Shearmur, Ed 1966(?)- (Ed Schearmur, Edward Shearmur)

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Shearmur, Ed 1966(?)- (Ed Schearmur, Edward Shearmur)

PERSONAL

Born c. 1966, in London, England. Education: Studied at the Royal College of Music; music scholar at Eton College.

Addresses:

Agent—Kraft-Engel Management, 15233 Ventura Blvd., Suite 200, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403. Manager—Robert Urban and Associates, 8981 Sunset Blvd., Suite 311, West Hollywood, CA 90069.

Career:

Composer, conductor, orchestrator, and actor. Began singing in the Westminster Abbey choir at the age of seven.

Awards, Honors:

Golden Slate Award, best original score, Csapnivalo Awards, 2000, for Cruel Intentions; BMI Film Music Award, 2001, for Miss Congeniality; BMI Film Music Award, 2001, for Charlie's Angels; BMI Film Music Award, 2004, for Charlie's Angeles: Full Throttle; Emmy Award, outstanding original main title theme music, 2006, for Masters of Horror.

CREDITS

Film Work:

Additional orchestrator, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (also known as Die Abenteuer des Baron von Munchausen), Columbia, 1988.

Assistant to Mr. Kamen, The Krays (also known as The Kray Twins), 1990.

Orchestrator, Shining Through, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992.

(As Ed Schearmur) Orchestrator, Inventing the Abbotts, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997.

Additional orchestrator, Event Horizon, 1997.

Conductor, The Butcher Boy, Geffen Pictures, 1997.

(As Edward Shearmur) Conductor, The Wings of the Dove, Miramax, 1997.

Orchestrator, Agnes Browne, 1999.

(As Edward Shearmur) Conductor, Miss Congeniality (also known as Miss Undercover), 2000.

Music conductor, Johnny English, Universal, 2003.

(As Edward Shearmur) Conductor, Laws of Attraction, New Line Cinema, 2004.

(As Edward Shearmur) Conductor and additional orchestrator, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, Paramount, 2004.

Music conductor and orchestrations, Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!, DreamWorks, 2004.

(As Edward Shearmur) Conductor, music arranger, and music adaptor, Bad News Bears, Paramount, 2005.

(As Edward Shearmur) Conductor: Additional music, Four Brothers, 2005.

(As Edward Shearmur) Conductor and orchestrator, Derailed, Weinstein Company, 2005.

(As Edward Shearmur) Score producer, 88 Minutes (also known as 88 and 88: 88 Minutes), Sony, 2007.

Score producer, Bill (also known as Meet Bill), First Look Pictures, 2007.

Television Work; Specials:

Music producer: electronic score, Heart of Darkness, TNT, 1994.

Television Work; Episodic:

Orchestral arranger: English and Egyptian ensembles, "Jimmy Page & Robert Plant: Un-Led-Ed," Unplugged (also known as MTV's "Unplugged"), MTV, 1994.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Eric Clapton: 24 Nights, 1991.

Himself and Hammond organ player, Led Zeppelin: Un-Led-Ed, 1998.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Keyboards, "Jimmy Page & Robert Plant: Un-Led-Ed," Unplugged (also known as MTV's "Unplugged"), MTV, 1994.

WRITINGS

Film Scores:

Sylvia Hates Sam, 1993.

The Cement Garden (also known as Der Zementgarten), October Films, 1993.

Demon Knight (also known as Demon Keeper and Tales from the Crypt Presents: "Demon Knight"), MCA/ Universal, 1995.

The Leading Man, Northern Arts Entertainment, 1996.

Remember Me?, 1997.

(As Edward Shearmur) The Wings of the Dove, 1997.

Girls Night, 1998.

(As Edward Shearmur) Species II, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1998.

Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence (also known as The Very Thought of You), Miramax, 1998.

(As Edward Shearmur) The Governess, Sony Pictures Classics, 1998.

(As Edward Shearmur) Cruel Intentions (also known as Sexual Provocation), Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1999.

Jakob the Liar (also known as Jakob le menteur), Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1999.

(As Edward Shearmur) Blue Streak (also known as Der Diamanten-Cop), Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1999.

(As Edward Shearmur) Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2000.

(As Edward Shearmur) Whatever It Takes, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2000.

(As Edward Shearmur) Charlie's Angels (also known as 3 Engel fuer Charlie), Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2000.

Miss Congeniality, Warner Bros., 2000.

The Brightness You Keep, 2000.

Angelic Effects (documentary short), Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2000.

Getting G'd Up (documentary short), Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2000.

Welcome to Angel World (documentary short), Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2000.

Angelic Attire: Dressing Cameron, Drew & Lucy (documentary short), Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2000.

The Master and the Angels (documentary short), Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2000.

The Brightness You Keep (short), 2000.

(As Edward Shearmur) K-PAX (also known as K-PAX—Alles ist moglich), Universal, 2001.

The Count of Monte Cristo (also known as Alexandre Dumas' "The Count of Monte Cristo"), Buena Vista, 2002.

(As Edward Shearmur) The Sweetest Thing, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2002.

Reign of Fire, Buena Vista, 2002.

(As Edward Shearmur) A Day in the Life of Nancy M. Pimental (short), Columbia, 2002.

Full Throttle Jukebox (documentary short), Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2003.

Dream Duds (documentary short), Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2003.

(As Edward Shearmur) Johnny English, Universal, 2003.

(As Edward Shearmur) Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, Sony, 2003.

(As Edward Shearmur) Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!, DreamWorks, 2004.

(As Edward Shearmur) Laws of Attraction, New Line Cinema, 2004.

(As Edward Shearmur) Wimbledon (also known as La plus belle victoire), Universal, 2004.

(As Edward Shearmur) Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, Paramount, 2004.

Nine Lives, Magnolia Pictures, 2005.

Bad News Bears, Paramount, 2005.

The Skeleton Key, Universal, 2005.

(As Edward Shearmur) Derailed, Weinstein Company, 2005.

(As Edward Shearmur) Factory Girl, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2006.

Fast Track (also known as The Ex), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2006.

Dedication, Weinstein Company, 2007.

(As Edward Shearmur) Epic Movie, 2007.

(As Edward Shearmur) 88 Minutes (also known as 88 and 88: 88 Minutes), Sony, 2007.

Bill (also known as Meet Bill), First Look Pictures, 2007.

(As Edward Shearmur) College Road Trip, Buena Vista, 2008.

(As Edward Shearmur) Righteous Kill, Overture Films, 2008.

Passengers, Sony, 2008.

Film Additional Music:

Let Him Have It (also known as L'ege de vivre), Fine Line, 1991.

(As Edward Shearmur) Four Brothers, 2005.

Television Theme Music; Series:

Masters of Horror, 2005-2007.

Masters of Science Fiction, ABC, 2007.

Television Main Title Music; Series:

Masters of Horror, 2005-2006.

Masters of Science Fiction, ABC, 2007.

The Starter Wife, USA Network, 2008.

Television Scores; Miniseries:

The Starter Wife, USA Network, 2007.

Television Scores; Movies:

The Hunchback (also known as Quasimodo and The Hunchback of Notre Dame), TNT, 1997.

The Heart Surgeon, BBC, 1997.

(As Edward Shearmur) Shot through the Heart, HBO, 1998.

Sex & Lies in Sin City: The Ted Binion Scandal, Lifetime, 2008.

Video Game Scores:

The Flying Legion Air Combat Challenge, 2004.

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