---
name: "Jean-Michel Jarre"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jean-michel-jarre"
fi1m_id: "jean-michel-jarre"
imdb_id: "nm0418882"
tmdb_id: 229715
wikidata_id: "Q104326"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "24 August 1948"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T23:35:28.498145+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Jean-Michel Jarre

## Identity

Jean-Michel Jarre

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jean-michel-jarre
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jean-michel-jarre
- **IMDb ID:** nm0418882
- **TMDB ID:** 229715
- **Wikidata ID:** Q104326
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Michel_Jarre, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104326, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0418882/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/229715

Composer. Born 24 August 1948 in Lyon, Rhône, France.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 24 August 1948, Lyon, Rhône, France
- **Also known as:** Jean Michel Jarre
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Michel_Jarre, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104326, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0418882/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/229715

## Biography

Jean-Michel Jarre is a French composer, performer and musician. Born in Lyon in 1948, he is known for pioneering electronic music with albums including *Oxygène* (1976).

He contributed music to the 1981 film *Gallipoli*. Jarre has also appeared as an actor in productions such as *Conquering China* (2014) and various music videos and documentaries.

*Sources: imdb.com, soundtrackcollector.com, fr.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Gallipoli* (1981), Fi1m 82, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/gallipoli.md)

## Complete filmography (40)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Jean-Michel Jarre Live in Sevilla* (2025), Music, Original Music Composer, Compositor
- *Jean-Michel Jarre aux Francofolies de La Rochelle* (2024), Music Supervisor
- *Jean-Michel Jarre - Starmus: Bridge from the Future* (2024), Actor
- *Jean-Michel Jarre - Bridge from the Future* (2024), Actor
- *Jean-Michel Jarre - Versailles 400* (2023), Actor
- *The Eye and I* (2023), Director
- *Welcome To The Other Side* (2020), Sound, Director, Compositor
- *Jean-Michel Jarre - Alone together* (2020), Actor
- *Jean-Michel Jarre - The Connection Concert* (2017), Actor
- *Jean-Michel Jarre - Electronica Tour Live In Birmingham* (2016), Actor
- *Jean-Michel Jarre: A Journey into Sound* (2015), Music
- *Jean-Michel Jarre - Sochi* (2013), Actor
- *Jean Michel Jarre: Live in Santiago de Compostela* (2010), as Musician
- *Jean-Michel Jarre - Oxygene Live In Paris* (2007), Music
- *Strike* (2007), Music, Original Music Composer
- *Jean-Michel Jarre - Solidarność Live* (2005), Music
- *Jean-Michel Jarre - Aero* (2005), Original Music Composer, Producer
- *Jean-Michel Jarre - Hymn To Akropolis* (2001), Actor
- *Jean Michel Jarre at the Pyramids* (2001), as Musician
- *Jean Michel Jarre: Concert pour la tolérance* (1995), as Musician and Performer
- *Jean Michel Jarre - Europe in Concert* (1994), as Jean Michel Jarre
- *Jean-Michel Jarre - Images* (1991), Actor
- *Jean-Michel Jarre - Destination Docklands - The London Concert* (1988), Music
- *Jean-Michel Jarre - Rendez-Vous Lyon* (1986), Music
- *Ninja Terminator* (1986), Music
- *Jean-Michel Jarre - Rendez-Vous Houston, A City In Concert* (1986), Original Music Composer
- *Ich wollte leben* (1983), Music
- *Jean-Michel Jarre: The Concerts In China* (1982), Music
- *Gallipoli* (1981), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/gallipoli.md)
- *The Cosmic Machine* (1981), Music
- *Children's Island* (1980), Original Music Composer
- *Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind* (1980), Music
- *The Hamburg Syndrome* (1979), Music
- *Jean-Michel Jarre - La Concorde* (1979), Actor
- *Young Music Show* (1978), series, Actor
- *The Burned Barns* (1973), Music
- *The Old Grey Whistle Test* (1971), series, Actor
- *Boys and Girls* (1967), as Le chanteur · Music
- *Tomorrow's World* (1965), series, Actor
- *Handshake*, Music

