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Maurice Jarre

Maurice Jarre

Composer · Died March 29, 2009, aged 84 · Lyon, Rhône, France

Maurice-Alexis Jarre (13 September 1924 – 28 March 2009) was a French composer and conductor. Although he composed several concert works, Jarre is best known for his film scores, particularly for his collaborations with film director David Lean. Jarre composed the scores to all of Lean's films from Lawrence of Arabia (1962) on. Notable scores for other directors include The Train (1964), Mohammad, Messenger of God (1976), Lion of the Desert (1981), Witness (1985), Fatal Attraction (1987) and Ghost (1990). Jarre was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Three of his compositions spent a total of 42 weeks on the UK singles chart; the biggest hit was "Somewhere My Love" (to his tune "Lara's Theme", with lyrics by Paul Francis Webster) performed by the Mike Sammes Singers, which reached Number 14 in 1966 and spent 38 weeks on the chart. Jarre was nominated for nine Academy Awards, winning three in the Best Original Score category for Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Doctor Zhivago (1965), and A Passage to India (1984), all of which were directed by David Lean. He also won four Golden Globes, two BAFTA Awards, and a Grammy Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article Maurice Jarre, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 13, 1924
Died
March 29, 2009 (aged 84)
From
Lyon, Rhône, France
Works as
Composer
Titles
107 on MovieCove · 163 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 21% in 30 days

What are Maurice Jarre's films like?

Across their 105 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 102 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 19 · Serious 25 · Dark 58

A split, not a type: Grounded 53 · Stylized 33 · Heightened 16

Gentle 10 · Charged 47 · Intense 45

Steady 30 · Shifting 59 · Whiplash 13

Straight-faced 72 · Some laughs 22 · Funny 8

Slow burn 48 · Even-paced 48 · Relentless 6

Casual 22 · Engaged 60 · Full focus 20

A split, not a type: Easy watch 19 · Affecting 35 · Heavy 48

Resolved 68 · Open-ended 26 · Ambiguous 8

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
74
Melancholic
65
Contemplative
21
Hopeful
17
Thrilling
14
Other
85

How their films end · 11 with a twist

  • Happy18
  • Bittersweet61
  • Tragic16
  • Ambiguous10

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Maurice Jarre's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 44 of their 107 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (26).

Subscription and free streaming for Maurice Jarre's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

163 credits, 107 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Maurice Jarre / Lawrence d’Arabie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Composer

  • Notre-Dame de Paris (Opéra Bastille) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Composer

  • La Scala Ballet: Notre-Dame de Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Composer

  • Uprising(2001)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • Uprising (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · Composer

  • Lawrence of Arabia: A Conversation with Steven Spielberg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Composer

  • I Dreamed of Africa(2000)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
  • Sunshine(1999)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • Day and Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Composer

  • The Sunchaser(1996)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
  • A Walk in the Clouds(1995)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
  • Fearless(1993)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
  • Mr. Jones(1993)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • School Ties(1992)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • The Setting Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Composer

  • Solar Crisis(1990)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
  • Shadow of the Wolf(1992)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
  • Fires Within(1991)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
  • Only the Lonely(1991)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
  • Almost an Angel(1990)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
  • Jacob's Ladder(1990)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • After Dark, My Sweet(1990)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
  • Ghost(1990)

    Composer · Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Enemies, a Love Story(1989)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
  • Prancer(1989)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
  • Dead Poets Society(1989)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • Chances Are(1989)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • Distant Thunder(1988)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • Gorillas in the Mist(1988)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
  • Moon Over Parador(1988)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
  • Wildfire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Composer

  • Julia and Julia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Composer

  • Hôtel Terminus(1988)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • The Murder of Mary Phagan(1988)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows
  • Gaby: A True Story(1987)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • Fatal Attraction(1987)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • No Way Out(1987)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • Tokyo Blackout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Composer

  • Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • Solarbabies(1986)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
  • The Mosquito Coast(1986)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
  • Tai-Pan(1986)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
  • Apology (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Composer

  • Enemy Mine(1985)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • The Bride(1985)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
  • Witness(1985)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
  • Au nom de tous les miens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer

  • The Fascination (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Composer

  • A Passage to India(1984)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • Dreamscape(1984)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
  • Top Secret!(1984)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • Samson and Delilah(1984)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
  • The Sky's No Limit(1984)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • For Those I Loved(1983)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
  • Vendredi ou la vie sauvage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Composer

