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Maurice Jarre (1924–2009)

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Unlike many musicians who started to learn music while still in their childhood, Maurice Jarre was already late in his teens when he discovered music and decided to make a career in that field. Against his father's will, he enrolled at Conservatoire de Paris where he studied percussions, composition and harmonies... See full bio »

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Maurice-Alexis Jarre
in Lyon, Rhône, France

Died:

(age 84) in Malibu, California, USA
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2001 Uprising (TV movie)
 
2000 I Dreamed of Africa
 
1999 Sunshine
 
1997 Le jour et la nuit
 
1996 The Sunchaser
 
1995 A Walk in the Clouds
 
1993 Fearless
 
1993 Mr. Jones
 
1992 Shadow of the Wolf
 
1992 School Ties
 
1992 Rakuyô
 
1991 Fires Within
 
1991 Only the Lonely
 
1990 Almost an Angel
 
1990/I Jacob's Ladder
 
1990 Solar Crisis
 
1990 Ghost
 
1990 After Dark, My Sweet
 
1989 Enemies: A Love Story
 
1989 Prancer
 
1989 Dead Poets Society
 
1989 Chances Are
 
1988 Distant Thunder
 
1988 Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey
 
1988 Moon Over Parador
 
1988 Wildfire
 
1988 The Murder of Mary Phagan (TV mini-series)
 
1987 Gaby: A True Story
 
1987 Fatal Attraction
 
1987 Giulia e Giulia
 
1987 No Way Out
 
1987 Shuto shoshitsu
 
1987 Le palanquin des larmes
 
1986 Solarbabies
 
1986 The Mosquito Coast
 
1986 Tai-Pan
 
1986 Apology (TV movie)
 
1985 Enemy Mine
 
1985 The Bride
 
1985 Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
 
1985 Witness (music composed by)
 
1985 Au nom de tous les miens (TV mini-series)
 
1984 A Passage to India
 
1984 Dreamscape
 
1984 Top Secret!
 
1984 Samson and Delilah (TV movie)
 
1984 The Sky's No Limit (TV movie)
 
1983 Au nom de tous les miens (music composed by)
 
1982 The Year of Living Dangerously
 
1982 Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder
 
1982 Young Doctors in Love
 
1982 Firefox
 
1982 Coming Out of the Ice (TV movie)
 
1981 Taps
 
1981 Die Fälschung
 
1981 Chu Chu and the Philly Flash (TV version)
 
1981 Lion of the Desert
 
1981 Vendredi ou la vie sauvage (TV movie)
 
1980 Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb (TV movie)
 
1980/I Shogun (TV movie)
 