## Gallery

- ![1997 концерт Ж.-М. Жарра в Москве на Воробьёвых горах](https://film.one/media/person/117642/gallery-f43ce83df177.jpg) 1997 концерт Ж.-М. Жарра в Москве на Воробьёвых горах — Ivtorov, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/1997-Jarre-Moscow.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![A shot of Jean-Michel Jarre "Welcome to the other side" VR show by artist Denis Semionov (2021)](https://film.one/media/person/117642/gallery-42f3126866a5.jpg) A shot of Jean-Michel Jarre "Welcome to the other side" VR show by artist Denis Semionov (2021) — Denis Semionov, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/A_graphic_piece_for_Jean-Michel_Jarre_VR_show_%22Welcome_to_the_other_side%22.jpg/1280px-A_graphic_piece_for_Jean-Michel_Jarre_VR_show_%22Welcome_to_the_other_side%22.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jean Michel Jarre Tour 2010](https://film.one/media/person/117642/gallery-8c4562a0beaa.jpg) Jean Michel Jarre Tour 2010 — Acid Pix, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Dive_into_the_Moog_Universe_%21%2C_Jean-Michelle_Jarre_Tour_2010%2C_Leipzig.jpg/1280px-Dive_into_the_Moog_Universe_%21%2C_Jean-Michelle_Jarre_Tour_2010%2C_Leipzig.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jean Michel Jarre Tour 2010](https://film.one/media/person/117642/gallery-a7440ed47db6.jpg) Jean Michel Jarre Tour 2010 — Acid Pix, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Gain_Moog_Again_%21%2C_Jean-Michelle_Jarre_Tour_2010%2C_Leipzig.jpg/1280px-Gain_Moog_Again_%21%2C_Jean-Michelle_Jarre_Tour_2010%2C_Leipzig.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jean-Michel Jarre](https://film.one/media/person/117642/gallery-1e30f1747dec.jpg) Jean-Michel Jarre — Image via TMDB
- ![Georgy Molodtsov and Jean-Michel Jarre in Paris with the cover of the OXYMORE album, VR experince OXYMORE was directed and produced by Georgy Molodtsov, Album c (2023)](https://film.one/media/person/117642/gallery-083b5cc7cabd.jpg) Georgy Molodtsov and Jean-Michel Jarre in Paris with the cover of the OXYMORE album, VR experince OXYMORE was directed and produced by Georgy Molodtsov, Album c (2023) — Georgy Molodtsov, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Georgy_Molodtsov_and_Jean-Michel_Jarre.jpg/1280px-Georgy_Molodtsov_and_Jean-Michel_Jarre.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![HK 灣仔 Wan Chai 菲林明道 Fleming Road zh:大有商場 Tai Yau Plaza in August 2021](https://film.one/media/person/117642/gallery-bed3b414c787.jpg) HK 灣仔 Wan Chai 菲林明道 Fleming Road zh:大有商場 Tai Yau Plaza in August 2021 — HAO2DOSMT Hsom, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/HK_%E7%81%A3%E4%BB%94_Wan_Chai_%E8%8F%B2%E6%9E%97%E6%98%8E%E9%81%93_Fleming_Road_%E5%A4%A7%E6%9C%89%E5%95%86%E5%A0%B4_Tai_Yau_Plaza_mall_shop_Rock_Gallery_CD_DVD_song_singers_name_John_August_2021_SS2_02.jpg/1280px-HK_%E7%81%A3%E4%BB%94_Wan_Chai_%E8%8F%B2%E6%9E%97%E6%98%8E%E9%81%93_Fleming_Road_%E5%A4%A7%E6%9C%89%E5%95%86%E5%A0%B4_Tai_Yau_Plaza_mall_shop_Rock_Gallery_CD_DVD_song_singers_name_John_August_2021_SS2_02.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 10 won

- Commander of the Legion of Honour 2019: Commander of the Legion of Honour (won)
- Stephen Hawking Medal For Science Communication 2017: Stephen Hawking Medal For Science Communication (won)
- Q Awards 2014: Q Awards (won)
- Steiger Award 2013: Steiger Award (won)
- Officer of the Legion of Honour 2011: Officer of the Legion of Honour (won)
- MOJO Awards 2010: MOJO Awards (won)
- honorary doctor of the D. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia 2008: honorary doctor of the D. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia (won)
- Eska Music Awards 2007: Eska Music Awards (won)
- honorary citizen of Gdańsk 2005: honorary citizen of Gdańsk (won)
- Knight of the Legion of Honour 1994: Knight of the Legion of Honour (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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