Maurice Jarre
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Maurice Jarre, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography (44)
Uprising
I Dreamed of Africa
The Sunchaser
A Walk in the Clouds
Fearless
Mr. Jones
Solar Crisis
School Ties
Only the Lonely
Ghost
Jacob's Ladder
Dead Poets Society
Chances Are
Enemies, a Love Story
Prancer
Gorillas in the Mist
Fatal Attraction
No Way Out
The Mosquito Coast
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
Witness
Enemy Mine
Dreamscape
Top Secret!
Firefox
Taps
Lion of the Desert
The Last Flight of Noah's Ark
The Tin Drum
The Magician of Lublin
The Last Tycoon
The Man Who Would Be King
Mandingo
The Island at the Top of the World
Red Sun
Topaz
The Professionals
Gambit
The Collector
Doctor Zhivago
Behold a Pale Horse
Lawrence of Arabia
The Longest Day
