---
name: "Maurice Jarre"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/maurice-jarre"
fi1m_id: "maurice-jarre"
imdb_id: "nm0003574"
tmdb_id: 2704
wikidata_id: "Q105487"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "13 September 1924"
died: "29 March 2009"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 15
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_over: 15
updated: "2026-10-04T18:47:46.503259+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."
---

# Maurice Jarre

## Identity

Maurice Jarre

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/maurice-jarre
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** maurice-jarre
- **IMDb ID:** nm0003574
- **TMDB ID:** 2704
- **Wikidata ID:** Q105487
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Jarre, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q105487, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003574/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2704

Composer. Born 13 September 1924 in Lyon, Rhône, France. Died 29 March 2009.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 13 September 1924, Lyon, Rhône, France
- **Died:** 29 March 2009
- **Active:** 1960–1990
- **Also known as:** Maurice-Alexis Jarre
- **Frequently works with:** [Alec Guinness](https://film.one/person/alec-guinness.md), [David Lean](https://film.one/person/david-lean.md), [Adrian Lyne](https://film.one/person/adrian-lyne.md), [Bruce Joel Rubin](https://film.one/person/bruce-joel-rubin.md), [Jerry Zucker](https://film.one/person/jerry-zucker.md), [Omar Sharif](https://film.one/person/omar-sharif.md), [Peter Weir](https://film.one/person/peter-weir.md), [Robert Bolt](https://film.one/person/robert-bolt.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 3 Oscars (3 won · 6 nominated)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 78 (4), 1970s 78 (1), 1980s 70 (8), 1990s 80 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 75 to 68 across 14 titles
- **Score spread:** 6 at 80+, 8 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 10, Thriller 5, War 4, Action 3, Adventure 3, History 3
- **Screen time:** 35 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,656m across 15 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Jarre, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q105487, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003574/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2704

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Ghost*](https://film.one/film/ghost.md) (80), [*Jacob's Ladder*](https://film.one/film/jacobs-ladder.md) (80), [*A Passage to India*](https://film.one/film/a-passage-to-india.md) (71), [*The Longest Day*](https://film.one/film/the-longest-day.md) (68)
- **HBO Max:** [*Eyes Without a Face*](https://film.one/film/eyes-without-a-face.md) (86), [*The Tin Drum*](https://film.one/film/the-tin-drum.md) (78)
- **Netflix:** [*Lawrence of Arabia*](https://film.one/film/lawrence-of-arabia.md) (90)
- **Tubi:** [*Witness*](https://film.one/film/witness.md) (84)
- **Hulu:** [*Fatal Attraction*](https://film.one/film/fatal-attraction.md) (70)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Maurice Jarre (also credited as Maurice-Alexis Jarre) was a French composer and conductor of film scores. He was born in Lyon and studied at the Conservatoire de Paris, where he specialised in percussion.

Jarre composed the score for David Lean's *Lawrence of Arabia* (1962), the first of several collaborations with the director. He went on to score *Doctor Zhivago* (1965) and *A Passage to India* (1984), winning Academy Awards for Best Original Score for all three films. Other notable scores include *Witness* (1985), *Fatal Attraction* (1987), *Ghost* (1990) and *Dead Poets Society* (1989).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, themoviedb.org, web.archive.org.*

## On Fi1m (15)

- *Ghost* (1990), Fi1m 80, Original Music Composer, Music, Orchestrator — [page](https://film.one/film/ghost.md)
- *Jacob's Ladder* (1990), Fi1m 80, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/jacobs-ladder.md)
- *Dead Poets Society* (1989), Fi1m 80, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/dead-poets-society.md)
- *Fatal Attraction* (1987), Fi1m 70, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/fatal-attraction.md)
- *Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome* (1985), Fi1m 65, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/mad-max-beyond-thunderdome.md)
- *Witness* (1985), Fi1m 84, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/witness.md)
- *A Passage to India* (1984), Fi1m 71, Conductor, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/a-passage-to-india.md)
- *Top Secret!* (1984), Fi1m 76, Music, Conductor, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/top-secret.md)
- *Firefox* (1982), Fi1m 47, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/firefox.md)
- *Taps* (1981), Fi1m 63, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/taps.md)
- *The Tin Drum* (1979), Fi1m 78, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/the-tin-drum.md)
- *Doctor Zhivago* (1965), Fi1m 70, Music, Original Music Composer, Conductor — [page](https://film.one/film/doctor-zhivago.md)
- *Lawrence of Arabia* (1962), Fi1m 90, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/lawrence-of-arabia.md)
- *The Longest Day* (1962), Fi1m 68, Original Music Composer, Music, Conductor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-longest-day.md)
- *Eyes Without a Face* (1960), Fi1m 86, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/eyes-without-a-face.md)

