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Songwriter

'Songwriter' is an intimate and personal look into the writing process of one of the world's biggest artists - Ed Sheeran.

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Murray Cummings

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documentary, music

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Murray Pictures

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"Wait, I'm always gonna have these songs
in me, I can slow down a little bit." - Songwriter

"Wait, I'm always gonna have these songs in me, I ...

Like for me, I feel it's a little bit
different as a producer, but I'm like, - Songwriter

Like for me, I feel it's a little bit different as a pr...

That inspire me and I don't care
what the outcome is." - Songwriter

That inspire me and I don't care what the outcome is.&q...

This is what we got.
It's gotta get a little harder, you know? - Songwriter

This is what we got. It's gotta get a little harder, yo...

Yeah, 'cause everything is
set up so good until that point. - Songwriter

Yeah, 'cause everything is set up so good until that po...

If you love the way you look that much,
you should just go fuck yourself. - Songwriter

If you love the way you look that much, you should just go f...

- That's dope.
- I do think that's pretty sick. - Songwriter

- That's dope. - I do think that's pretty sick.

It instantly becomes a
classic if you say "love yourself." - Songwriter

It instantly becomes a classic if you say "love yoursel...

Yeah?
♪ You should go and love yourself ♪ - Songwriter

Yeah? ♪ You should go and love yourself ♪

I started filming Ed in 2008,
but, we're cousins so we go way back. - Songwriter

I started filming Ed in 2008, but, we're cousins so we ...

I have a lot of cousins,
but he's probably the one I'm closest to. - Songwriter

I have a lot of cousins, but he's probably the one I�...

He's known me, from like,
you know being a really weird little kid. - Songwriter

He's known me, from like, you know being a really weird...

When I first ever went
to London when I was 16, - Songwriter

When I first ever went to London when I was 16,

I'd film his early gigs and
stick them up on his YouTube or MySpace. - Songwriter

I'd film his early gigs and stick them up on his YouTub...

He signed a record deal and he
asked me would I come out on tour - Songwriter

He signed a record deal and he asked me would I come out on ...

I mean we were, like best
mates anyway, so we're cousins - Songwriter

I mean we were, like best mates anyway, so we're cousin...

We went all over.
UK, Europe, America, Asia. - Songwriter

We went all over. UK, Europe, America, Asia.

The first time I ever saw Ed
write, he had invited Foy Vance, - Songwriter

The first time I ever saw Ed write, he had invited Foy Vance...

At every opportunity,
Ed would, like, pull Foy aside - Songwriter

At every opportunity, Ed would, like, pull Foy aside

Those jam sessions
turned into writing sessions, - Songwriter

Those jam sessions turned into writing sessions,

I don't think it was until 2013 - Songwriter

I don't think it was until 2013

I guess, this is the first time on camera
you're gonna see a song being written - Songwriter

I guess, this is the first time on camera you're gonna ...

I remember it was the
first day I met Benny Blanco. - Songwriter

I remember it was the first day I met Benny Blanco.

We were in New York
and Ed had an idea for a song. - Songwriter

We were in New York and Ed had an idea for a song.

You know, I'd just been
through something that - Songwriter

You know, I'd just been through something that

We made "Don't" in about two hours.
I had like a vocal loop that went... - Songwriter

We made "Don't" in about two hours. I had lik...

We made a beat out of that,
and he left me in the room. - Songwriter

We made a beat out of that, and he left me in the room.

He let me write the story
and then, yeah. - Songwriter

He let me write the story and then, yeah.

I'm never like, in like a mood - Songwriter

I'm never like, in like a mood

Something come from nothing - Songwriter

Something come from nothing

To watch that from start to
finish is something special. - Songwriter

To watch that from start to finish is something special.

- Come on, Benny. Fucking hell.
- Beep again, mate. - Songwriter

- Come on, Benny. Fucking hell. - Beep again, mate.

I don't even know where
the fuck we are right now, - Songwriter

I don't even know where the fuck we are right now,

And we're gonna write
a lot of song stuff. - Songwriter

And we're gonna write a lot of song stuff.

The thing that I'm worried about is
that I work one on one with people. - Songwriter

The thing that I'm worried about is that I work one on ...

And this is like one on seven,
all in different rooms and kind of... - Songwriter

And this is like one on seven, all in different rooms and ki...

That's the, like, we had the...
We had something like that. - Songwriter

That's the, like, we had the... We had something like t...

Yeah, but when we were talking about
it lyrically, but flipping it around - Songwriter

Yeah, but when we were talking about it lyrically, but flipp...

But I prefer this kind of Springsteen-y,
sort of, you know. - Songwriter

But I prefer this kind of Springsteen-y, sort of, you know.

- I'm gonna finish this song.
- Work away. - Songwriter

- I'm gonna finish this song. - Work away.

I'm gonna come back, and then
come here. Bit of a mindfuck. - Songwriter

I'm gonna come back, and then come here. Bit of a mindf...

What do you want to do?
Do we finish the song - Songwriter

What do you want to do? Do we finish the song

Gonna get my laptop.
And write a song. - Songwriter

Gonna get my laptop. And write a song.

I don't know if it would work better as,
like, three weeks of individual sessions. - Songwriter

I don't know if it would work better as, like, three we...

I think if loads of ideas are
started, that would be great. - Songwriter

I think if loads of ideas are started, that would be great.

Could just write a song.
That'd be a good one. - Songwriter

Could just write a song. That'd be a good one.

They just come and go.
They never give you any warning. - Songwriter

They just come and go. They never give you any warning.

