Michel Legrand
Sound
Born February 24, 1932 · Bécon-les-Bruyères, Paris, France
Biography
Michel Jean Legrand (24 February 1932 – 26 January 2019) was a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, jazz pianist, and singer. Legrand was a prolific composer, having written more than 200 film and television scores, in addition to many songs. His scores for two of the films of French New Wave director Jacques Demy, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) and The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967), earned Legrand his first Academy Award nominations. Legrand won his first Oscar for the song "The Windmills of Your Mind" from The Thomas Crown Affair (1968), and additional Oscars for Summer of '42…
Known For · 40 titles
Tony Awards
Spécial cinéma
Vivement dimanche
Champs-Elysées
Sacrée soirée
Le Grand Échiquier
Le monde est à vous
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Numéro un
ABC Afterschool Special
The Oscars
Discorama
30 millions d'amis
Nulle part ailleurs
Samedi soir
Cinépanorama
Victoires de la musique
Cérémonie des César
The Danny Kaye Show
Système 2
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
Un film et son époque
Cléo from 5 to 7
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Behind the Screen
La La La
The World of Jacques Demy
The Beaches of Agnès
Love Lasts Three Years
Her Last Christmas
Callas Assoluta
Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure
Once Upon a Time Michel Legrand
Quincy Jones, Music Man
The Young Girls Turn 25
La chanson 'Lola'
Jacques Demy: The Pink and the Black
Dans les pas de Jean-Paul Rappeneau
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
Michel Legrand and the Cinema