Maurice Jarre
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French composer and conductor
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Maurice-Alexis Jarre 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 to A Passage to India . He was nominated for nine Academy Awards, winning three in the Best Original Score category for Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago , and A Passage to India, all of which were directed by Lean.