Maurice Jarre

Personal Info

Known For

Sound

Known Credits

5

Gender

Male

Birthday

1924-09-13

Deathday

2009-03-29 (84 years old)

Place of Birth

Lyon, Rhône, France

Also Known As

  • Maurice-Alexis Jarre

Maurice Jarre

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 Passage 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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Known For

Great Performances
5.1%

Great Performances

Jan 28, 1971

Stars 90
6.2%

Stars 90

Sep 3, 1990

Discorama
0.0%

Discorama

Feb 4, 1959

Victoires de la musique
0.0%

Victoires de la musique

Nov 23, 1985

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Acting

Crew

1956
Sur le pont d’Avignon as Compositor

Sound

2021
Notre-Dame de Paris (Opéra Bastille) as Music
2013
La Scala Ballet: Notre-Dame de Paris as Original Music Composer
2003
The Making of 'Lawrence of Arabia' as Music
2001
Uprising as Original Music Composer
2001
Lawrence of Arabia: A Conversation with Steven Spielberg as Music
2000
I Dreamed of Africa as Music
1999
Sunshine as Original Music Composer
1997
Day and Night as Original Music Composer
1996
The Sunchaser as Conductor
1996
The Sunchaser as Music
1995
A Walk in the Clouds as Original Music Composer
1993
Fearless as Original Music Composer
1993
Mr. Jones as Original Music Composer
1992
School Ties as Original Music Composer
1992
The Setting Sun as Original Music Composer
1992
Shadow of the Wolf as Original Music Composer
1991
Fires Within as Original Music Composer
1991
Only the Lonely as Original Music Composer
1990
Almost an Angel as Original Music Composer
1990
Jacob's Ladder as Original Music Composer
1990
After Dark, My Sweet as Original Music Composer
1990
Solar Crisis as Original Music Composer
1990
Ghost as Original Music Composer
1989
Enemies, a Love Story as Original Music Composer
1989
Prancer as Original Music Composer
1989
Prancer as Conductor
1989
Dead Poets Society as Original Music Composer
1989
Chances Are as Original Music Composer
1988
Distant Thunder as Original Music Composer
1988
Gorillas in the Mist as Original Music Composer
1988
Moon Over Parador as Original Music Composer
1988
Wildfire as Original Music Composer
1988
Julia and Julia as Music
1987
Gaby: A True Story as Original Music Composer
1987
Fatal Attraction as Original Music Composer
1987
No Way Out as Original Music Composer
1987
Tokyo Blackout as Original Music Composer
1986
The Mosquito Coast as Original Music Composer
1986
Solarbabies as Original Music Composer
1986
Tai-Pan as Original Music Composer
1986
Tai-Pan as Conductor
1986
Apology as Music
1985
Enemy Mine as Original Music Composer
1985
The Bride as Conductor
1985
The Bride as Original Music Composer
1985
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome as Original Music Composer
1985
Witness as Original Music Composer
1985
Au nom de tous les miens as Music
1985
The Fascination as Music
1984
A Passage to India as Music
1984
Dreamscape as Original Music Composer
1984
Top Secret! as Original Music Composer
1984
Samson and Delilah as Music
1984
The Sky's No Limit as Music
1983
For Those I Loved as Original Music Composer
1982
Coming Out of the Ice as Original Music Composer
1982
The Year of Living Dangerously as Original Music Composer
1982
Young Doctors in Love as Original Music Composer
1982
Firefox as Original Music Composer
1982
Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder as Original Music Composer
1981
Taps as Original Music Composer
1981
Circle of Deceit as Original Music Composer
1981
Lion of the Desert as Original Music Composer
1980
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb as Music
1980
Resurrection as Music
1980
Shogun as Original Music Composer
1980
The Black Marble as Original Music Composer
1980
The American Success Company as Original Music Composer
1979
The Magician of Lublin as Original Music Composer
