Biographie et filmographie

Maurice Jarre

Maurice Jarre est un compositeur français de musiques de scènes et de musiques de films, né le 13 septembre 1924 dans le 5e arrondissement de Lyon (France) et mort le 29 mars 2009 à Malibu (États-Unis).

Maurice Jarre est le fils du directeur technique de «Radio Lyon», André Jarre.

En mars 1946, il épouse France Pejot (1914-2010) ancienne résistante au sein du mouvement Franc-tireur. Leur fils Jean-Michel naît le 24 août 1948. Le couple divorce en 1953.

En 1965, il épouse l'actrice Dany Saval et une fille, Stéfanie Jarre, naît en 1966. Ils divorcent peu après. Dany Saval épousera, en 1973, Michel Drucker, qui élèvera Stéfanie comme sa propre fille.

Fin 1967, il épouse l'actrice Laura Devon (1931-2007), dont il adoptera le fils, Kevin Jarre (1954-2011). Le couple divorce en 1984.

Il épouse, en 1984, Fui Fong Khong (née en 1955), d'origine chinoise, qui l'accompagne jusqu'à sa mort.

Maurice Jarre s'intéresse assez tard à la musique. Timbalier de formation, Jarre débute à la Compagnie Renaud-Barrault en 1946, formant un duo avec Pierre Boulez (au piano et aux ondes Martenot), mais Jarre s'intéresse très vite à la composition.

On lui commande en 1948 sa première musique de scène pour Le Gardien du Tombeau, de Franz Kafka. Nommé par Jean Vilar, il devient directeur musical du Théâtre national populaire durant douze années (1951-1963).

Il compose les mythiques trompettes, la fanfare d'accueil de Lorenzaccio, qui retentit en juillet lors de chaque représentation du Festival d'Avignon dans la Cour d'honneur du palais des papes.

Pour le T.N.P. il compose notamment, outre Lorenzaccio déjà cité, les musiques de Richard II, Macbeth, Le Prince de Hombourg, Nucléa, Meurtre dans la cathédrale, Don Juan, Le Médecin malgré lui, Ruy Blas, La Découverte du Nouveau-Monde. Maurice Jarre compose une nouvelle musique de scène pour Lorenzaccio, cette fois lors de la reprise de cette pièce à la Comédie-Française dans la mise en scène de Franco Zeffirelli.

Son activité de compositeur de musiques de film démarre dans les années 1950 pour des courts métrages (des compositions pour les films de Georges Franju, Jacques Demy, Alain Resnais notamment) puis des longs métrages à partir de 1958 (La Tête contre les murs de Georges Franju).

C'est également dans les années 1950, en 1955, qu'est créée une célèbre composition de Maurice Jarre: le tout premier indicatif de la station de radio française Europe 1. Diffusé à la fin des émissions, il marque l'identité sonore de la station.

Sa carrière hollywoodienne ne démarre véritablement qu'en 1962 avec Lawrence d'Arabie, dont le thème semble inspiré du concerto pour piano d'Edouard Lalo. Ce film scelle la collaboration du réalisateur David Lean avec Jarre.

En 1965, il s'installe en Californie. ...

Source: Article "Maurice Jarre" de Wikipédia en français, soumis à la licence CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Films (157)

Maurice Jarre / Lawrence d’Arabie

Maurice Jarre / Lawrence d’Arabie

2024 · Music

Notre-Dame de Paris (Opéra Bastille)

Notre-Dame de Paris (Opéra Bastille)

