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