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Subject: Film composer Maurice Jarre dies
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/30/09 at 1:32 am
French composer Maurice Jarre, best known for his music for Hollywood films, has died in Los Angeles at 84, after suffering from cancer.
Jarre, father of the composer Jean-Michel Jarre, rose to prominence relatively late in life.
His breakthrough came in 1962 when he wrote the score for Lawrence of Arabia, for which he was awarded an Oscar.
He won two further Oscars for Doctor Zhivago and A Passage to India, and composed music for more than 150 films.
His scores enhanced the work of some of the film industry's greatest directors - among others David Lean, Alfred Hitchcock, John Huston and Luchino Visconti.
He also wrote symphonic music for theatre, ballet and television, including the 1970s mini-series Jesus of Nazarath.
Jarre, who moved to the US in the 1960s, was married four times and is the father of Jean-Michel Jarre, a pioneer of electronic music.
One of his final public appearances was at the Berlin International Film Festival in February, where he received a lifetime achievement award.
At the time, festival director Dieter Kosslick paid tribute to Jarre saying: "Film composers often are in the shadows of great directors and acting stars.
"It's different with Maurice Jarre - the music of Doctor Zhivago, like much of his work, is world-famous and remains unforgettable in cinema history."
Subject: Re: Film composer Maurice Jarre dies
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 03/30/09 at 2:21 pm
Sad news, Jarre was a great film score composer.
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I know I'm nit-picking here, but I would not call Jean-Michel Jarre a "pioneer" in electronic music. He was using synthesizers in the '70s, but so were lots of composers. Anyway, JMJ also wrote some interesting music.
Subject: Re: Film composer Maurice Jarre dies
Written By: Michael C. on 03/30/09 at 4:52 pm
His score for Ryan's Daughter is as important as the Performers and the setting of the Film.
Also loved His scores for TV's Shogun and Clint Eastwood's Firefox.
Sad news, Jarre was a great film score composer.
:\'(
I know I'm nit-picking here, but I would not call Jean-Michel Jarre a "pioneer" in electronic music. He was using synthesizers in the '70s, but so were lots of composers. Anyway, JMJ also wrote some interesting music.
Subject: Re: Film composer Maurice Jarre dies
Written By: danootaandme on 03/31/09 at 6:27 am
The score for Lawrence of Arabia was brilliant. If fit in the story and mood. Fantastic stuff RIP