2021 · Music

In The Tracks Of - Special Edition

In The Tracks Of - Special Edition

2020 · Self

La Scala Ballet: Notre-Dame de Paris

La Scala Ballet: Notre-Dame de Paris

2013 · Original Music Composer

1943, l'ultime révolte

1943, l'ultime révolte

2001 · Original Music Composer

Lawrence of Arabia: A Conversation with Steven Spielberg

Lawrence of Arabia: A Conversation with Steven Spielberg

2001 · Music

Je rêvais de l'Afrique

Je rêvais de l'Afrique

2000 · Original Music Composer

Sunshine

Sunshine

1999 · Original Music Composer

Day and Night

Day and Night

1997 · Original Music Composer

The Sunchaser

The Sunchaser

1996 · Original Music Composer, Conductor

A Walk in the Clouds

A Walk in the Clouds

1995 · Original Music Composer

Fearless

Fearless

1993 · Original Music Composer

Mr. Jones

Mr. Jones

1993 · Original Music Composer

School Ties

School Ties

1992 · Original Music Composer

The Setting Sun

The Setting Sun

1992 · Original Music Composer

Solar Crisis

Solar Crisis

1992 · Original Music Composer

Shadow of the Wolf

Shadow of the Wolf

1992 · Original Music Composer

Fires Within

Fires Within

1991 · Original Music Composer

Only the Lonely

Only the Lonely

1991 · Original Music Composer

Almost an Angel

Almost an Angel

1990 · Original Music Composer

Jacob's Ladder

Jacob's Ladder

1990 · Original Music Composer

After Dark, My Sweet

After Dark, My Sweet

1990 · Original Music Composer

Ghost

Ghost

1990 · Original Music Composer, Orchestrator

Celebrity Guide to Wine

Celebrity Guide to Wine

1990 · Original Music Composer

Enemies, a Love Story

Enemies, a Love Story

1989 · Original Music Composer

Prancer

Prancer

1989 · Original Music Composer, Conductor

Dead Poets Society

Dead Poets Society

1989 · Original Music Composer

Chances Are

Chances Are

1989 · Original Music Composer

Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief

Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief

1989 · Self

Distant Thunder

Distant Thunder

1988 · Original Music Composer

Gorillas in the Mist

Gorillas in the Mist

1988 · Original Music Composer

Moon Over Parador

Moon Over Parador

1988 · Original Music Composer

Wildfire

Wildfire

1988 · Original Music Composer

Julia and Julia

Julia and Julia

1988 · Original Music Composer

Gaby: A True Story

Gaby: A True Story

1987 · Original Music Composer

Fatal Attraction

Fatal Attraction

1987 · Original Music Composer

No Way Out

No Way Out

1987 · Original Music Composer

Tokyo Blackout

Tokyo Blackout

1987 · Original Music Composer

Le palanquin des larmes

Le palanquin des larmes

1986 · Original Music Composer

The Mosquito Coast

The Mosquito Coast

1986 · Original Music Composer

Solarbabies

Solarbabies

1986 · Original Music Composer

Tai-Pan

Tai-Pan

1986 · Original Music Composer, Conductor

Apology

Apology

1986 · Original Music Composer

Enemy Mine

Enemy Mine

1985 · Original Music Composer

The Bride

The Bride

1985 · Conductor, Original Music Composer

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

1985 · Original Music Composer

Witness

Witness

1985 · Original Music Composer

The Fascination

The Fascination

1985 · Music

A Passage to India

A Passage to India

1984 · Original Music Composer, Conductor

Dreamscape

Dreamscape

1984 · Original Music Composer

Top Secret!

Top Secret!

