'''Maurice Jarre''' (* französischer Komponist, der hauptsächlich für seine epischen Filmmusiken bekannt ist.

Er hat für eine große Zahl von Filmen die Musik geschrieben, darunter Jesus von Nazareth, Shogun und Lawrence von Arabien (1963), Doktor Schiwago (1966), und Reise nach Indien (1984); alle drei Filme sind von Regisseur David Lean.

Er ist der Vater des Komponisten (4422) Jarre wurden jedoch beide gemeinsam geehrt.

== Auszeichnungen & Nominierungen ==
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; '''Oscar (Academy Award)'''
* '''1991''': ''Ghost''
* '''1989''': ''Gorillas in the Mist''
* '''1986''': ''Witness'' 
* '''1985''': ''A Passage to India'', '''Gewinner'''
* '''1978''': ''The Message'' 
* '''1973''': ''The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean''  (Song "Marmalade, Molasses and Honey")
* '''1966''': ''Doktor Schiwago'', '''Gewinner'''
* '''1964''': ''Les Dimanches de Ville d'Avray'' 
* '''1963''': ''Lawrence of Arabia'', '''Gewinner'''
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; '''Golden Globe'''
* '''2001''': ''Sunshine'' 	
* '''1996''': ''A Walk in the Clouds'', '''Gewinner'''
* '''1989''': ''Gorillas in the Mist'', '''Gewinner'''	
* '''1987''': ''The Mosquito Coast'' 
* '''1986''': ''Witness'' 
* '''1985''': ''A Passage to India'', '''Gewinner'''
* '''1976''': ''Der Mann, der König sein wollte'' 
* '''1973''': ''The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean''  (Song "Marmalade, Molasses and Honey")
* '''1967''': ''Paris brûle-t-il?'' 
* '''1966''': ''Doctor Zhivago'', '''Gewinner'''
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==Filmografie==
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'''2001'''
* Uprising („Uprising“)

'''2000'''
* Ich träumte von Afrika („I Dreamed of Africa“)

'''1999'''
* Ein Hauch von Sonnenschein („The Taste of Sunshine“)

'''1997'''
* La Jour et la Nuit

'''1996'''
* The Sunchaser („Sunchaser“) 

'''1995'''
* Dem Himmel so nah („A Walk in the Clouds“)

'''1993'''
* Fearless – Jenseits der Angst („Fearless“)
* Mr. Jones

'''1992'''
* School Ties
* Der Schatten des Wolfes

'''1991'''
* Fires Within
* Mama, ich und wir zwei („Only the Lonely“)

'''1990'''
* After Dark, My Sweet
* Almost an Angel
* Ghost – Nachricht von Sam („Ghost“)
* Jacob's Ladder – In der Gewalt des Jenseits („Jacob's Ladder“)
* Starfire („Solar Crisis“)
* Jessica und das Rentier („Prancer“)

'''1989'''
* Ein himmlischer Liebhaber (''Chances Are'')
* Der Club der toten Dichter („Dead Poets Society“)
* Enemies: A Love Story

'''1988'''
* Distant Thunder
* Gorillas im Nebel („Gorillas in the Mist“)
* Mond über Parador („Moon Over Parador“)
* The Murder of Mary Phagan
* Wildfire

'''1987'''
* Eine verhängnisvolle Affäre („Fatal Attraction“)
* Gaby: A True Story 
* Julia and Julia
* No Way Out 
* Tokyo Blackout

'''1986'''
* Apology 
* Mosquito Coast („The Mosquito Coast“)
* Solarbabies
* Tai-Pan 

'''1985'''
* Die Braut („The Bride“)
* Enemy Mine – Geliebter Feind („Enemy Mine“)
* Mad Max – Jenseits der Donnerkuppel („Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome“)
* Der einzige Zeuge („Witness“)

'''1984'''
* Dreamscape – Höllische Träume
* Reise nach Indien („A Passage to India“)
* Top Secret!

'''1983'''
* Au Nom De Tous Les Miens

'''1982'''
* Firefox
* Young Doctors in Love
* Ein Jahr in der Hölle („The Year of Living Dangerously“)

'''1981'''
* Circle of Deceit
* Shogun
* Die Kadetten von Bunker Hill („Taps“)
* Die Fälschung
* Robinson Crusoe and Man Friday

'''1980'''
* The Black Marble
* The Last Flight of Noah's Ark
* Lion of the Desert
* Der starke Wille („Resurrection“)

'''1979'''
* Die Blechtrommel 
* The Magician of Lublin 
* Winter Kills

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'''Maurice Jarre''' (born in French conductor. Although he has composed several concert works, he is best known for his Lawrence of Arabia'' (1962), ''Doctor Zhivago'' (1965), and ''A Passage to India'' (1984).  All three of these scores won The Message'' (1976), ''Ghost'' (1990). He has had a star in Hollywood since 2001. <ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003574/bio Maurice Jarre (I) - Biography<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

==Early life==
Jarre started studying music at a late age, unlike many of his fellow musicians. He first enrolled in the engineering school at the Sorbonne. However, he decided to pursue his education in music instead. He left the composition, harmony and chose percussion as his major instrument. He became the Théâtre National Populaire director, and recorded his first movie score in France in 1951. <ref>[http://www.answers.com/topic/maurice-jarre Maurice Jarre: Information and Much More from Answers.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

==Film scoring==

In 1961 Jarre musical life experienced a major turn when the movie producer Doctor Zhivago", that earned him his second Academy Award.

Jarre continued making movie scores that earned him several awards and recognition. He scored by The Damned'' (1969), The Man Who Would Be King'' (1975). 

He was again nominated for an The Message'' (aka ''Mohammad, Messenger of God'') in 1976 for the director and producer Jacob's Ladder'' (1990).

His television work includes the score for the miniseries ''Jesus of Nazareth'' (1977), directed by Shogun'' (1980), and the theme for PBS's ''Great Performances''.  

In 1990 Jarre was again nominated for an Academy Award scoring the supernatural love story / thriller ''Ghost''.  His music for the final scene of the film is based on "Unchained Melody" composed by fellow film composer Alex North.

==Other works==
His other works include the music for ''Witness'', his passionate love theme from ''Enemy Mine'' (1985) and ''chorus, four Lawrence of Arabia'', ''Jesus of Nazareth'' and ''The Bride'').

Now officially retired, Jarre scored his last film in 2001, a TV movie about the Uprising''.

==Music Style==