MAURICE JARRE

Maurice Jarre
Maurice Jarre
Gender: Male
Known for: Sound
Birthday: September 13, 1924
Deathday: March 29, 2009
Place of Birth: Lyon, Rhône, France

Biography

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).

Filmography

Production

2024·
Maurice Jarre / Lawrence d’Arabie
Music
2021·
Notre-Dame de Paris (Opéra Bastille)
Music
2013·
La Scala Ballet: Notre-Dame de Paris
Original Music Composer
2001·
Uprising
Original Music Composer
2001·
Lawrence of Arabia: A Conversation with Steven Spielberg
Music
2000·
I Dreamed of Africa
Music
1999·
Sunshine
Original Music Composer
1997·
Day and Night
Original Music Composer
1996·
The Sunchaser
Conductor, Original Music Composer
1995·
A Walk in the Clouds
Original Music Composer
1993·
Fearless
Original Music Composer
1993·
Mr. Jones
Original Music Composer
1992·
Shadow of the Wolf
Original Music Composer
1992·
School Ties
Original Music Composer
1992·
The Setting Sun
Original Music Composer
1992·
Solar Crisis
Original Music Composer
1991·
Only the Lonely
Original Music Composer
1991·
Fires Within
Original Music Composer
1990·
Almost an Angel
Original Music Composer
1990·
Ghost
Orchestrator, Original Music Composer
1990·
After Dark, My Sweet
Original Music Composer
1990·
Jacob's Ladder
Original Music Composer
1989·
Prancer
Conductor, Original Music Composer
1989·
Enemies, a Love Story
Original Music Composer
1989·
Chances Are
Original Music Composer
1989·
Dead Poets Society
Original Music Composer
1988·
Moon Over Parador
Original Music Composer
1988·
Julia and Julia
Original Music Composer
1988·
Distant Thunder
Original Music Composer
1988·
Wildfire
Original Music Composer
1988·
Gorillas in the Mist
Original Music Composer
1987·
Tokyo Blackout
Original Music Composer
1987·
Gaby: A True Story
Original Music Composer
1987·
Fatal Attraction
Original Music Composer
1987·
No Way Out
Original Music Composer
1986·
Le palanquin des larmes
Original Music Composer
1986·
Tai-Pan
Conductor, Original Music Composer
1986·
Solarbabies
Original Music Composer
1986·
Apology
Original Music Composer
1986·
The Mosquito Coast
Original Music Composer
1985·
Au nom de tous les miens
Music
1985·
The Bride
Original Music Composer, Conductor
1985·
The Fascination
Music
1985·
Enemy Mine
Original Music Composer
1985·
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
Original Music Composer
1985·
Witness
Original Music Composer
1984·
Samson and Delilah
Original Music Composer
1984·
Top Secret!
Conductor, Original Music Composer
1984·
The Sky's No Limit
Music
1984·
A Passage to India
Conductor, Original Music Composer
1984·
Dreamscape
Original Music Composer
1983·
Vendredi ou la vie sauvage
Original Music Composer
1983·
For Those I Loved
Original Music Composer
1982·
Coming Out of the Ice
Original Music Composer
1982·
Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder
Original Music Composer
1982·
Young Doctors in Love
Original Music Composer
1982·
The Year of Living Dangerously
Original Music Composer
1982·
Firefox
Original Music Composer
1981·
Lion of the Desert
Original Music Composer
1981·
Circle of Deceit
Original Music Composer
1981·
Taps
Original Music Composer
1980·
Shōgun
Conductor, Original Music Composer
1980·
The Last Flight of Noah's Ark
Original Music Composer
1980·
Resurrection
Original Music Composer
1980·
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
Music
1980·
The Black Marble
Original Music Composer
1980·
The American Success Company
Original Music Composer
1979·
Winter Kills
Original Music Composer
1979·
The Magician of Lublin
Original Music Composer
1979·
The Tin Drum
Original Music Composer
1978·
Mourning Becomes Electra
Music
1978·
Ishi: The Last of His Tribe
Original Music Composer, Music
1978·
Two Solitudes
Original Music Composer