  • Coming Out of the Ice(1982)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
  • Young Doctors in Love(1982)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
  • Firefox(1982)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • Taps(1981)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
  • Circle of Deceit(1981)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • Lion of the Desert(1980)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
  • Shogun(1980)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • Resurrection(1980)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
  • Shogun(1980)

    Show 5 episodes · Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
  • Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • The Black Marble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Composer

  • Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
  • Winter Kills(1979)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • The Tin Drum(1979)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Mourning Becomes Electra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 5 episodes · Composer

  • The Users (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Composer

  • Two Solitudes(1978)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Like a Turtle on Its Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Composer

  • Lorenzaccio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Composer

  • March or Die(1977)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Crossed Swords(1977)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • Jesus of Nazareth(1977)

    Show 4 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
  • The Last Tycoon(1976)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • The Message(1976)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • Shout at the Devil(1976)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
  • The Message(1976)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Mr. Sycamore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Composer

  • The Man Who Would Be King(1975)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • The Silence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Composer

  • Mandingo(1975)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
  • Posse(1975)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Life Size (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Composer

  • Great Expectations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Composer

  • Ash Wednesday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Composer

  • The MacKintosh Man(1973)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • Pope Joan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Composer

  • Red Sun(1971)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • A Season in Hell(1971)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • Plaza Suite(1971)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • Ryan's Daughter(1970)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • El Condor(1970)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
  • The Only Game in Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Composer

  • Topaz(1969)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • The Damned(1969)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • The Extraordinary Seaman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Composer

  • The Fixer(1968)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • Isadora(1968)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
  • 5 Card Stud(1968)

    Composer · Songs

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • Villa Rides(1968)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • The 25th Hour(1967)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • Grand Prix(1966)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • Gambit(1966)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • The Professionals(1966)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • Is Paris Burning?(1966)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • Doctor Zhivago(1965)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • The Collector(1965)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • David Lean's Film of Doctor Zhivago (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Composer

  • Weekend at Dunkirk(1964)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
  • The Train(1964)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Behold a Pale Horse(1964)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • Death, Where Is Your Victory? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Composer

  • Judex(1963)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
  • A King Without Distraction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Composer

  • Spain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Composer

  • Cast the Same Shadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Composer

  • To Die in Madrid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Composer

  • Lawrence of Arabia(1962)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • Sundays and Cybèle(1962)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • Bird of Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Composer

  • The Longest Day(1962)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • Therese (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Composer

  • Le soleil dans l'oeil(1962)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • The Witnesses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Composer

  • Famous Love Affairs(1961)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
  • Three Faces of Sin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Music Director

  • The Big Gamble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Composer

  • Spotlight on a Murderer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Composer

  • The President(1961)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • De fil en aiguille (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Sound

  • Crack in the Mirror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Composer

  • Recourse in Grace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Composer

  • Lovers on a Tightrope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Composer

  • The Itchy Palm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Composer

  • Eyes Without a Face(1960)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • You Have Nothing to Declare? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Composer

  • Beast at Bay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Composer

  • The Chasers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Composer · Conductor

  • Head Against the Wall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Composer

  • Stars at Noon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Composer

  • Provincial Chronicle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Composer

  • Le Bel Indifférent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Composer

  • All the World's Memory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Composer

  • Le Théâtre National Populaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Composer

  • Sur le pont d’Avignon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Composer

  • Le Voyage d'Abdallah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Composer

  • Hôtel des Invalides (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Composer

Career shape

A full career of 160 titles from 1952 to 2024.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music158 of 160: 136 only music, 22 with another role · typical Midcredits score71stOther crew24 of 160: 2 only other crew, 22 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rd

160 titles, 22 with more than one role — music and other crew overlap on 22 of them.

By decade

1950s12 · crew1960s43 · crew1970s35 · crew1980s46 · crew1990s17 · crew2000s4 · crew2010s1 · crew2020s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Maurice Jarre's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71st percentile, the median of all 104; across their 102 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 102

Approval · how many liked their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 102

Reach · how many have seen their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 102

Midcredits score across 107 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up50
  • 50th to 74th31
  • 25th to 49th17
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

56 of their 107 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved19
  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser56
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed18

Reviewers score the sound and music 63/100 in their films, across 82 reviewed titles; fans 69, detractors 47. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Maurice Jarre's work okay for kids?

Across up to 49 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore36 titles35–75 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity49 titles9–67 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity35 titles8–66 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs30 titles5–41 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense30 titles38–76 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Maurice Jarre work with?

People who share at least 2 of Maurice Jarre's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Anthony Quinn shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles