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Lara's Theme" is the name given to a leitmotif written for the 1965 film Doctor Zhivago by composer Maurice Jarre. Soon afterward, the leitmotif became the basis of the song "Somewhere, My Love". [1] Numerous versions, both orchestral and vocal, have been recorded, among the most popular was the version by Ray Conniff Singers.
Doctor Zhivago: The Original Sound Track Album is the soundtrack album composed by Maurice Jarre for the 1965 film Doctor Zhivago.The soundtrack garnered critical acclaim and won the Academy Award for Best Music Score—Substantially Original and the Grammy Award for Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Show.
Doctor Zhivago is one of the stillest motion pictures of all time, and an occasional bumpy train ride or crudely inserted cavalry charge only points up its essential immobility." [44] The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "The best one can say of Doctor Zhivago is that it is an honest failure. Boris Pasternak's sprawling, complex, elusive novel is ...
He followed with The Train (1964) and Grand Prix (1966), both for director John Frankenheimer, and in between had another great success in David Lean's Doctor Zhivago, which included the lyricless tune "Lara's Theme" (later the tune for the song "Somewhere My Love"), and which earned him his second Oscar.
"Somewhere, My Love" ("Lara's Theme" from Dr. Zhivago) (Maurice Jarre, Paul Francis Webster) "Days of Wine and Roses" (from the motion picture Days of Wine and Roses) (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" (vocal solo by Jay Meyer) (written by Rolf Harris)
Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler had one of the biggest hits of 1966 with "The Ballad of the Green Berets". Ray Conniff and his singers topped the chart with "Somewhere, My Love", a vocal interpretation of "Lara's Theme" from the film Doctor Zhivago. [15] "
The lyrics of the album's title track were sung to the music of "Lara's Theme" from the film Doctor Zhivago, and it became a US top 10 single. [1] The album reached the US top 20 and went platinum, and Conniff won a Grammy.
"Lara's Theme from 'Dr. Zhivago'" (1966) "Born Free" (1966) "Sunrise, Sunset" (1967) "Born Free" is a popular song with music by John Barry and lyrics by Don Black. [1]