BEIJING, March 30 (Xinhuanet) -- Oscar-winning French composer Maurice Jarre, who had composed music for over a hundred and fifty film and television productions, has passed away in Los Angeles, according to media France reports Monday. He was 84.

Composer Maurice Jarre reacts with the Golden Honorary Bear for his lifetime achievement at the 59th Berlinale film festival in Berlin, in this February 12, 2009 file picture.

Jarre, father of electronic music composer and producer Jean-Michel Jarre, had lived in Los Angeles for many years.

    He won his first Oscar in 1962 for "Lawrence of Arabia." "Doctor Zhivago" and "A Passage to India."

    Jarre was awarded two further Oscars for "Doctor Zhivago" and "A Passage to India."