[Album] Composer Maurice Jarre Dies, Aged 84

Oh SHIT. ;____;

My Grade 12 history teacher is a huge fan of Jarre's music, though I have no idea how he'll react when he either hears about this or I tell him about this news.

I had just recently ripped his Doctor Zhivago score as well, I suppose I'll give it a spin next; the only other score of his that I've heard is Almost An Angel. I haven't heard any of his other works. Intrada did a great service to him recently by releasing the Fires Within soundtrack, although limited to 1000 copies.

Rest in peace, Maurice Jarre. You will be missed.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Okay... I recently gave a couple of really close listens through Jarre's Doctor Zhivago soundtrack. You people ought to go out and buy this shit. Or at least sample it if you can't buy it because you blew all your cash on something not as rich or evocative or musically memorable. But yeah, it's better if you bought it, as it's some of the greatest compositions to come out of a movie, ever.

Hit up Amazon or eBay or Screen Archives Entertainment or SOMETHING and do yourself a favor and ORDER IT RIGHT GOD DAMN NOW. Oh, and do get the 45-track Rhino CD as any other pressing does not contain all of the music and is therefore inferior.

Look, I'll even post a sound clip in the hopes of convincing you, because you can go throw yourself in a ravine and die otherwise.

Track 01 - Overture (04:24)
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There's nowhere I can't reach.