OBITUARY: Composer Maurice Jarre Spun Screen Magic

AN APPRECIATION The writer of such scores as Doctor Zhivago and Lawrence of Arabia evoked the grandeur of exotic locales while hewing to his own masterful voice. From the mystical overtones of Ghost to the primitive sounds of Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, to the Russian balalaikas in Doctor Zhivago, composer Maurice Jarre always seemed to find the right signature for every film he scored. And unlike so many of today's thundering but essentially interchangeable big-orchestra-plus-electronics sco...

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