Obituaries
Sept. 16, 2014
Entertainment & Arts
Maurice Jarre, composer for ‘Lawrence of Arabia,’ dies
March 31, 2009
The prolific three-time Oscar winner also created the scores for ‘A Passage to India’ and ‘Doctor Zhivago,’ with its hit song ‘Lara’s Theme.’
Movies
From the mystical overtones of “Ghost” to the primitive sounds of “Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome,” to the Russian balalaikas in “Doctor Zhivago,” composer Maurice Jarre always seemed to find the right signature for every film he scored.
The writer of such scores as “Doctor Zhivago” and “Lawrence of Arabia” evoked the grandeur of exotic locales while hewing to his own masterful voice.
Music
With more than 100 major scores behind him, 66-year-old film composer Maurice Jarre enters the fifth decade of his career with little sign of tiring.
Nov. 14, 1990
ASCAP Awards: Composer Maurice Jarre, a three-time Oscar winner for his film scores for “A Passage to India,” “Doctor Zhivago” and “Lawrence of Arabia,” received the Golden Soundtrack Award for lifetime achievement on Wednesday from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers during the group’s eighth annual Film and Television Awards at the Beverly Hilton.
April 22, 1993
When the French electronic composer Jean-Michel Jarre gives his first Los Angeles performance at the Microsoft Theater on Saturday night, the Grammy-nominee will end an extended absence that has stretched across 40 years and dozens of concerts around the world.
May 24, 2017
Harold Faltermeyer, Maurice Jarre and Ennio Morricone, who composed the scores to, respectively, “Beverly Hills Cop II,” “Fatal Attraction” and “The Untouchables,” were among those honored at the third American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers awards dinner Wednesday at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel.
April 21, 1988
Oscar-winning composer Maurice Jarre leads the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in a special salute to his frequent collaborator, the late director David Lean, in “Great Performances: Lean by Jarre,” premiering Monday on PBS.
Aug. 8, 1993