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Michel Legrand
Known For
Sound
Birthday
1932-02-24,Bécon-les-Bruyères, Paris, France
Gender
Male
Biography
Michel Jean Legrand (24 February 1932 – 26 January 2019) was a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, and jazz pianist. Legrand was a prolific composer, having written over 200 film and television scores, in addition to many songs. His scores for 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). Legrand was born in Paris to his father, Raymond Legrand, who was himself a conductor and composer, and his mother, Marcelle Ter-Mikaëlian, who was the sister of conductor Jacques Hélian. Raymond and Marcelle were married in 1929. His maternal grandfather was Armenian. Legrand composed more than two hundred film and television scores. He won three Oscars and five Grammys. He studied music at the Conservatoire de Paris from age 11, working with, among others, Nadia Boulanger and graduated with top honors as both a composer and a pianist. He burst upon the international music scene at 22 when his album I Love Paris (album) became a surprise hit. He established his name in the United States by working with such jazz stars as Miles Davis and Stan Getz. His sister Christiane Legrand was a member of The Swingle Singers and his niece Victoria Legrand is a member of the dream pop band Beach House. Legrand composed music for Jacques Demy's films The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) and The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967), and appeared and performed in Agnès Varda's Cléo from 5 to 7 (1961). He also composed music for Joseph Losey's Eva (1962), The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) (which features "The Windmills of Your Mind"), Ice Station Zebra (1968), The Picasso Summer (1969), The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun (1970), The Go-Between (1971), Summer of '42 (1971), Clint Eastwood's Breezy (1973), The Three Musketeers (1973), Orson Welles's last-completed film F for Fake (1974) and would later compose the score for Welles's posthumously-released movie The Other Side of the Wind (2018). He also composed the score for Yentl (1983), as well as the film score for Louis Malle's film Atlantic City (1980). His instrumental version of the theme from Brian's Song charted 56th in 1972 on the Billboard's pop chart. Legrand died of sepsis, during the night of 25–26 January 2019, at the American Hospital of Paris in Neuilly-sur-Seine, where he had been hospitalized for two weeks for a pulmonary infection. His funeral was held in Paris at the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral on 1 February 2019. He was interred at the Père Lachaise Cemetery. He remained active until his death and had concerts scheduled to take place in the spring. In 1997, Legrand composed the score for the musical Le Passe-muraille, with a book by Didier Van Cauwelaert. It premiered on Broadway in 2002 as Amour and was translated into English by Jeremy Sams and was directed by James Lapine. This musical was his Broadway debut and he was nominated for a Tony Award in 2003 for Best Score. Later he recorded Legrand Affair with Melissa Errico, a 100-piece symphony orchestra that included songs with lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman. ... Source: Article "Michel Legrand" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Filmography

Hommage à Michel Legrand et Jacques Demy au festival Sœurs Jumelles

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Hommage à Michel Legrand et Jacques Demy au festival Sœurs Jumelles
2021-08-16

Her Last Christmas

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Her Last Christmas
1952-12-12

Dans les pas de Jean-Paul Rappeneau

6

Dans les pas de Jean-Paul Rappeneau
2022-03-24

The World of Jacques Demy

6.5

The World of Jacques Demy
1995-09-22

The Young Girls Turn 25

7.1

The Young Girls Turn 25
1993-05-19

A Final Cut for Orson: 40 Years in the Making

6.8

A Final Cut for Orson: 40 Years in the Making
2018-09-01

Callas Assoluta

6.5

Callas Assoluta
2007-12-20

Cléo from 5 to 7

7.696

Cléo from 5 to 7
1962-04-11

L’Or et le plomb

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L’Or et le plomb
1966-03-16

Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer

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Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
2006-01-23

A Time for Loving

4

A Time for Loving
1972-04-01

Love Lasts Three Years

5.682

Love Lasts Three Years
2011-12-10

The Beaches of Agnès

7.7

The Beaches of Agnès
2008-12-17

Ann-Margret Smith

7

Ann-Margret Smith
1975-11-20

Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure

9

Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure
2018-12-25

7.25

La La La
2018-11-25

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

7.375

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964-02-19

Once Upon a Time... The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

8

Once Upon a Time... The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
2008-05-18

Françoise Dorléac, une promesse

6

Françoise Dorléac, une promesse
2018-07-10

Once Upon a Time Michel Legrand

6.5

Once Upon a Time Michel Legrand
2024-12-04

Behind the screens : Jacques Demy's Les demoiselles de Rochefort

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Behind the screens : Jacques Demy's Les demoiselles de Rochefort
1966-01-01

Un film et son époque

10

Un film et son époque
2003-05-17

Behind the Screen

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Behind the Screen
1966-01-01

7

The Oscars
1953-03-19

Victoires de la musique

2

Victoires de la musique
1985-11-23

Nulle part ailleurs

5.6

Nulle part ailleurs
1987-08-31

Le Grand Échiquier

8

Le Grand Échiquier
1972-01-12

4.6

Tony Awards
1956-04-01

ABC Afterschool Special

6.4

ABC Afterschool Special
1972-10-04

0

Spécial cinéma
1974-09-25

Le Grand Échiquier

8

Le Grand Échiquier
1972-01-12

Le Grand Échiquier

8

Le Grand Échiquier
1972-01-12

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

6

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975-01-12

6

Numéro un
1975-04-05

0

Système 2
1975-01-19

6.2

Champs-Elysées
1982-01-16

Il était une fois Champs-Élysées

6.6

Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
2022-12-21

8

Cinépanorama
1956-02-04

6.2

Champs-Elysées
1982-01-16

Le monde est à vous

0

Le monde est à vous
1987-09-13

0

Discorama
1959-02-04

Vivement dimanche

3.2

Vivement dimanche
1998-09-20

The Danny Kaye Show

6.3

The Danny Kaye Show
1963-09-25

30 millions d'amis

5.8

30 millions d'amis
1976-01-06

6

Samedi soir
1971-01-09

6.2

Sacrée soirée
1987-09-02