Maurice Jarre

Maurice Jarre, born on September thirteenth, nineteen twenty-four, was a distinguished French composer and conductor, renowned primarily for his evocative film scores. His remarkable career was marked by a series of fruitful collaborations with the legendary film director David Lean, for whom he composed the scores of all films from nineteen sixty-two to nineteen eighty-four. Jarre's contributions to cinema earned him numerous accolades, including three Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, four Golden Globes, and a Grammy Award.

Among his most celebrated works are the scores for Lean's iconic films: 'Lawrence of Arabia' in nineteen sixty-two, 'Doctor Zhivago' in nineteen sixty-five, and 'A Passage to India' in nineteen eighty-four, all of which garnered him Academy Awards for Best Original Score. His talent extended beyond these collaborations, as he received Oscar nominations for other notable films such as 'Sundays and Cybèle' in nineteen sixty-two, 'The Message' in nineteen seventy-six, 'Witness' in nineteen eighty-five, 'Gorillas in the Mist' in nineteen eighty-eight, and 'Ghost' in nineteen ninety.

Jarre's impressive filmography also includes memorable scores for 'Eyes Without a Face' in nineteen fifty-nine, 'The Longest Day' in nineteen sixty-two, 'The Train' in nineteen sixty-four, 'The Collector' in nineteen sixty-five, 'Grand Prix' in nineteen sixty-six, 'The Man Who Would Be King' in nineteen seventy-five, 'The Year of Living Dangerously' in nineteen eighty-two, 'Fatal Attraction' in nineteen eighty-seven, and 'Dead Poets Society' in nineteen eighty-nine. His collaborations spanned a variety of esteemed directors, including Alfred Hitchcock, Elia Kazan, John Huston, Luchino Visconti, John Frankenheimer, and Peter Weir.

In addition to his film work, Jarre achieved commercial success with three of his compositions that collectively spent forty-two weeks on the UK singles chart. His most significant hit, 'Somewhere My Love,' based on 'Lara's Theme' with lyrics by Paul Francis Webster, was performed by the Mike Sammes Singers and reached number fourteen in nineteen sixty-six, remaining on the chart for thirty-eight weeks. Beyond his professional achievements, Jarre was also a devoted father to musician Jean-Michel Jarre and the adoptive father of screenwriter Kevin Jarre.