RIP Maurice Jarre

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RIP Maurice Jarre

#1 Post by KillerTomato » Mon Mar 30, 2009 7:43 am

84-year-old Oscar-winning composer of scores for Dr. Zhivago, Lawrence of Arabia, Ghost, Witness, and about a hundred other movies. Sorry to see him go.
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#2 Post by danielh41 » Mon Mar 30, 2009 8:59 am

Lawrence of Arabia is consistently in my top five films of all time, and the musical score for that movie is just magnificent.
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Re: RIP Maurice Jarre

#3 Post by Weyoun » Mon Mar 30, 2009 9:03 am

I miss movies with entr'actes.
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#4 Post by Ritterskoop » Mon Mar 30, 2009 9:52 am

I loved when he accepted the Oscar for "Passage to India," which was the same year as "Amadeus," and he said, "I am so happy Mozart was not eligible this year."
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#5 Post by silverscreenselect » Mon Mar 30, 2009 10:55 am

Jarre had a great run of films in the 1960's (he had worked in Europe before that). In addition to his Oscars for Lawrence and Dr. Zhivago, he did The Professionals, The Longest Day and Grand Prix. Actually, one of my favorite Jarre melodies is the theme he did for the TV Western Cimarron Strip (which I would love to see released on DVD). It's a terrific Western theme in less than one minute.
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#6 Post by Bob Juch » Mon Mar 30, 2009 12:28 pm

silverscreenselect wrote:Jarre had a great run of films in the 1960's (he had worked in Europe before that). In addition to his Oscars for Lawrence and Dr. Zhivago, he did The Professionals, The Longest Day and Grand Prix. Actually, one of my favorite Jarre melodies is the theme he did for the TV Western Cimarron Strip (which I would love to see released on DVD). It's a terrific Western theme in less than one minute.
The theme from Grand Prix was groundbreaking and has inspired many newer composers.
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