1978·
Like a Turtle on Its Back
Original Music Composer
1978·
The Users
Music
1977·
Jesus of Nazareth
Original Music Composer, Music
1977·
The Prince and the Pauper
Original Music Composer
1977·
Lorenzaccio
Music
1977·
March or Die
Original Music Composer
1976·
The Message
Original Music Composer, Original Music Composer
1976·
The Last Tycoon
Original Music Composer
1976·
Shout at the Devil
Original Music Composer
1975·
Mr. Sycamore
Music
1975·
Mandingo
Original Music Composer, Conductor
1975·
Posse
Conductor, Original Music Composer
1975·
The Silence
Original Music Composer
1975·
The Man Who Would Be King
Original Music Composer
1974·
Life Size
Original Music Composer
1974·
The Island at the Top of the World
Original Music Composer
1974·
Great Expectations
Original Music Composer
1973·
The MacKintosh Man
Conductor, Original Music Composer
1973·
Ash Wednesday
Music
1972·
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
Original Music Composer
1972·
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
Original Music Composer
1972·
Pope Joan
Original Music Composer
1971·
Plaza Suite
Original Music Composer
1971·
A Season in Hell
Music
1971·
Red Sun
Original Music Composer
1970·
Ryan's Daughter
Conductor, Original Music Composer
1970·
The Only Game in Town
Original Music Composer
1970·
El Condor
Original Music Composer
1969·
Topaz
Conductor, Original Music Composer
1969·
The Damned
Original Music Composer, Conductor
1969·
The Extraordinary Seaman
Music
1968·
The Fixer
Original Music Composer
1968·
Isadora
Original Music Composer, Conductor
1968·
5 Card Stud
Songs, Original Music Composer
1968·
Villa Rides
Original Music Composer
1967·
The Night of the Generals
Original Music Composer
1966·
Grand Prix
Original Music Composer
1966·
Gambit
Original Music Composer, Conductor
1966·
The Professionals
Original Music Composer
1966·
Is Paris Burning?
Original Music Composer
1965·
Doctor Zhivago
Conductor, Original Music Composer
1965·
David Lean's Film of Doctor Zhivago
Music
1965·
The Collector
Original Music Composer
1964·
Death, Where Is Your Victory?
Original Music Composer
1964·
Behold a Pale Horse
Original Music Composer
1964·
Weekend at Dunkirk
Original Music Composer
1964·
The Train
Original Music Composer
1963·
Cast the Same Shadow
Original Music Composer
1963·
A King Without Distraction
Original Music Composer, Music
1963·
To Die in Madrid
Original Music Composer
1963·
Judex
Original Music Composer
1963·
Spain
Music
1962·
Sun in Your Eyes
Original Music Composer
1962·
Sundays and Cybele
Original Music Composer
1962·
The Olive Trees of Justice
Original Music Composer
1962·
Therese
Original Music Composer
1962·
Bird of Paradise
Original Music Composer
1962·
The Longest Day
Original Music Composer
1962·
Lawrence of Arabia
Original Music Composer
1961·
Spotlight on a Murderer
Original Music Composer
1961·
Three Faces of Sin
Music Director
1961·
The Witnesses
Music
1961·
The Big Gamble
Music
1961·
The President
Original Music Composer
1961·
Famous Love Affairs
Original Music Composer
1960·
De fil en aiguille
Sound
1960·
Lovers on a Tightrope
Original Music Composer
1960·
The Itchy Palm
Original Music Composer
1960·
Recourse in Grace
Music
1960·
Crack in the Mirror
Music
1960·
Eyes Without a Face
Original Music Composer
1959·
Beast at Bay
Original Music Composer, Music
1959·
The Chasers
Conductor, Music
1959·
Head Against the Wall
Original Music Composer
1959·
You Have Nothing to Declare?
Original Music Composer
1959·
Stars at Noon
Original Music Composer
1958·
Le Bel Indifférent
Original Music Composer
1958·
Provincial Chronicle
Original Music Composer
1956·
All the World's Memory
Original Music Composer
1956·
Le Théâtre National Populaire
Original Music Composer
1956·
Sur le pont d’Avignon
Compositor