Though you may never have heard of him, I sincerely hope you've been exposed to his work. Maurice Jarre was the dictionary definition of a maestro - and, by both anecdotal evidence and his enthusiasm for electronic music (see: The Year of Living Dangerously), not even a snobby artist. Though if any contemporary musician ever earned the right to be snobby, it was him.
Click to watch the maestro conducting the Royal Philharmonic through the overture from Lawrence of Arabia, intercut with clips from the film and culminating with that fascinating, magical panning shot of Lawrence's feet as he strides across the top of a train. The concert VHS this is from is somewhere between fifteen and twenty years old, so the quality isn't amazing but the sound is just fine. The clip posted below features the main titles, and continues on to the opening scene. If that doesn't make you want to go watch the picture - or at least sit back for a minute and ponder Jarre's genius - I don't know what will.
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