1979
Winter Kills as Music
1979
The Tin Drum as Original Music Composer
1978
Ishi: The Last of His Tribe as Music
1978
Mourning Becomes Electra as Music
1978
The Users as Music
1978
Like a Turtle on Its Back as Original Music Composer
1977
Lorenzaccio as Music
1977
March or Die as Original Music Composer
1977
The Prince and the Pauper as Original Music Composer
1977
Jesus of Nazareth as Music
1977
Jesus of Nazareth as Original Music Composer
1976
The Last Tycoon as Original Music Composer
1976
The Message as Music
1976
Shout at the Devil as Original Music Composer
1975
Mr. Sycamore as Music
1975
The Man Who Would Be King as Original Music Composer
1975
The Silence as Original Music Composer
1975
Mandingo as Conductor
1975
Mandingo as Music
1975
Posse as Original Music Composer
1975
Posse as Conductor
1974
The Island at the Top of the World as Original Music Composer
1974
Life Size as Original Music Composer
1974
Great Expectations as Original Music Composer
1973
The MacKintosh Man as Music
1973
Ash Wednesday as Music
1972
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds as Original Music Composer
1972
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean as Original Music Composer
1972
Pope Joan as Original Music Composer
1971
Red Sun as Original Music Composer
1971
A Season in Hell as Music
1971
Plaza Suite as Original Music Composer
1970
El Condor as Original Music Composer
1970
Ryan's Daughter as Music
1970
The Only Game in Town as Original Music Composer
1969
Topaz as Original Music Composer
1969
Topaz as Conductor
1969
The Damned as Original Music Composer
1969
The Damned as Conductor
1969
The Extraordinary Seaman as Music
1968
The Fixer as Original Music Composer
1968
Isadora as Original Music Composer
1968
Isadora as Conductor
1968
5 Card Stud as Original Music Composer
1968
5 Card Stud as Songs
1968
Villa Rides as Original Music Composer
1967
The Night of the Generals as Original Music Composer
1966
Gambit as Original Music Composer
1966
Grand Prix as Original Music Composer
1966
Gambit as Conductor
1966
The Professionals as Original Music Composer
1966
Is Paris Burning? as Original Music Composer
1965
Doctor Zhivago as Original Music Composer
1965
Doctor Zhivago as Conductor
1965
The Collector as Original Music Composer
1965
David Lean's Film of Doctor Zhivago as Music
1964
Weekend at Dunkirk as Original Music Composer
1964
The Train as Original Music Composer
1964
Behold a Pale Horse as Original Music Composer
1963
Judex as Original Music Composer
1963
A King Without Distraction as Music
1963
A King Without Distraction as Original Music Composer
1963
Spain as Music
1963
To Die in Madrid as Original Music Composer
1962
Lawrence of Arabia as Original Music Composer
1962
Sundays and Cybele as Original Music Composer
1962
Bird of Paradise as Original Music Composer
1962
The Longest Day as Original Music Composer
1962
Therese as Original Music Composer
1962
Sun in Your Eyes as Music
1962
The Olive Trees of Justice as Original Music Composer
1961
The Witnesses as Music
1961
Famous Love Affairs as Original Music Composer
1961
Three Faces of Sin as Music Director
1961
The Big Gamble as Music
1961
Spotlight on a Murderer as Original Music Composer
1961
The President as Original Music Composer
1960
Crack in the Mirror as Music
1960
Les Étoiles de midi as Original Music Composer
1960
Eyes Without a Face as Original Music Composer
1959
You Have Nothing to Declare? as Original Music Composer
1959
Beast at Bay as Music
1959
The Chasers as Music
1959
Head Against the Wall as Original Music Composer
1958
Provincial Chronicle as Original Music Composer
1958
Le Bel Indifférent as Original Music Composer
1956
All the World's Memory as Original Music Composer
1956
Le Théâtre National Populaire as Original Music Composer
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