Edward Shearmur

British composer (1966–)

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.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 5 films (2000–2009) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field.

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
2000 Miss Congeniality Donald Petrie 109 min Color
2007 Dedication ▶ Justin Theroux 111 min Color
2009 Mother and child Rodrigo García Márquez 125 min Color
2009 Mother and child Rodrigo García Márquez 125 min Color
2009 Mother and child Rodrigo García Márquez 125 min Color