1984 · Original Music Composer, Conductor

Samson and Delilah

Samson and Delilah

1984 · Original Music Composer

The Sky's No Limit

The Sky's No Limit

1984 · Music

For Those I Loved

For Those I Loved

1983 · Original Music Composer

Vendredi ou la vie sauvage

Vendredi ou la vie sauvage

1983 · Original Music Composer

Coming Out of the Ice

Coming Out of the Ice

1982 · Original Music Composer

The Year of Living Dangerously

The Year of Living Dangerously

1982 · Original Music Composer

Young Doctors in Love

Young Doctors in Love

1982 · Original Music Composer

Firefox

Firefox

1982 · Original Music Composer

Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder

Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder

1982 · Original Music Composer

Taps

Taps

1981 · Original Music Composer

Circle of Deceit

Circle of Deceit

1981 · Original Music Composer

Lion of the Desert

Lion of the Desert

1981 · Original Music Composer

Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb

Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb

1980 · Music

Shogun

Shogun

1980 · Original Music Composer

Resurrection

Resurrection

1980 · Original Music Composer

The Last Flight of Noah's Ark

The Last Flight of Noah's Ark

1980 · Original Music Composer

The Black Marble

The Black Marble

1980 · Original Music Composer

The American Success Company

The American Success Company

1980 · Original Music Composer

The Magician of Lublin

The Magician of Lublin

1979 · Original Music Composer

Winter Kills

Winter Kills

1979 · Original Music Composer

The Tin Drum

The Tin Drum

1979 · Original Music Composer

Ishi: The Last of His Tribe

Ishi: The Last of His Tribe

1978 · Music, Original Music Composer

The Users

The Users

1978 · Music

Two Solitudes

Two Solitudes

1978 · Original Music Composer

Like a Turtle on Its Back

Like a Turtle on Its Back

1978 · Original Music Composer

Lorenzaccio

Lorenzaccio

1977 · Music

March or Die

March or Die

1977 · Original Music Composer

The Prince and the Pauper

The Prince and the Pauper

1977 · Original Music Composer

The Last Tycoon

The Last Tycoon

1976 · Original Music Composer

The Message

The Message

1976 · Original Music Composer

Shout at the Devil

Shout at the Devil

1976 · Original Music Composer

The Message

The Message

1976 · Original Music Composer

Mr. Sycamore

Mr. Sycamore

1975 · Music

The Man Who Would Be King

The Man Who Would Be King

1975 · Original Music Composer, Conductor

The Silence

The Silence

1975 · Original Music Composer

Mandingo

Mandingo

1975 · Conductor, Original Music Composer

Posse

Posse

1975 · Original Music Composer, Conductor

The Island at the Top of the World

The Island at the Top of the World

1974 · Original Music Composer

Life Size

Life Size

1974 · Original Music Composer

Great Expectations

Great Expectations

1974 · Original Music Composer

Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday

1973 · Original Music Composer

The MacKintosh Man

The MacKintosh Man

1973 · Original Music Composer, Conductor

The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds

The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds

1972 · Original Music Composer

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

1972 · Original Music Composer

Pope Joan

Pope Joan

1972 · Original Music Composer

Red Sun

Red Sun

1971 · Original Music Composer

A Season in Hell

A Season in Hell

1971 · Music

Plaza Suite

Plaza Suite

1971 · Original Music Composer

Ryan's Daughter

Ryan's Daughter

1970 · Original Music Composer, Conductor

El Condor

El Condor

1970 · Original Music Composer

The Only Game in Town

The Only Game in Town

1970 · Original Music Composer

Topaz

Topaz

1969 · Original Music Composer, Conductor

The Damned

The Damned

1969 · Conductor, Original Music Composer

The Extraordinary Seaman

The Extraordinary Seaman

1969 · Music

The Fixer

The Fixer

1968 · Original Music Composer

Isadora

Isadora

1968 · Conductor, Original Music Composer

5 Card Stud

5 Card Stud

1968 · Original Music Composer, Songs

Villa Rides

Villa Rides

1968 · Original Music Composer

The Night of the Generals

The Night of the Generals

1967 · Original Music Composer

Grand Prix

Grand Prix

1966 · Original Music Composer

Gambit

Gambit

1966 · Conductor, Original Music Composer

The Professionals

The Professionals

1966 · Original Music Composer

Is Paris Burning?

Is Paris Burning?

1966 · Original Music Composer

Doctor Zhivago

Doctor Zhivago

1965 · Original Music Composer, Conductor

The Collector

The Collector

1965 · Original Music Composer

David Lean's Film of Doctor Zhivago

David Lean's Film of Doctor Zhivago

1965 · Music

Weekend at Dunkirk

Weekend at Dunkirk

1964 · Original Music Composer

The Train

The Train

1964 · Original Music Composer

Behold a Pale Horse

Behold a Pale Horse

1964 · Original Music Composer, Conductor

Death, Where Is Your Victory?

Death, Where Is Your Victory?

1964 · Original Music Composer

Judex

Judex

1963 · Original Music Composer

A King Without Distraction

A King Without Distraction

1963 · Music, Original Music Composer

Spain

Spain

1963 · Music

Cast the Same Shadow

Cast the Same Shadow

1963 · Original Music Composer

To Die in Madrid

To Die in Madrid

1963 · Original Music Composer

Lawrence of Arabia

Lawrence of Arabia

1962 · Original Music Composer, Conductor

Sundays and Cybele

Sundays and Cybele

1962 · Original Music Composer

Bird of Paradise

Bird of Paradise

1962 · Original Music Composer

The Longest Day

The Longest Day

1962 · Original Music Composer, Conductor

Therese

Therese

1962 · Original Music Composer

Sun in Your Eyes

Sun in Your Eyes

1962 · Original Music Composer

The Olive Trees of Justice

The Olive Trees of Justice

1962 · Original Music Composer

The Witnesses

The Witnesses

1961 · Music

Famous Love Affairs

Famous Love Affairs

1961 · Original Music Composer

Three Faces of Sin

Three Faces of Sin

1961 · Music Director

The Big Gamble

The Big Gamble

1961 · Music

Spotlight on a Murderer

Spotlight on a Murderer

1961 · Original Music Composer

The President

The President

1961 · Original Music Composer

De fil en aiguille

De fil en aiguille

1960 · Sound

Recourse in Grace

Recourse in Grace

1960 · Music

Crack in the Mirror

Crack in the Mirror

1960 · Original Music Composer

Lovers on a Tightrope

Lovers on a Tightrope

1960 · Original Music Composer

The Itchy Palm

The Itchy Palm

1960 · Original Music Composer

Eyes Without a Face

Eyes Without a Face

1960 · Original Music Composer

You Have Nothing to Declare?

You Have Nothing to Declare?

1959 · Original Music Composer

Beast at Bay

Beast at Bay

1959 · Music, Original Music Composer

The Chasers

The Chasers

1959 · Music, Conductor

Head Against the Wall

Head Against the Wall

1959 · Original Music Composer

Stars at Noon

Stars at Noon

1959 · Original Music Composer

Provincial Chronicle

Provincial Chronicle

1958 · Original Music Composer

Le Bel Indifférent

Le Bel Indifférent

1958 · Original Music Composer

All the World's Memory

All the World's Memory

1956 · Original Music Composer

Le Théâtre National Populaire

Le Théâtre National Populaire

1956 · Original Music Composer

Sur le pont d’Avignon

Sur le pont d’Avignon

1956 · Music

Le Voyage d'Abdallah

Le Voyage d'Abdallah

1953 · Music

Hôtel des Invalides

Hôtel des Invalides

1952 · Original Music Composer

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