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Maurice Jarre

Known for: Sound

Biography: 1924-09-13

Deathday: 2009-03-28 (84 years old)

Biography

Maurice-Alexis Jarre (13 September 1924 – 28 March 2009) was a French composer and conductor. Although he composed several concert works, Jarre is best known for his film scores, particularly for his collaborations with film director David Lean. Jarre composed the scores to all of Lean's films from Lawrence of Arabia (1962) on. Notable scores for other directors include The Train (1964), Mohammad, Messenger of God (1976), Lion of the Desert (1981), Witness (1985), Fatal Attraction (1987) and Ghost (1990).

Jarre was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Three of his compositions spent a total of 42 weeks on the UK singles chart; the biggest hit was "Somewhere My Love" (to his tune "Lara's Theme", with lyrics by Paul Francis Webster) performed by the Mike Sammes Singers, which reached Number 14 in 1966 and spent 38 weeks on the chart.

Jarre was nominated for nine Academy Awards, winning three in the Best Original Score category for Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Doctor Zhivago (1965), and A age to India (1984), all of which were directed by David Lean. He also won four Golden Globes, two BAFTA Awards, and a Grammy Award.

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Filmography

all 169

Movies 161

self 8

TV Shows 8

Director 1

Music

Maurice Jarre

Biography

Filmography

all 169

Movies 161

self 8

TV Shows 8

Director 1

Maurice Jarre / Lawrence d’Arabie (2024)

Notre-Dame de Paris (Opéra Bastille) (2021)

In The Tracks Of - Special Edition (2020)

La Scala Ballet: Notre-Dame de Paris (2013)

Once Upon a Time... Lawrence of Arabia (2008)

The Making of 'Lawrence of Arabia' (2003)

Uprising (2001)

Lawrence of Arabia: A Conversation with Steven Spielberg (2001)

I Dreamed of Africa (2000)

Sunshine (1999)

Day and Night (1997)

The Sunchaser (1996)

A Walk in the Clouds (1995)

Fearless (1993)

Mr. Jones (1993)

School Ties (1992)

The Setting Sun (1992)

Solar Crisis (1992)

Shadow of the Wolf (1992)

Fires Within (1991)

Only the Lonely (1991)

Almost an Angel (1990)

Jacob's Ladder (1990)

Stars 90 (1990)

After Dark, My Sweet (1990)

Ghost (1990)

Enemies, a Love Story (1989)

Prancer (1989)

Dead Poets Society (1989)

Chances Are (1989)

Distant Thunder (1988)

Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie (1988)

Gorillas in the Mist (1988)

Roselyne and the Lions (1988)

Moon Over Parador (1988)

Wildfire (1988)

Julia and Julia (1988)

Gaby: A True Story (1987)

Fatal Attraction (1987)

No Way Out (1987)

Tokyo Blackout (1987)

Le palanquin des larmes (1986)

Solarbabies (1986)

The Mosquito Coast (1986)

Tai-Pan (1986)

Apology (1986)

Enemy Mine (1985)

Victoires de la musique (1985)

The Bride (1985)

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)

Witness (1985)

Au nom de tous les miens (1985)

The Fascination (1985)

David Lean: A Life in Film (1985)

A age to India (1984)

Dreamscape (1984)

Top Secret! (1984)

Samson and Delilah (1984)

The Sky's No Limit (1984)

For Those I Loved (1983)

Vendredi ou la vie sauvage (1983)

Coming Out of the Ice (1982)

The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)

Young Doctors in Love (1982)

Firefox (1982)

Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder (1982)

Taps (1981)

Circle of Deceit (1981)

Chu Chu and the Philly Flash (1981)

Lion of the Desert (1981)

Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb (1980)

Resurrection (1980)