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Edward Shearmur

Edward Shearmur

Composer · Born February 28, 1966 (60) · London, England

Primetime Emmy winner

Edward Shearmur (also known as Ed Shearmur; born 28 February 1966) 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 at the University of 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Edward Shearmur, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 28, 1966 (60)
From
London, England
Works as
Composer
Titles
74 on MovieCove · 81 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 6% in 30 days

What are Edward Shearmur's films like?

Across their 67 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy22 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama17 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 4th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
28%
Self
26%
Morality
16%
Survival
14%
Society
8%
Power
4%
Ideas
3%
Romantic love16 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity13 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship13 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception12 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival8 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose8 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 64 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 33 · Serious 13 · Dark 18

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 43 · Stylized 15 · Heightened 6

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 20 · Charged 25 · Intense 19

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 28 · Shifting 32 · Whiplash 4

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 28 · Some laughs 15 · Funny 21

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 21 · Even-paced 34 · Relentless 9

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 29 · Engaged 30 · Full focus 5

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 30 · Affecting 20 · Heavy 14

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 48 · Open-ended 12 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
32
Joyful
21
Melancholic
19
Absurd
18
Hopeful
16
Other
83

How their films linger

Feel-good33 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun25 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 18 with a twist

  • Happy26
  • Bittersweet32
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous7

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Edward Shearmur's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 56 of their 74 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (27).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Edward Shearmur's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

81 credits, 74 with a MovieCove page.

  • Uglies(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Across the River and Into the Trees(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Four Good Days(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Man in the Arena(2021)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Falling Inn Love(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Escape at Dannemora(2018)

    Show 7 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Reg(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Elvis & Nixon(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Cruel Intentions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Composer

  • Dying Laughing(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Curve(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Outcast(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • She's Funny That Way(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Before I Go to Sleep(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Babymakers(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Spinning Plates(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Have a Little Faith(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Abduction(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Jumping the Broom(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Furry Vengeance(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Mother and Child(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Sex and Lies in Sin City(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Coraline(2009)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Winning Season(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Bride Wars(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Passengers(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Righteous Kill(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Merry Gentleman(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • College Road Trip(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Meet Bill(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Starter Wife(2007)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • 88 Minutes(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Epic Movie(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Dedication(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Factory Girl(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Ex(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Pick Me Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Composer

  • Jenifer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Main Title Theme Composer

  • Derailed(2005)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Incident On and Off a Mountain Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Main Title Theme Composer

  • Masters of Horror(2005)

    Show 25 episodes · Main Title Theme Composer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Nine Lives(2005)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Four Brothers(2005)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Skeleton Key(2005)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Bad News Bears(2005)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow(2004)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Wimbledon(2004)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Laws of Attraction(2004)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!(2004)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle(2003)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Johnny English(2003)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Reign of Fire(2002)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Sweetest Thing(2002)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Count of Monte Cristo(2002)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • K-PAX(2001)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Charlie’s Angels: The Master and the Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Composer

  • Charlie’s Angels: Welcome to Angel World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Composer

  • Miss Congeniality(2000)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Charlie's Angels(2000)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her(2000)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Whatever It Takes(2000)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Getting G'd Up(2000)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Blue Streak(1999)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Jakob the Liar(1999)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Cruel Intentions(1999)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Shot Through the Heart(1998)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Governess(1998)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Girls' Night(1998)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Very Thought of You(1998)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Species II(1998)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Wings of the Dove(1997)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Heart Surgeon(1997)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame(1997)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Remember Me?(1997)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Leading Man(1996)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Rik Mayall Presents: Dirty Old Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Composer

  • Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight(1995)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Cement Garden(1993)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 76 titles from 1993 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Charlie's Angels (2000)

$264M worldwide

Highest rated

The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Before I Go to Sleep (2014)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music76 of 76: 74 only music, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score50thOther crew2 of 76: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

By decade

1990s16 · crew2000s40 · crew2010s17 · crew2020s3 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

a Primetime Emmy from 2 major nominations, 2006–2019.

WinNomination
  1. 2019
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special (Original Dramatic Score)
  2. 2006
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Edward Shearmur's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 69; across their 64 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 64

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 64

Reach · how many have seen their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 64

Midcredits score across 74 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th28
  • 25th to 49th20
  • Below 25th14

Shape of the crowd

35 of their 74 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser35
  • Broadly Agreed12
  • Mixed24

Most divisive · composer

Getting G'd Up (2000)

86th percentile spread · 42% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Coraline (2009)

Midcredits 98th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 56/100 in their films, across 43 reviewed titles; fans 65, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Edward Shearmur's work okay for kids?

Across up to 45 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore33 titles21–86 · median 47 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity45 titles17–64 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity33 titles25–75 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs31 titles16–62 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense31 titles7–73 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Edward Shearmur work with?

People who share at least 2 of Edward Shearmur's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jon Avnet shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles