Ioana [EE W AH N AH] Șelaru is a Romanian composer, violinist and string arranger based in London. Her compositions are a mix of classical styles and vocal textures combined with experimental processing techniques.

Ioana recently contributed additional music and assisted Sion Trefor throughout FX's latest series, Say Nothing, starring Lola Petticrew, Maxine Peake, Anthony Boyle, and Rory Kinnear.

Recent short film scores include MOYO (dir. Henry J Kamara), and SEVENTEEN (dir. Ajuan Isaac-George), a WePresent production.

Latest podcast work includes the 12-part ecothriller The Last City (Wondery) starring Rhea Seehorn (Better Call Saul), Maury Sterling (Homeland), Jeannie Tirado (Fairy Tale Zero), Skye Lorie (The Pillars of the Earth), and Celia Rose Gooding (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds). Other podcast credits include One Five Seven Years (Afonica/ BBC Radio 4), bronze winner of the British Podcast Awards for Best Fiction and psychological horror audio drama Spores (Afonica/ BBC Radio 4). She is also known for the main theme in the BBC show Sideways with Matthew Syed.

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Ioana has also written and recorded string arrangements for artists like Eejebee, FKJ, Henny Herz and Angela Aux.  

She is a Young British Arrows winner and a nominee for the Music+Sound Awards’ Composer Rising Star Award.

Additionally, she has been fortunate to receive mentorship from Max Richter.