Maurice Jarre - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Maurice Jarre | |
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Born | Lyon, France | 13 September 1924
Died | 28 March 2009 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 84)
Occupation(s) | Composer, conductor |
Years active | 1958–2001 |
Maurice-Alexis Jarre (French: [ʒaʁ]; 13 September 1924 – 28 March 2009)[1][2][3] was a French composer and conductor. He composed the movie scores for Lawrence of Arabia (1962) and Dr. Zhivago. He also worked on The Train (1964), Mohammad, Messenger of God (1976), Lion of the Desert (1981), Witness (1985), Fatal Attraction (1987), and Ghost (1990).
Jarre won three Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, and a Grammy Award.
Influences
[change | change source]Jarre stated composers like Arthur Honegger, Franz Waxman, Miklós Róza, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Richard Wagner, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Max Steiner, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Richard Strauss as influences.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ McLellan, Dennis (March 31, 2009). "Maurice Jarre dies at 84; composer for 'Lawrence of Arabia'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 31, 2009.
- ↑ Weber, Bruce (March 31, 2009). "Maurice Jarre, Hollywood Composer, Dies at 84". The New York Times. Retrieved March 31, 2009.
- ↑ allmusic Biography