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Maurice Jarre scores "Ghost": The Composer: Maurice Jarre is the now retired French composer and triple Academy Award winner for his scores for Passage To India, Dr Zhivago and Lawrence of Arabia. As you may have guessed, he's also Jean Michel Jarre's dad. Released: 1990 Director: Jerry Zucker Cast: Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore The Film: Shortly after moving into a new Manhattan apartment, a pair of lovers are separated by a street thug's bullet. Communicating through a frazzled false medium, the man's ghost tries...
Posted 19 March 2009 11:30 AM by charlotte | with no comments
Filed under: composer, score, dr zhivago, maurice jarre, academy award winner, passage to india, jerry zucker, demi moore, jean michel jarre, avenge his death, lovers, frazzled false medium, thug, manhattan, ghost, bullet, french, lawrence of arabia, patrik swayze

Out of Africa: The Composer: John Barry is the genius composer behind what is probably the most recognisable film score ever, the James Bond theme. He then went onto become one of the most celebrated film composers of modern times, winning five Academy Awards and four Grammys for such memorable scores as Midnight Cowboy, Dances With Wolves as well as for Out Of Africa. Released: 1985 Director: Sydney Pollack Cast: Meryl Streep, Robert Redford The Film: Winner of seven Academy Awards, the story tells of a rich,...
Posted 21 January 2009 05:48 PM by charlotte | with no comments
Filed under: grammys, john barry, composerer, meryl streep, isaac dinesen, free spirited handsome hunter, film score, karen blixen, sydney pollack, kenya, out of africa, turbulent east africa, academy award winner, robert redford, danish women