Edward Shearmur (sometimes known as Ed Shearmur) (born 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 Cambridge. He further honed his craft as assistant to Michael Kamen (on such films as "License to Kill", "Die Hard", "Lethal Weapon" and the acclaimed "Don Juan de Marco"), 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.
Filmography
- Sylvia Hates Sam (1993)
- The Cement Garden (1993)
- Demon Knight (1995)
- The Leading Man (1996)
- Remember Me? (1997)
- The Wings of the Dove (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)
- Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005)
- Derailed (2005)
- Masters of Horror (tv series) (2005-2006)
- Dedication (2006)
- Fast Track (2006)
- Epic Movie (2007)
- 88 Minutes (2007)
- Inkheart (2007)
- The Other Boleyn Girl (2007)
