Mike Shapiro writes music for stories. Some are fixed and linear (film and TV), some are interactive (games), and some come to life in front of you (theatre). Sometimes he’s involved in writing the stories too, as lyricist or bookwriter.

Theater projects include Super Sidekick: The Musical (music and lyrics, book by Theatre Unleashed’s managing director Gregory Crafts; published by Samuel French); the short musical anthology A Feast of Snacks, which has been performed in such exotic locales as London, Cardiff, and Abilene, Texas; The Bully Problem, a lightly science fictional two act musical for young performers; and Gideon and the Blundersnorp, a fantasy fable for orchestra and narrator. His short musicals have been performed dozens of times in festivals in the US, the UK, Australia, India, and elsewhere.

Mike lives in Los Angeles. Visit him online at madbardmusicals.com (theatre music) or mikemusic.com (film/TV/game music).