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ALBUMJacob's Ladder (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [30th Anniversary Expanded Edition]Maurice Jarre
Albums by Maurice Jarre
ALBUMJacob's Ladder (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [30th Anniversary Expanded Edition]Maurice Jarre
ALBUMTopaz (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Maurice Jarre
ALBUMGaby (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Maurice Jarre
ALBUMLa caduta degli dei - The Damned / Les damnés (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Maurice Jarre
ALBUMA Season In Hell - Una Stagione All'inferno (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Maurice Jarre
ALBUMLawrence of Arabia (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Digitally Remastered]Maurice Jarre
ALBUMLawrence of ArabiaMaurice Jarre
ALBUMMusique de scene pour le TNPMaurice Jarre
ALBUMPope JoanMaurice Jarre
ALBUMThe Train (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)Maurice Jarre
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Maurice Jarre Essentials
The decorated career of a composer who adapted with the times.
Artist Biography
Known for his sweeping orchestral landscapes as well as wistful romantic themes and cosmopolitan finesse, French film composer Maurice Jarre provided the scores for such celebrated epics as Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Doctor Zhivago (1965), and A Passage to India (1984), all three of which were Academy Award winners for best score. Along with the pop hit "Somewhere My Love," a reworking of "Lara's Theme," the Doctor Zhivago score also resulted in Jarre's lone Grammy. Not restricted to historical dramas, and helping to usher in the use of electronics in scoring, he also composed the music for movies like the thriller Witness (1985), the comedy-drama Dead Poet's Society (1989), and the romantic fantasy Ghost (1991), winning BAFTAs for the last two. Appearing nine years before his death, 2000's I Dreamed of Africa was Jarre's final score for a theatrical release. His survivors include his son, electronic music pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre.
Hometown
Lyon, France
Genre
Soundtrack