Maurice Jarre
Maurice-Alexis Jarre was born on September 13, 1924, in Lyon, France, to Gabrielle Renée (née Boullu) and André Jarre, a radio technical director. Initially enrolling in engineering at the Sorbonne, Jarre shifted his focus to music, studying composition and harmony at the Conservatoire de Paris, where he majored in percussion. He became the director of the Théâtre National Populaire and recorded his first film score in 1951.
Jarre's career in film scoring took a significant turn in 1961 when he was asked by producer Sam Spiegel to compose the score for David Lean's epic film "Lawrence of Arabia" (1962), which earned him his first Academy Award. He continued to collaborate with Lean, scoring all of his films from 1962 to 1984, and won additional Oscars for "Doctor Zhivago" (1965) and "A Passage to India" (1984).
Throughout his career, Jarre composed scores for a wide range of films, including "Eyes Without a Face" (1959), "The Longest Day" (1962), "The Train" (1964), "The Collector" (1965), and "Dead Poets Society" (1989). He worked with renowned directors such as Alfred Hitchcock, Elia Kazan, and Peter Weir. His composition "Somewhere My Love" became a hit on the UK singles chart in 1966.
Jarre was married four times and had three children, including musician Jean-Michel Jarre and screenwriter Kevin Jarre. He passed away on March 28, 2009, in Los Angeles, California, leaving behind a legacy of influential film scores and numerous accolades, including three Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, four Golden Globes, and a Grammy Award.
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