Electronic pioneer reflects on the 'hypnotic' moods and melodies of his late father's epic soundtracks more info

All About Jazz — 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 Thunde... more info

ContactMusic — French politicians have joined together to pay tribute to the Oscar-winning French composer Maurice Jarre, who died at his California home over the ... more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — PARIS -- Oscar-winning composer Maurice Jarre, who captured the majesty of the desert in his music for "Lawrence of Arabia" and wrote the haunting "Lara's Theme" in his score for "Doctor Zhivago," has died. He was 84. more info

Topix — Oscar-winning composer Maurice Jarre, who captured the majesty of the desert in his music for Lawrence of Arabia and wrote the haunting Lara's Theme in his score for Doctor Zhivago, has died. more info

New York Times — Mr. Jarre was a composer who mastered the musical idiom of the Hollywood epic and was nominated nine times for Academy Awards, winning three. more info

Guardian Music — Adventurous and prolific French composer whose film scores for David Lean won three Oscars'My life has been one long soundtrack. Music was my life, music brought me to life," surmised the French composer Maurice Jarre, who has died of cancer, aged 84... more info

All About Jazz — Oscar-winning composer Maurice Jarre, who captured the majesty of the desert in his music for Lawrence of Arabia and wrote the haunting "Lara's Theme" in his score for Doctor Zhivago, has died. He was 84. Jarre died over the weekend in Los Angeles... more info

ContactMusic — Film composer Maurice Jarre, who won Oscars for the scores of Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago ,and A Passage to India , all of them directed by David Lean, has died in ... more info

AOL Music — Oscar-winning composer Maurice Jarre, who captured the majesty of the desert in his music for "Lawrence of Arabia" and wrote the haunting "Lara's Theme" in his score for "Doctor Zhivago," has died. He was 84. more info