1980 Shogun (TV mini-series)
 
1980 Resurrection
 
1980 The Last Flight of Noah's Ark
 
1980 The American Success Company
 
1980 The Black Marble
 
1979 The Magician of Lublin
 
1979 Winter Kills
 
1979 Die Blechtrommel
 
1978 Ishi: The Last of His Tribe (TV movie)
 
1978 Mourning Becomes Electra (TV mini-series)
 
1978 The Users (TV movie)
 
1978 Two Solitudes
 
1978 ABC Afterschool Specials (TV series)
– One of a Kind (1978)
 
1978 La tortue sur le dos
 
1977 March or Die
 
1977 Crossed Swords
 
1977 Jesus of Nazareth (TV mini-series)
 
1977 The Message
 
1977 Lorenzaccio (TV movie)
 
1976 The Last Tycoon
 
1976 Shout at the Devil
 
1976 Al-risâlah
 
1975 The Man Who Would Be King
 
1975 Mr. Sycamore
 
1975 The Silence (TV movie)
 
1975 Posse
 
1975 Mandingo
 
1974 The Island at the Top of the World
 
1974 Great Expectations (TV movie)
 
1974 Grandeur nature
 
1973 Ash Wednesday
 
1973 The MacKintosh Man
 
1972 The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
 
1972 The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
 
1972 Pope Joan
 
1972 Jean Vilar, une belle vie
 
1971 Soleil rouge
 
1971 Plaza Suite
 
1970/I Ryan's Daughter
 
1970 El Condor
 
1970 The Only Game in Town
 
1970 Una stagione all'inferno
 
1969 Topaz
 
1969 The Extraordinary Seaman
 
1969 La caduta degli dei (Götterdämmmerung)
 
1969 The Survivors (TV series)
 
1968 Isadora
 
1968 The Fixer
 
1968 5 Card Stud
 
1968 Villa Rides
 
1967 Cimarron Strip (TV series)
– The Battleground (1967)
 
1967 La vingt-cinquième heure (uncredited)
 
1967 The Night of the Generals
 
1966 Grand Prix
 
1966 Gambit
 
1966 The Professionals
 
1966 Paris brûle-t-il?
 
1965 Doctor Zhivago (original music composed by)
 
1965 The Collector
 
1965 Les animaux (documentary)
 
1965 Le dernier matin de Guy de Maupassant (short)
 
1965 Le dernier matin d'Arthur Rimbaud (short)
 
1965 David Lean's Film of Doctor Zhivago (documentary short) (uncredited)
 
1964 Week-end à Zuydcoote
 
1964 The Train
 
1964 Behold a Pale Horse
 
1963 Judex
 
1963 Un roi sans divertissement
 
1963 Les rustres (TV movie)
 
1963 Ton ombre est la mienne
 
1963 L'oiseau de paradis
 
1963 Mourir à Madrid (documentary)
 
1963 Pour l'Espagne (documentary short)
 
1962 Lawrence of Arabia
 
1962 Les dimanches de Ville d'Avray
 
1962 The Longest Day
 
1962 Thérèse Desqueyroux
 
1962 Le soleil dans l'oeil
 
1962 Les oliviers de la justice
 
1962 Les travestis du diable (documentary short)
 
1962 Othello (TV movie)
 
1961 Les mystères de Paris (TV movie)
 
1961 Le temps du ghetto (documentary)
 
1961 Loin de Rueil (TV movie)
 
1961 Amours célèbres
 
1961 Le puits aux trois vérités
 
1961 The Big Gamble
 
1961 Pleins feux sur l'assassin
 
1961 Le président
 
1960 De fil en aiguille (TV movie)
 
1960 Recours en grâce
 
1960 Crack in the Mirror
 
1960 La corde raide
 
1960 La main chaude
 
1960 Les yeux sans visage
 
1959 Vous n'avez rien à déclarer?
 
1959 Les étoiles de midi
 
1959 La bête à l'affût
 
1959 Les dragueurs
 
1959 La tête contre les murs
 
1959 Vel' d'Hiv (documentary short)
 
1957 Le feu aux poudres
 
1957 Le bel indifférent (short)
 
1956 Toute la mémoire du monde (documentary short)
 
1956 Le théâtre national populaire (short)
 
1956 Sur le pont d'Avignon (short)
 
1952 Hôtel des Invalides (documentary short)
 
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2011 Three Strange Stories (short) (composer: stock music) (completed)
 
2006 The Fear (El Miedo) (composer: stock music)
 
1999 Sunshine (conductor)
 
1996 The Sunchaser (conductor)
 
1995 A Walk in the Clouds (music conductor)
 
1993 Fearless (conductor)
 
1993 Mr. Jones (conductor)
 
1992 Shadow of the Wolf (conductor)
 
1992 School Ties (conductor)
 
1991 Only the Lonely (conductor)
 
1990 Solar Crisis (conductor, music supervisor)
 
1990 Ghost (conductor - uncredited, orchestrator)
 
1989 Prancer (conductor)
 
1989 Chances Are (conductor)
 
1988 Distant Thunder (orchestrator)
 
1988 Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey (conductor - uncredited)
 
1988 Moon Over Parador (conductor)
 
1987 Fatal Attraction (orchestrator)
 
1986 The Mosquito Coast (music supervisor)
 
1986 Tai-Pan (conductor)
 
1985 Enemy Mine (conductor, musician: electronic ensemble)
 
1985 The Bride (conductor)
 
1985 Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (conductor)
 
1984 A Passage to India (original music conducted by)
 
1984 Top Secret! (conductor)
 
1982 Firefox (conductor)
 
1981 Lion of the Desert (conductor)
 
1980 Resurrection (conductor)
 
1980 The Last Flight of Noah's Ark (conductor)
 
1979 Die Blechtrommel (conductor - uncredited)
 
1977 March or Die (conductor)
 
1977 Crossed Swords (conductor - uncredited)
 
1977 Jesus of Nazareth (TV mini-series) (conductor)
 
1977 The Message (conductor)
 
1976 The Last Tycoon (conductor)
 
1976 Shout at the Devil (conductor)
 
1975 The Man Who Would Be King (conductor)
 
1975 Mr. Sycamore (conductor)
 
1975 Mandingo (conductor)
 
1974 The Island at the Top of the World (conductor)
 
1974 Great Expectations (TV movie) (conductor)
 
1973 Ash Wednesday (conductor)
 
1973 The MacKintosh Man (conductor)
 
1972 The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (conductor)
 
1972 The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (conductor)
 
1972 Pope Joan (conductor)
 
1971 Plaza Suite (conductor)
 
1970/I Ryan's Daughter (conductor)
 
1970 El Condor (conductor)
 
1970 The Only Game in Town (conductor)
 
1969 Topaz (conductor)
 
1969 La caduta degli dei (Götterdämmmerung) (conductor)
 
1968 Isadora (conductor)
 
1968 The Fixer (conductor)
 
1968 5 Card Stud (conductor)
 
1968 Villa Rides (conductor)
 
1967-1968 Cimarron Strip (TV series) (composer: theme music - 23 episodes)
– The Greeners (1968) (composer: theme music)
– Without Honor (1968) (composer: theme music)
– The Blue Moon Train (1968) (composer: theme music)
– Big Jessie (1968) (composer: theme music)
– Sound of a Drum (1968) (composer: theme music)
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1967 The Night of the Generals (conductor)
 