- Oh, my God, oh, my God.
- We wrote a song, though. - Songwriter

- Oh, my God, oh, my God. - We wrote a song, though.

- Very good.
- Come down, we'll write another one. - Songwriter

- Very good. - Come down, we'll write another one.

- I can see right through it to Australia.
- Well, it was in the pot. - Songwriter

- I can see right through it to Australia. - Well, it was in...

- That was yesterday's coffee.
- Oh, who cares? It's basically gravy. - Songwriter

- That was yesterday's coffee. - Oh, who cares? It'...

Alright well, you can put it off.
I'll fucking take it back then. - Songwriter

Alright well, you can put it off. I'll fucking take it ...

Then it has different sections.
Okay, should we put that bit down? - Songwriter

Then it has different sections. Okay, should we put that bit...

- So "The Ramblas"?
- "Ramblas, I'll meet you, - Songwriter

- So "The Ramblas"? - "Ramblas, I'll mee...

- Sagrada familia...
- Everybody get their Spanish out. - Songwriter

- Sagrada familia... - Everybody get their Spanish out.

- Let's just do it.
- "Te amo mi cariña." - Songwriter

- Let's just do it. - "Te amo mi cariña."

- Bullshit.
- Bullshit. - Songwriter

- Bullshit. - Bullshit.

I love the Spanish.
That's amazing. - Songwriter

I love the Spanish. That's amazing.

- Yeah.
- Like... You know. - Songwriter

- Yeah. - Like... You know.

I do think it should go,
"Don't tell me you need me." - Songwriter

I do think it should go, "Don't tell me you need m...

Are you serious?
I would be so excited for that. - Songwriter

Are you serious? I would be so excited for that.

- So we need to write that again.
- Yeah. - Songwriter

- So we need to write that again. - Yeah.

- Peace.
- Benny, let's fu... Benny! - Songwriter

- Peace. - Benny, let's fu... Benny!

- He said, "Oh, peace!"
- Sorry. Did you hear me? Peace! - Songwriter

- He said, "Oh, peace!" - Sorry. Did you hear me? ...

- Oh, shit. Holy shit. Whoo!
- I'm waiting for you. - Songwriter

- Oh, shit. Holy shit. Whoo! - I'm waiting for you.

Are you OK if it wasn't a gypsy melody,
but everything in the music was? - Songwriter

Are you OK if it wasn't a gypsy melody, but everything ...

And about my grandma and granddad
were Protestant and Catholic - Songwriter

And about my grandma and granddad were Protestant and Cathol...

One point of that is that
granddad made the wedding ring - Songwriter

One point of that is that granddad made the wedding ring

Should it be "I met her at Guy's in
the 2nd World War, blah, blah..." - Songwriter

Should it be "I met her at Guy's in the 2nd World ...

And then, in the next bit,
the second half? - Songwriter

And then, in the next bit, the second half?

Maybe. 'Cause you're, like,
setting up the relationship with her. - Songwriter

Maybe. 'Cause you're, like, setting up the relatio...

I know, but what I'm saying is
the second verse, half of it sets off, - Songwriter

I know, but what I'm saying is the second verse, half o...

"I met her in the
Second World War" - Songwriter

"I met her in the Second World War"

Oh! Oh, no, an hour.
Cherry lands in an hour. - Songwriter

Oh! Oh, no, an hour. Cherry lands in an hour.

All the songs on this album have a thread
that goes through it, and it's all family. - Songwriter

All the songs on this album have a thread that goes through ...

- Oh, yeah?
- Yeah. And it's all like... it's all family. - Songwriter

- Oh, yeah? - Yeah. And it's all like... it's all ...

The thing is, we've got
four more weeks like this. - Songwriter

The thing is, we've got four more weeks like this.

Yeah, no, we haven't got a lot,
we got the boat, and then a month, - Songwriter

Yeah, no, we haven't got a lot, we got the boat, and th...

But I imagine half of that we'll
be recording, not just writing. - Songwriter

But I imagine half of that we'll be recording, not just...

And if it's the same
as the last album, - Songwriter

And if it's the same as the last album,

Like what was it? "Thinking Out
Loud," "Sing" and "Don't" - Songwriter

Like what was it? "Thinking Out Loud," "Sing&...

Yeah, but that's 'cause I was scrambling
'cause the album wasn't great. - Songwriter

Yeah, but that's 'cause I was scrambling 'cau...

Now, if you could just get a big
fucking creative drive just before. - Songwriter

Now, if you could just get a big fucking creative drive just...

Who's that? Who's that?
There they go. - Songwriter

Who's that? Who's that? There they go.

Play the... really quickly,
the one about my grandma. - Songwriter

Play the... really quickly, the one about my grandma.

- Oh, the...
- "Nancy Mulligan." - Songwriter

- Oh, the... - "Nancy Mulligan."

Right. Before we start, - Songwriter

Right. Before we start,

Mate, I think if you produce
that up... - Songwriter

Mate, I think if you produce that up...

- But, like, super soft playing.
- That's easy. - Songwriter

- But, like, super soft playing. - That's easy.

Go to F. - Songwriter

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'Songwriter' is an intimate and personal look into the writing process of one of the world's biggest artists - Ed Sheeran.

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Director: Murray Cummings

Writer: Murray Cummings

Production: Murray Pictures

Genre: documentary, music

Year: 2018

MetaScore: 41/100

ImdbRating: 7.3

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 23 Apr 2018

Awards: N/A

Homepage: http://songwriterfilm.com/