## Complete filmography (160)

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

- *Maurice Jarre / Lawrence d’Arabie* (2024), Music
- *Notre-Dame de Paris (Opéra Bastille)* (2021), Music
- *La Scala Ballet: Notre-Dame de Paris* (2013), Original Music Composer
- *Uprising* (2001), Original Music Composer
- *Uprising* (2001), series, Original Music Composer
- *Lawrence of Arabia: A Conversation with Steven Spielberg* (2001), Music
- *I Dreamed of Africa* (2000), Original Music Composer
- *Sunshine* (1999), Original Music Composer
- *Day and Night* (1997), Original Music Composer
- *The Sunchaser* (1996), Original Music Composer, Conductor
- *A Walk in the Clouds* (1995), Original Music Composer
- *Fearless* (1993), Original Music Composer
- *Mr. Jones* (1993), Original Music Composer
- *School Ties* (1992), Original Music Composer
- *The Setting Sun* (1992), Original Music Composer
- *Solar Crisis* (1992), Original Music Composer
- *Shadow of the Wolf* (1992), Original Music Composer
- *Fires Within* (1991), Original Music Composer
- *Only the Lonely* (1991), Original Music Composer
- *Almost an Angel* (1990), Original Music Composer
- *Jacob's Ladder* (1990), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/jacobs-ladder.md)
- *After Dark, My Sweet* (1990), Original Music Composer
- *Ghost* (1990), Original Music Composer, Orchestrator — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/ghost.md)
- *Celebrity Guide to Wine* (1990), Original Music Composer
- *Enemies, a Love Story* (1989), Original Music Composer
- *Prancer* (1989), Original Music Composer, Conductor
- *Dead Poets Society* (1989), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/dead-poets-society.md)
- *Chances Are* (1989), Original Music Composer
- *Distant Thunder* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *Gorillas in the Mist* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *Moon Over Parador* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *Wildfire* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *Julia and Julia* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *Gaby: A True Story* (1987), Original Music Composer
- *Fatal Attraction* (1987), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/fatal-attraction.md)
- *No Way Out* (1987), Original Music Composer
- *Tokyo Blackout* (1987), Original Music Composer
- *Le palanquin des larmes* (1986), Original Music Composer
- *The Mosquito Coast* (1986), Original Music Composer
- *Solarbabies* (1986), Original Music Composer
- *Tai-Pan* (1986), Original Music Composer, Conductor
- *Apology* (1986), Original Music Composer
- *Enemy Mine* (1985), Original Music Composer
- *The Bride* (1985), Conductor, Original Music Composer
- *Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome* (1985), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/mad-max-beyond-thunderdome.md)
- *Witness* (1985), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/witness.md)
- *Au nom de tous les miens* (1985), series, Music
- *The Fascination* (1985), Music
- *A Passage to India* (1984), Original Music Composer, Conductor — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/a-passage-to-india.md)
- *Dreamscape* (1984), Original Music Composer
- *Top Secret!* (1984), Original Music Composer, Conductor — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/top-secret.md)
- *Samson and Delilah* (1984), Original Music Composer
- *The Sky's No Limit* (1984), Music
- *For Those I Loved* (1983), Original Music Composer
- *Vendredi ou la vie sauvage* (1983), Original Music Composer
- *Coming Out of the Ice* (1982), Original Music Composer
- *The Year of Living Dangerously* (1982), Original Music Composer
- *Young Doctors in Love* (1982), Original Music Composer
- *Firefox* (1982), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 47, [page](https://film.one/film/firefox.md)
- *Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder* (1982), Original Music Composer
- *Taps* (1981), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/taps.md)
- *Circle of Deceit* (1981), Original Music Composer
- *Lion of the Desert* (1981), Original Music Composer
- *Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb* (1980), Music
- *Shogun* (1980), Original Music Composer
- *Resurrection* (1980), Original Music Composer
- *Shōgun* (1980), series, Original Music Composer, Conductor
- *The Last Flight of Noah's Ark* (1980), Original Music Composer
- *The Black Marble* (1980), Original Music Composer
- *The American Success Company* (1980), Original Music Composer
- *The Magician of Lublin* (1979), Original Music Composer
- *Winter Kills* (1979), Original Music Composer
- *The Tin Drum* (1979), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-tin-drum.md)
- *Ishi: The Last of His Tribe* (1978), Music, Original Music Composer
