Maurice Jarre | 1924-2009
Maurice Jarre with his Oscar for best original score for “A Passage to India,” the third he won for his work on David Lean films. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
Maurice Jarre, left, with French choreographer Maurice Bejart, receives a Cesar award in Paris in 1986. (Pascal George / AFP/Getty Images)
Three-time Oscar-winning composer Maurice Jarre gets his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1994. (Vince Bucci / AFP/Getty Images)
Maurice Jarre, left, bows after receiving the European Achievement in World Cinema Award in 2005 from German director Volker Schloendorff, right, and Hungarian director Istvan Szabo at the annual European Film Awards in Berlin. Jarre, who began his musical career as a kettledrum player, became known for his use of ethnic instruments and synthesized sounds. He received worldwide recognition with “Lara’s Song” from “Doctor Zhivago.” (Marcus Brandt / Associated Press)
French composer Maurice Jarre at the European Film Awards 2005 in Berlin in 2005. He composed more than 150 soundtracks and worked with some of Hollywood’s most famous directors, including Alfred Hitchcock and John Huston. (Marcus Brandt / Associated Press)
French composer Maurice Jarre receives his Honorary Golden Bear for lifetime achievement at the Berlinale film festival in Berlin in February. (Markus Schreiber / Associated Press)
