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Edward Shearmur (sometimes known as Ed Shearmur; born 28 February 1966) is a British film composer. Born in London, England, at age 7 he sang in the boys' choir at Westminster Cathedral. Educated at Eton College, he studied at the Royal College of Music and went on to a scholarship at Pembroke College at the University of Cambridge. He further honed his craft as assistant to Michael Kamen (on such films as Licence to Kill, Die Hard, Lethal Weapon and the acclaimed Don Juan DeMarco), orchestrating and conducting before scoring his first full-length feature film The Cement Garden which won the director's prize at the Berlin Film Festival. Coming to prominence in his own right with The Wings of the Dove in 1997, he has since proven both his strength and his versatility scoring for a diverse range of immensely popular films including the likes of both Charlie's Angels outings, Cruel Intentions, Species II, and K-PAX.
In addition to his film work, Shearmur has always had a deep love of rock 'n' roll, having collaborated as both a keyboardist and an arranger with a number of top performers including Eric Clapton, Annie Lennox, Pink Floyd, Marianne Faithfull, Bryan Adams, Echo & the Bunnymen, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant.
Shearmur has influenced many artists. One example of this is the ambient artist David Helpling. Helpling seeks to have a cinematic quality to his songs and draws on Shearmur's style of composition.
Filmography
Film
- Sylvia Hates Sam (1993)
- The Cement Garden (1993)
- Demon Knight (1995)
- The Leading Man (1996)
- Remember Me? (1997)
- The Wings of the Dove (1997)
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1997)
- Girls' Night (1998)
- Species II (1998)
- Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence (1998)
- The Governess (1998)
- Cruel Intentions (1999)
- Jakob the Liar (1999)
- Blue Streak (1999)
- Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (2000)
- Whatever It Takes (2000)
- Charlie's Angels (2000)
- Miss Congeniality (2000)
- The Brightness You Keep (2000)
- K-Pax (2001)
- The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
- The Sweetest Thing (2002)
- Reign of Fire (2002)
- Johnny English (2003)
- Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
- Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004)
- Laws of Attraction (2004)
- Wimbledon (2004)
- Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
- Nine Lives (2005)
- Bad News Bears (2005)
- The Skeleton Key (2005)
- Derailed (2005)
- Dedication (2006)
- Fast Track (2006)
- Epic Movie (2007)
- 88 Minutes (2007)
- Meet Bill (2007)
- College Road Trip (2008)
- The Other Boleyn Girl (2008) (rejected score)
- Passengers (2008)
- Righteous Kill (2008)
- Mother and Child (2009)
- The Winning Season (2009)
- The Wolfman (2010) - Additional Music
- Furry Vengeance (2010)
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011)
- Abduction (2011)
- The Babymakers (2012)
- Spinning Plates (2012)
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2012)
- The Polar Bears (2012)
- Before I Go to Sleep (2014)
- She's Funny That Way (2014)
- Curve (2015)
- Elvis & Nixon (2016)
- Dying Laughing (2016)
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (2017)
Television
- Masters of Horror (2005–2006)
- The Starter Wife (2007)
- Devious Maids (2013-2016)
- The Outcast (2015)
- Reg (2016)