- *Mourning Becomes Electra* (1978), series, Music
- *The Users* (1978), Music
- *Two Solitudes* (1978), Original Music Composer
- *Like a Turtle on Its Back* (1978), Original Music Composer
- *Lorenzaccio* (1977), Music
- *March or Die* (1977), Original Music Composer
- *The Prince and the Pauper* (1977), Original Music Composer
- *Jesus of Nazareth* (1977), series, Music, Original Music Composer
- *The Last Tycoon* (1976), Original Music Composer
- *The Message* (1976), Original Music Composer
- *Shout at the Devil* (1976), Original Music Composer
- *The Message* (1976), Original Music Composer
- *Mr. Sycamore* (1975), Music
- *The Man Who Would Be King* (1975), Original Music Composer, Conductor
- *The Silence* (1975), Original Music Composer
- *Mandingo* (1975), Conductor, Original Music Composer
- *Posse* (1975), Original Music Composer, Conductor
- *The Island at the Top of the World* (1974), Original Music Composer
- *Life Size* (1974), Original Music Composer
- *Great Expectations* (1974), Original Music Composer
- *Ash Wednesday* (1973), Original Music Composer
- *The MacKintosh Man* (1973), Original Music Composer, Conductor
- *The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds* (1972), Original Music Composer
- *The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean* (1972), Original Music Composer
- *Pope Joan* (1972), Original Music Composer
- *Red Sun* (1971), Original Music Composer
- *A Season in Hell* (1971), Music
- *Plaza Suite* (1971), Original Music Composer
- *Ryan's Daughter* (1970), Original Music Composer, Conductor
- *El Condor* (1970), Original Music Composer
- *The Only Game in Town* (1970), Original Music Composer
- *Topaz* (1969), Original Music Composer, Conductor
- *The Damned* (1969), Conductor, Original Music Composer
- *The Extraordinary Seaman* (1969), Music
- *The Fixer* (1968), Original Music Composer
- *Isadora* (1968), Conductor, Original Music Composer
- *5 Card Stud* (1968), Original Music Composer, Songs
- *Villa Rides* (1968), Original Music Composer
- *The Night of the Generals* (1967), Original Music Composer
- *Grand Prix* (1966), Original Music Composer
- *Gambit* (1966), Conductor, Original Music Composer
- *The Professionals* (1966), Original Music Composer
- *Is Paris Burning?* (1966), Original Music Composer
- *Doctor Zhivago* (1965), Original Music Composer, Conductor — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/doctor-zhivago.md)
- *The Collector* (1965), Original Music Composer
- *David Lean's Film of Doctor Zhivago* (1965), Music
- *Weekend at Dunkirk* (1964), Original Music Composer
- *The Train* (1964), Original Music Composer
- *Behold a Pale Horse* (1964), Original Music Composer, Conductor
- *Death, Where Is Your Victory?* (1964), Original Music Composer
- *Judex* (1963), Original Music Composer
- *A King Without Distraction* (1963), Music, Original Music Composer
- *Spain* (1963), Music
- *Cast the Same Shadow* (1963), Original Music Composer
- *To Die in Madrid* (1963), Original Music Composer
- *Lawrence of Arabia* (1962), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/film/lawrence-of-arabia.md)
- *Sundays and Cybele* (1962), Original Music Composer
- *Bird of Paradise* (1962), Original Music Composer
- *The Longest Day* (1962), Original Music Composer, Conductor — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/the-longest-day.md)
- *Therese* (1962), Original Music Composer
- *Sun in Your Eyes* (1962), Original Music Composer
- *The Olive Trees of Justice* (1962), Original Music Composer
- *The Witnesses* (1961), Music
- *Famous Love Affairs* (1961), Original Music Composer
- *Three Faces of Sin* (1961), Music Director
- *The Big Gamble* (1961), Music
- *Spotlight on a Murderer* (1961), Original Music Composer
- *The President* (1961), Original Music Composer
- *De fil en aiguille* (1960), Sound
- *Crack in the Mirror* (1960), Original Music Composer
- *Recourse in Grace* (1960), Music
- *Lovers on a Tightrope* (1960), Original Music Composer
- *The Itchy Palm* (1960), Original Music Composer
- *Eyes Without a Face* (1960), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/eyes-without-a-face.md)
- *You Have Nothing to Declare?* (1959), Original Music Composer
- *Beast at Bay* (1959), Music, Original Music Composer
- *The Chasers* (1959), Music, Conductor
- *Head Against the Wall* (1959), Original Music Composer
- *Stars at Noon* (1959), Original Music Composer
- *Provincial Chronicle* (1958), Original Music Composer
- *Le Bel Indifférent* (1958), Original Music Composer
- *All the World's Memory* (1956), Original Music Composer
- *Le Théâtre National Populaire* (1956), Original Music Composer
- *Sur le pont d’Avignon* (1956), Music
- *Le Voyage d'Abdallah* (1953), Music
- *Hôtel des Invalides* (1952), Original Music Composer

