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BLP sources|date=July 2010 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, Cambridge|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 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 (film)|K-PAX .cite web|url= http://www.soundtrack.net/features/article/? id=80|title=The Talented Mr. Shearmur|last=Goldwasser|first=Dan|date=10 August 2001|publisher= SoundtrackNet |accessdate=31 July 2010
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 , AnnieLennox , Pink Floyd , Marianne Faithfull , Bryan Adams , Echo & the Bunnymen , Jimmy Page and Robert Plant .
The Wolfman (2010 film)|The Wolfman (2010) - Additional Music
Furry Vengeance (2010)
Secretariat (film)|Secretariat (2010) (with Patrick Doyle and Nick Glennie-Smith )
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (film)|Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011)
Abduction (2011 film) (2011)
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IMDB name|id=0790481|name=Edward Shearmur
Use dmy dates|date=August 2010 Persondata | NAME = Shearmur, Edward | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = 28 February 1966 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Shearmur, Edward Category:1966 births Category:Living people Category:English film score composers Category:People educated at Eton College Category:Alumni of the Royal College of Music Category:People from London Category:Alumni of Pembroke College, Cambridge
