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# Edward Shearmur

Composer. Born 28 February 1966 in London, England.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 28 February 1966, London, England
- **Also known as:**  Edward Shearmur
- **Primetime Emmy Awards:** 1 Emmy (1 won)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Shearmur, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q496207, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0790481/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1999

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Escape at Dannemora*](https://film.one/tv/escape-at-dannemora.md) (74)

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## Biography

Edward Shearmur is a British film and television composer. Born in London, he sang in the boys' choir at Westminster Cathedral from the age of seven. He was educated at Eton College, studied at the Royal College of Music and held a scholarship at Pembroke College, Cambridge.

Shearmur began his career as an orchestration and conducting assistant to Michael Kamen. His first major feature score was *The Wings of the Dove* (1997). He is known for his work on films including *Charlie's Angels* (2000), *Miss Congeniality* (2000), *Cruel Intentions* (1999), *Johnny English* (2003) and *Bride Wars* (2009), as well as the limited series *Escape at Dannemora* (2018). He won a Primetime Emmy Award for the original title music to *Masters of Horror* in 2006.

*Sources: deadline.com, en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Escape at Dannemora* (2018), Fi1m 74, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/tv/escape-at-dannemora.md)

## Complete filmography (74)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Uglies* (2024), Original Music Composer
- *Across the River and into the Trees* (2023), Music
- *Four Good Days* (2021), Original Music Composer
- *Falling Inn Love* (2019), Music
- *Escape at Dannemora* (2018), series, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/escape-at-dannemora.md)
- *Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul* (2017), Original Music Composer
- *Reg* (2016), Original Music Composer
- *Elvis & Nixon* (2016), Original Music Composer
- *Cruel Intentions* (2016), Music
- *Curve* (2015), Original Music Composer
- *The Outcast* (2015), series, Original Music Composer
- *She's Funny That Way* (2015), Original Music Composer
- *Before I Go to Sleep* (2014), Original Music Composer
- *The Babymakers* (2012), Music
- *Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days* (2012), Original Music Composer
- *Abduction* (2011), Original Music Composer
- *Jumping the Broom* (2011), Original Music Composer
- *Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules* (2011), Original Music Composer
- *Furry Vengeance* (2010), Original Music Composer
- *Mother and Child* (2009), Music
- *Sex and Lies in Sin City* (2009), Music
- *Coraline* (2009), Additional Music — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/coraline.md)
- *The Winning Season* (2009), Original Music Composer
- *Bride Wars* (2009), Original Music Composer
- *Passengers* (2008), Original Music Composer
- *Righteous Kill* (2008), Original Music Composer
- *The Merry Gentleman* (2008), Original Music Composer
- *College Road Trip* (2008), Original Music Composer
- *Meet Bill* (2007), Original Music Composer
- *The Starter Wife* (2007), series, Original Music Composer
- *88 Minutes* (2007), Original Music Composer
- *Epic Movie* (2007), Original Music Composer
- *Factory Girl* (2006), Original Music Composer
- *The Ex* (2006), Original Music Composer
- *Pick Me Up* (2006), Original Music Composer
- *Jenifer* (2005), Main Title Theme Composer
- *Derailed* (2005), Original Music Composer, Conductor
- *Masters of Horror* (2005), series, Main Title Theme Composer
- *Incident On and Off a Mountain Road* (2005), Main Title Theme Composer
- *Nine Lives* (2005), Original Music Composer
- *Four Brothers* (2005), Additional Music
- *The Skeleton Key* (2005), Original Music Composer
- *Bad News Bears* (2005), Original Music Composer
- *Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow* (2004), Original Music Composer
- *Wimbledon* (2004), Original Music Composer
- *Laws of Attraction* (2004), Original Music Composer
- *Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!* (2004), Original Music Composer
- *Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle* (2003), Original Music Composer
- *Johnny English* (2003), Original Music Composer
- *Reign of Fire* (2002), Original Music Composer
- *The Sweetest Thing* (2002), Original Music Composer
- *The Count of Monte Cristo* (2002), Original Music Composer, Conductor
- *K-PAX* (2001), Original Music Composer
- *Charlie’s Angels: Welcome to Angel World* (2001), Original Music Composer
- *Charlie’s Angels: The Master and the Angels* (2001), Original Music Composer
- *Miss Congeniality* (2000), Original Music Composer
- *Charlie's Angels* (2000), Original Music Composer
- *Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her* (2000), Original Music Composer
- *Whatever It Takes* (2000), Original Music Composer
- *Blue Streak* (1999), Original Music Composer
- *Jakob the Liar* (1999), Original Music Composer
- *Cruel Intentions* (1999), Original Music Composer
- *Shot Through the Heart* (1998), Original Music Composer
- *The Governess* (1998), Original Music Composer
- *Girls' Night* (1998), Original Music Composer
- *The Very Thought of You* (1998), Original Music Composer
- *Species II* (1998), Music
- *The Wings of the Dove* (1997), Original Music Composer
- *The Heart Surgeon* (1997), Music
- *Remember Me?* (1997), Original Music Composer
- *The Leading Man* (1996), Original Music Composer
- *Rik Mayall Presents: Dirty Old Town* (1995), Original Music Composer
- *Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight* (1995), Original Music Composer
- *The Cement Garden* (1993), Original Music Composer

## Awards

### Primetime Emmy Awards — 1 won

- 2006: Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music (won), for *Masters of Horror*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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