1966 Grand Prix (conductor)
 
1966 Gambit (conductor)
 
1966 The Professionals (conductor)
 
1966 Paris brûle-t-il? (conductor)
 
1965 Doctor Zhivago (conductor: original music, orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1964 Week-end à Zuydcoote (musical director)
 
1964 The Train (conductor)
 
1964 Behold a Pale Horse (conductor)
 
1963 Judex (musical director)
 
1963 Un roi sans divertissement (conductor)
 
1963 Ton ombre est la mienne (musical director)
 
1962 Lawrence of Arabia (conductor - uncredited)
 
1962 The Longest Day (conductor)
 
1960 Les yeux sans visage (musical director)
 
1959 La tête contre les murs (conductor)
 
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2010 20 to 1 (TV series documentary)
– Our All Time Favourite Films (2010) (writer: "Somewhere My Love Lara's Theme" - uncredited)
 
2005-2010 The Simpsons (TV series)
– Boy Meets Curl (2010) (writer: "Lara's Theme" - uncredited)
– Home Away from Homer (2005) ("Lara's Theme" - uncredited)
 
2009 Dancing with the Stars (TV series)
– Episode #9.7 (2009) (writer: "Somewhere My Love" - uncredited)
 
2009 Qwerty (TV series)
– Episode #3.27 (2009) (writer: "Lara's Theme")
 
2008 My Best Friend's Girl (performer: "Unchained Melody")
 
2008 Miracle at St. Anna (writer: "Vandervoort In Ste-Mere-Eglise" / "The Longest Day")
 
2007 BBC Proms (TV series)
– Prom 2: Music from Great British Films (2007) ("Theme from Lawrence of Arabia 1962")
 
2007 Ocean's Thirteen (writer: "Lara's Theme" 1965)
 
2005 Must Love Dogs (writer: "Lara's Theme")
 
2002 Livshunger (TV series)
– Episode #1.6 (2002) (music: "GENERIQUE")
 
2000 Miss Congeniality (writer: "Lara's Theme")
 
1999 Sunshine (writer: "Please God May We Always Go on Singing", "The Sonnenscheins")
 
1996 The Mirror Has Two Faces (writer: "Lawrence of Arabia End Credits")
 
1996 Nitrato d'argento (writer: "Lara's Theme")
 
1994 Bert (TV series)
– Närkontakt i sjätte klassen (1994) ("KWAN")
 
1993 Super Mario Bros. (writer: "SOMEWHERE MY LOVE")
 
1992 Shadow of the Wolf (music: "Always and Forever")
 
1992 MGM: When the Lion Roars (TV mini-series documentary)
– The Lion in Winter (1992) (music: "Lara's Theme" - uncredited)
 
1989 John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (documentary) (writer: "Excerpt from tt0073341")
 
1988 Buster (writer: "Theme from Lawrence of Arabia")
 
1988 La vie est un long fleuve tranquille (writer: "Paris en colère")
 
1986 Apology (TV movie) (music: "Alone In The Night title song")
 
1982 Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder (music: "Questions And Answers")
 
1980 The Last Flight of Noah's Ark (music: "Half of Me")
 
1977 The Spy Who Loved Me (writer: "Overture" - uncredited)
 
1975 Mr. Sycamore (music: "Time Goes By")
 
1975 Mandingo (music: "Born in This Time")
 
1973 The 45th Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (writer: "Marmalade, Molasses & Honey")
 
1972 The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (music: "Marmalade, Molasses and Honey")
 
1972 Liza with a Z: A Concert for Television (TV special) (writer: "It Was a Good Time")
 
1969 The Dodge Dancing Party (TV series)
– Veteran's Day Show (1969) (music: "Lara's Theme" - uncredited)
 
1968 Nostra signora dei turchi (writer: "Theme for 'Lawrence of Arabia'" - uncredited)
 
1968 5 Card Stud (music: "5 Card Stud")
 
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1984 Dreamscape (synthesizer programmer)
 
Show ShowSelf (15 titles)
2009 Días de cine (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 19 February 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2008 Il était une fois... Lawrence d'Arabie (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Bandes originales: Maurice Jarre (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Music Behind the Scenes (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– Love & Seduction … Himself
 
1998 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 6 November 1998 (1998) … Himself
 
1995 'Doctor Zhivago': The Making of a Russian Epic (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Der Klang der Bilder (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1993 Great Performances (TV series)
Himself
– Lean by Jarre (1993) … Himself
 
1986 La nuit des Césars (TV series documentary)
Himself
– La 11ème nuit des Césars (1986) … Himself
 
1985 The 57th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself - Winner: Best Original Score
 
1985 The South Bank Show (TV series documentary)
Himself
– David Lean: A Life in Film (1985) … Himself
 
1976 The Making of an Epic: Mohammad Messenger of God (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1971 The Virginia Graham Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 24 June 1971 (1971) … Himself
 
1964 À Hollywood avec... (documentary short)
 
1959 Discorama (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 25 February 1959 (1959) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2010 The 82nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Memorial Tribute (uncredited)
 
2009 Días de cine (TV series)
 
2006 Tenue de soirée (TV series)
 

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