Maurice Jarre 1924 - 2009
Posted by: 'haroldbudd' on 29 March 2009
Posted on: 29 March 2009 by 'haroldbudd'
Just after posting this news, I continued packing the final stack of my albums and when I pulled the the final stack off the bottom shelf, the first album in the pile was " Doctor Zhivago-The Original Soundtrack Album "
Life can be very strange sometimes
Life can be very strange sometimes
Posted on: 30 March 2009 by Musicmad
As someone who has been a film music fan and collector for 40 odd years I've known the name of Maurice Jarre for almost all of that time. Back in the 1960s and perhaps 1970s his name was associated with several of the very big films of that period, notably Lawrence Of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago and Ryan's Daughter.
Of course, he composed the scores to many more films during his lifetime but I would suggest that the last well-known films which carried his scores were from 1990: Ghost and Jacob's Ladder. I believe he had a significant career in his native France prior to world-wide fame arriving with his first "Oscar" win (Lawrence Of Arabia) but I know nothing of his music from that period.
I've never been a great fan or collector of his music though do have a few CDs of scores in my collection, such as the aforementioned Lawrence Of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago.
I played two of his later scores today - first airing of a recently acquired CD: Sunchaser and Fires Within - both pleasant enough and worthy of repeat plays.
No, not a favourite of mine but I'm grateful that he produced the music he did and thank him for many lovely scores.
Of course, he composed the scores to many more films during his lifetime but I would suggest that the last well-known films which carried his scores were from 1990: Ghost and Jacob's Ladder. I believe he had a significant career in his native France prior to world-wide fame arriving with his first "Oscar" win (Lawrence Of Arabia) but I know nothing of his music from that period.
I've never been a great fan or collector of his music though do have a few CDs of scores in my collection, such as the aforementioned Lawrence Of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago.
I played two of his later scores today - first airing of a recently acquired CD: Sunchaser and Fires Within - both pleasant enough and worthy of repeat plays.
No, not a favourite of mine but I'm grateful that he produced the music he did and thank him for many lovely scores.