Maurice Jarre
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Maurice Jarre was a French composer and conductor who lived from 1924 to 2009. He is notable for his work in film and orchestral music during the twentieth century.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1924-09-13
- Died
- 2009-00-00
- Works
- 5
Top works
- Lawrence of Arabia
- Somewhere, My Love Sheet Music
- Somewhere, My Love
- Loin de Rueil
- Academy Award Winning Music from "Doctor Zhivago"
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Sound · Lyon, Rhône, France
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),…
Known for
- In The Tracks Of - Special Edition — Self2020
- Stars 90 — Self1990
- Victoires de la musique — Self1985
- Great Performances — Self1971
- Discorama — Self1959
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Key dates
- Born
- 13 September 1924
- Died
- 2009
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alexis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- 5th arrondissement of Lyon
- Place of death
- Malibu
- Spouse
- Laura Devon
- Occupation
- bandleader
- Educated at
- Conservatoire de Paris
- Languages spoken
- French
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Maurice-Alexis Jarre ( French pronunciation: [mɔʁis alɛksi ʒaʁ]; 13 September 1924 – 28 March 2009) was a French composer and conductor, mainly of film scores. He was particularly known for his collaborations with film director David Lean, composing the scores to all of his films from 1962 to 1984. He received numerous accolades over the course of his career, including three Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, four Golden Globes, and a Grammy Award.
Jarre won three Academy Awards for Best Original Score for the David Lean films Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Doctor Zhivago (1965), and A Passage to India (1984). He was Oscar-nominated for Sundays and Cybèle (1962), The Message (1976), Witness (1985), Gorillas in the Mist (1988), and Ghost (1990). Notable scores also include Eyes Without a Face (1959), The Longest Day (1962), The Train (1964), The Collector (1965), Grand Prix (1966), The Man Who Would Be King (1975), The Year of Living Dangerously (1982), Fatal Attraction (1987), and Dead Poets Society (1989). He worked with such directors as Alfred Hitchcock, Elia Kazan, John Huston, Luchino Visconti, John Frankenheimer, and Peter Weir.
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1924 births2009 deaths20th-century French composers20th-century French male composers21st-century French composers21st-century French male composersBarclay Records artistsBest Original Music BAFTA Award winnersBest Original Music Score Academy Award winnersCapitol Records artistsCésar Honorary Award recipientsConservatoire de Paris alumni