## Gallery

- ![Maurice Jarre](https://film.one/media/person/59348/gallery-e3453346750e.png) Maurice Jarre — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Identite-MauriceJarre-1950-Sacem.png/1280px-Identite-MauriceJarre-1950-Sacem.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Maurice Jarre](https://film.one/media/person/59348/gallery-fa0d15d84052.jpg) Maurice Jarre — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 3 won, 6 nominated

- 1991: Best Original Score (nominated), for *Ghost*
- 1989: Best Original Score (nominated), for *Gorillas in the Mist*
- 1986: Best Original Score (nominated), for *Witness*
- 1985: Best Original Score (won), for *A Passage to India*
- 1978: Best Original Score (nominated), for *The Message*
- 1973: Best Original Song (nominated), for *http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/9f32f04a58b3bc95a4db673c377e9959*
- 1966: Best Original Score (won), for *Doctor Zhivago*
- 1964: Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment (nominated), for *Sundays and Cybele*
- 1963: Best Original Score (won), for *Lawrence of Arabia*

### BAFTA Film Awards — 2 won

- 1990: Best Original Music (won), for *Dead Poets Society*
- 1986: Best Original Music (won), for *Witness*

### Golden Globes — 4 won, 7 nominated

- 2000: Best Original Score (nominated), for *Sunshine*
- 1995: Best Original Score (won), for *A Walk in the Clouds*
- 1988: Best Original Score (won), for *Gorillas in the Mist*
- 1986: Best Original Score (nominated), for *The Mosquito Coast*
- 1985: Best Original Score (nominated), for *Witness*
- 1984: Best Original Score (won), for *A Passage to India*
- 1975: Best Original Score (nominated), for *The Man Who Would Be King*
- 1972: Best Original Song (nominated)
- 1966: Best Original Score (nominated), for *Is Paris Burning?*
- 1965: Best Original Score (won), for *Doctor Zhivago*
- 1962: Best Original Score (nominated), for *Lawrence of Arabia*

### Other awards — 6 won, 2 nominated

- European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award 2005: European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award (won)
- Commander of the National Order of Merit 1998: Commander of the National Order of Merit (won)
- Officer of the Legion of Honour 1994: Officer of the Legion of Honour (won)
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1994: star on Hollywood Walk of Fame (won)
- Honorary César 1986: Honorary César (won), for *Shoah*
- AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score 1983: AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score (nominated), for *The Year of Living Dangerously*
- Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media 1966: Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (won), for *Lara's Theme*
- Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1966: Grammy Award for Song of the Year (nominated), for *Lara's Theme*

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

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