Ioana [EE W AH N AH] Șelaru [SHEH LAH ROO] 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.

Recent projects include Effi o Blaenau (dir. Marc Evans), co-scored with Sion Trefor and starring Leisa Gwenllian and Tom Rhys Harries, and the psychological horror Down The Length (dir. Milo Edwards), starring Joseph Quinn. She also co-composed the music for Lemonade, starring Lewis Brophy and Barry Keoghan, alongside Sion Trefor and Galia Arad. Her additional music credits include A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough, as well as Other Mommy.

Her other film credits include the BAFTA-nominated Magid/Zafar (dir. Luís Hindman), winner of the BIFA Award for Best Short Film, and Seventeen (dir. Ajuan Isaac-George), a WePresent production.

Alongside her screen work, Ioana has composed for campaigns with Beyond Gravity, On, Instagram, Adidas, DAZED & Converse, and Amazon Books, and created string arrangements for artists including Eejebee & FKJ, Henny Herz, and Cari. She also released Intarsia with Visible Cloaks on RVNG Intl.

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

She has been mentored by Max Richter.