives Shapiro much time to develop his ideas, and in such selections as "First Sleepless Night," he is forced to switch gears quickly to accompany abruptly changing action onscreen. For the most part, acoustic guitar and piano figures carry the themes picked up by the orchestra, which is used for heart-warming swells, for example on "Dog Farm." The effect is to give a contemporary feel with traditional trappings, notably on the main theme, first introduced in "Two Year Montage" and then picked up on the concluding track, "Marley & Me." ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
Marley & Me
12/16/2008 | Lakeshore Records
All Music Guide Review
Marley & Me Track Listing
Credits of Marley & Me
- Edward Meares
- Bass
- Kevin Mills
- Assistant Engineer
- Victoria Miskolszy
- Viola
- Bruce Morgenthaler
- Bass
- Katia Popov
- Violin
- Geri Rotella
- Flute
- Mark Sazer
- Violin
- Steve Schaeffer
- Percussion
- David Shostac
- Flute
- Jim Thatcher
- Horn
- Cecilia Tsan
- Cello
- Josephina Vergara
- Violin
- Miwako Watanabe
- Violin
- Roger Wilkie
- Violin, Concert Master
- Ken Yerke
- Violin
- Sean Hurley
- Bass
- Marlo Fisher
- Viola
- Jon Lewis
- Trumpet
- Drew Dembowski
- Bass
- Brian D. O'Connor
- Horn
- Sandy DeCrescent
- Music Contractor
- Kevin Connolly
- Violin
- Bryan Carrigan
- Engineer
- Chris Fogel
- Engineer, Recording, Mixing
- William Reichenbach
- Trombone
- Tim Lauber
- Engineer
- Wayne Bergeron
- Trumpet
- Natalie Leggett
- Violin
- Tom Cavanaugh
- Business Consultant
- Joe Chavez
- Layout Design
- Tamara L. Hatwan
- Violin
- Christian Kollgaard
- Bass
- Timothy Landauer
- Cello
- Rafael Rishik
- Violin
- Pete Anthony
- Conductor, Orchestration
- Shawn Mann
- Viola
- Darrin McCann
- Viola
- Sara Parkins
- Violin
- Phillipe Levy
- Violin
- Steven Gordon
- Viola
- Irina Voloshina
- Violin
- Eun Mee Ahn
- Violin
- Roberto Cani
- Violin
- Rose Corrigan
- Bassoon
- Skip Williamson
- Executive Producer
- Michael Valerio
- Bass
- Thomas Dienner
- Viola
- John "4 Daddman" Robinson
- Percussion, Drums
- Sarah Thornblade
- Violin
- Julia Michels
- Music Supervisor
- Lisa M. Sutton
- Violin
- Rebecca Morellato
- Music Coordinator
- Gregory Goodall
- Percussion
- David F. Walther
- Viola
- Peter Rotter
- Music Contractor
- Alyssa Park
- Violin
- Jasper Randall
- Choir Contractor
- Andrew Thomas Malloy
- Trombone
- Andrew Duckles
- Viola
- Dan DiPrima
- Supervising Music Editor
- Brian McNelis
- Executive Producer
- Donald Foster
- Clarinet
- Eric Craig
- A&R
- Malcolm McNab
- Trumpet
- Stephanie Mente
- Art Direction
- Serena McKinney
- Violin
- Ryan J. McClure
- Assistant Engineer
- Jim Walker
- Flute
- Bruce Dukov
- Violin
- Richard Altenbach
- Violin
- Phil Ayling
- Oboe
- Brian Dembow
- Viola
- George Doering
- Guitar
- Stephen Erdody
- Cello
- Christine Ermacoff
- Cello
- Alan Estes
- Percussion
- Brandon Fields
- Clarinet
- Michael Fisher
- Percussion
- Daniel Fornero
- Trumpet
- Endre Granat
- Violin
- Richard E. Grant
- Auricle Programming
- Dan Higgins
- Clarinet
- Paula Hochhalter
- Cello
- Alexander Iles
- Trombone
- Dennis Karmazyn
- Cello
- Roland Kato
- Viola
- Randy Kerber
- Piano, Keyboards
- Armen Ksadjikian
- Cello
- Dimitrie Leivici
- Violin
- Robert Kraft
- Executive in Charge of Music











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