RIP: Maurice Jarre (1924-2009)

I thought he was an absolutely wonderful composer. He is most famous for his Oscar winning scores of the David Lean films, Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, and A Passage to India.

Just as John Williams is the favorite composer of Steven Spielberg, and Bernard Hermann was the favorite composer of Alfred Hitchcock (until Hitchcock dumped him for debatable reasons), so was Maurice Jarre the favorite composer of David Lean.

However, Jarre wrote scores for other notable films too.

Film composer Maurice Jarre dies

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.

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