Finding aid for the Maurice Jarre scores 2249

Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated

USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library

2022 February

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Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library

Title: Maurice Jarre scores

Creator: Jarre, Maurice

Identifier/Call Number: 2249

Physical Description: 7.354 Linear Feet 6 boxes

Date (inclusive): circa 1965-1969

Abstract: This collection contains film scores composed by French composer Maurice Jarre (1924-2009) including "The Collector" (1965), "Dr. Zhivago" (1965), "Is Paris Burning" (1966), "Night of the Generals" (1967), and "The Fixer" (1968). There are also musical scores for songs composed by Jarre.

Language of Material: English.

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Scope and Contents

This collection contains film scores composed by French composer Maurice Jarre (1924-2009) including "The Collector" (1965), "Dr. Zhivago" (1965), "Is Paris Burning" (1966), "Night of the Generals" (1967), and "The Fixer" (1968). There are also musical scores for songs composed by Jarre.

Biographical / Historical

Maurice Jarre (1924-2009) was a French composer and conductor. He wrote music for over 150 films, including "The Collector" (1965), "Dr. Zhivago" (1965), "Is Paris Burning" (1966), "Night of the Generals" (1967), and "The Fixer" (1968). Jarre won three Academy Awards for Best Original Score for "Lawrence of Arabia" (1962), "Doctor Zhivago" (1965), and "A Passage to India" (1984). He also won four Golden Globes, three BAFTA Awards, and a Grammy Award.

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Rights Statement for Archival Description

Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library at ctlibarc@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Maurice Jarre, December 16, 1967.

Preferred Citation

[Box/folder no. or item name], Maurice Jarre scores, Collection no. 2249, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Processing Information

This collection is unprocessed.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

scores (documents for music)

Film composers -- Archival resources

Composers

Jarre, Maurice -- Archives