Emmy award-winning composer and master craftsman Theodore Shapiro offers profound insights into the art of story-telling, his brilliant score for Severance, the shock and thrill of winning an Emmy, “Eureka moments” with Ben Stiller, Brahms’ best music, the explosion of streamers into the new era of great TV, puzzle-solving and the key to unlocking stories, the sound of "Innies" and "Outies", alienation and the nature of self, Henry Mancini + Exotica Jazz of the late 50s and 60s, how Severance respects the viewer, creating happy musical veneers for dystopian scenes, the maestro John Williams sage advice: “just do your best work and everything else will follow”, how to make action scenes feel rich and complex, the importance of business built on relationships, and more. Theodore Shapiro’s Emmy Award-winning score for Severance is out now world wide via Lakeshore Records.