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Well, once again I put on my sad face because someone I liked has passed.
Maurice Jarre, father of Jean Michel Jarre and prolific film soundtrack composer, died yesterday of cancer at the age of 84 in Los Angeles.
Monsieur Jarre has 150 film score credits on IMDB, including timeless classics like "Lawrence Of Arabia" and "Doctor Zhivago".
His soundtrack for the film "Grand Prix" inspired all the music heard in the classic "Pole Position" videogames.
He could seemingly score any kind of film, from that massive all-star-cast WWII blockbuster "The Longest Day" to the bizarre and frightening and excellent "Jacob's Ladder".
He even scored my mostest favoritest funny movie ever: "Top Secret" with Val Kilmer.
Truly a versatile composer.
He will be missed.
Also no longer with us is Andy Hallett, who played the demon Lorne on the "Buffy" and "Angel" TV shows.
I never watched the former but I did watch the latter and I always enjoyed seeing Lorne onscreen.
Mister Hallett died of heart failure at the age of 33. My god, that's young.
May he rest in peace.