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Edward Shearmur

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The Resume

    (February 28, 1966- )
    Born in London, England, United Kingdom
    Film composer
    Composed scores for the films 'Cruel Intentions' (1999), 'Charlie's Angels' (2000), 'Miss Congeniality' (2000), 'Johnny English' (2003), 'Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow' (2004), 'The Skeleton Key' (2005), 'K-PAX' (2005), and 'Elvis & Nixon' (2016)
    Worked on the series Masters of Horror and Devious Maids

Why he might be annoying:

    His score for 'The Other Boleyn Girl' was rejected.
    He scores the 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' movie franchise.
    Due to union reuse fees, he hasn't had much album representation (hindering his gaining of a major following).
    He said about working on Miss Congeniality: 'It [was] a light romantic comedy. There wasn't a huge amount of challenging music in it – the film simply didn't call for it.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    He sang in the boys' choir at Westminster Cathedral.
    He worked as orchestration and conducting assistant to Michael Kamen on 'Die Hard' and 'Lethal Weapon.'
    He was nominated for Film Composer of the Year in 2004 by the International Film Music Critics Association.
    He made a successful shift from movie scores to various television project in the mid-2000s.
    He won a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music for his work on Masters of Horror in 2006.
    He has collaborated as keyboardist and arranger with Pink Floyd and Bryan Adams.
    He was widowed when his wife, producer Allison Shearmur, died from lung cancer in January 2018.

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