Edward Shearmur


Edward Shearmur is a British film composer. Born in London, England, at age seven 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, Cambridge. He worked as orchestration and conducting assistant to Michael Kamen on such films as Licence to Kill, Die Hard, Lethal Weapon and the acclaimed Don Juan DeMarco before scoring his first full-length feature film The Cement Garden which won the director's prize at the Berlin Film Festival. His first major feature score was that of The Wings of the Dove (1997). He has since scored a diverse range of popular films, including both Charlie's Angels outings, Cruel Intentions, Species II, and K-PAX.
In 2023 he composed the soundtrack for the film adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's last novel Across the River and into the Trees.
In addition to his film work, Shearmur has collaborated as keyboardist and arranger with a number of prominent rock musicians, including Eric Clapton, Peter Gabriel, Annie Lennox, Pink Floyd, Marianne Faithfull, Bryan Adams, Echo & the Bunnymen, and Jimmy Page and Robert Plant.
Ambient artist David Helpling has cited Shearmur's compositional style as a major influence on his work.
Shearmur was married to film producer Allison Shearmur until her death from lung cancer in January 2018. They have two children.

Filmography

Film

Sylvia Hates Sam The Cement Garden Demon Knight The Leading Man Remember Me? The Wings of the Dove The Hunchback Girls' Night Species II Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence The Governess Cruel Intentions Jakob the Liar Blue Streak Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her Whatever It Takes Charlie's Angels Miss Congeniality The Brightness You Keep K-PAX The Count of Monte Cristo The Sweetest Thing Reign of Fire Johnny English Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! Laws of Attraction Wimbledon Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow Nine Lives Bad News Bears The Skeleton Key Four Brothers – Additional Music Composed and Conducted byDerailed Dedication The Ex Epic Movie 88 Minutes Meet Bill College Road Trip The Other Boleyn Girl – Passengers Righteous Kill Coraline – Additional MusicBride Wars Mother and Child The Winning Season The Wolfman – Additional MusicFurry Vengeance Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules Abduction The Babymakers Spinning Plates Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days The Polar Bears Before I Go to Sleep She's Funny That Way Curve Elvis & Nixon Dying Laughing Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul Falling Inn Love Four Good Days Across the River and into the Trees

Television

Manchester Prep .Masters of Horror The Starter Wife The Starter Wife Devious Maids The Outcast Reg