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Michel Legrand
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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, 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 (1971) and Barbra Streisand's Yentl (1983). Legrand was born in Paris, France, to his father, Raymond Legrand, who was himself a conductor and composer, and his mother, Marcelle Der-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 the age of 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 1954 album I Love Paris 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) (from which Recit de Cassard came and in turn, in English became the standard Watch What Happens) and The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967), from which the relyricized "You Must Believe in Spring" is considered a jazz standard. Legrand 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), TriStar Pictures 1998 family film Madeline, 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. ... Source: Article "Michel Legrand" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Filmography

Hommage à Michel Legrand et Jacques Demy au festival Sœurs Jumelles

0

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

Her Last Christmas

7

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

6.875

The World of Jacques Demy
1995-09-22

The Young Girls Turn 25

7.16

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

7.7

Cléo from 5 to 7
1962-04-11

L’Or et le plomb

0

L’Or et le plomb
1966-03-16

Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer

5

Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
2006-01-23

A Time for Loving

5.25

A Time for Loving
1972-04-01

Love Lasts Three Years

5.732

Love Lasts Three Years
2011-12-10

The Beaches of Agnès

7.676

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

7.2

La La La
2018-11-25

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

7.385

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

6.667

Once Upon a Time Michel Legrand
2024-12-04

Behind the screens : Les demoiselles de Rochefort

0

Behind the screens : Les demoiselles de Rochefort
1966-01-01

La chanson 'Lola'

0

La chanson 'Lola'
2008-12-31

Michel Legrand and the Cinema

0

Michel Legrand and the Cinema
2011-04-26

Quincy Jones, Music Man

9

Quincy Jones, Music Man
2025-09-22

Jacques Demy: The Pink and the Black

7.2

Jacques Demy: The Pink and the Black
2024-05-22

Françoise Dorléac, from The Man from Rio to The Young Girls of Rochefort

8

Françoise Dorléac, from The Man from Rio to The Young Girls of Rochefort
2021-12-31

Un film et son époque

10

Un film et son époque
2003-05-17

Behind the Screen

8

Behind the Screen
1966-01-01

7

The Oscars
1953-03-19

Victoires de la musique

3.3

Victoires de la musique
1985-11-23

Nulle part ailleurs

6.125

Nulle part ailleurs
1987-08-31

ABC Afterschool Special

6.533

ABC Afterschool Special
1972-10-04

9.5

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

7.5

Numéro un
1975-04-05

0

Système 2
1975-01-19

6.75

Champs-Elysées
1982-01-16

Il était une fois Champs-Élysées

6.6

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

8.667

Cinépanorama
1956-02-04

6.75

Champs-Elysées
1982-01-16

Le monde est à vous

0

Le monde est à vous
1987-09-13

8

Discorama
1959-02-04

Vivement dimanche

3.625

Vivement dimanche
1998-09-20

The Danny Kaye Show

7

The Danny Kaye Show
1963-09-25

30 millions d'amis

6.167

30 millions d'amis
1976-01-06

6

Samedi soir
1971-01-09

5.7

Sacrée soirée
1987-09-02

Cérémonie des César

4.6

Cérémonie des César
1976-04-03

Cérémonie des César

4.6

Cérémonie des César
1976-04-03

0

Tony Awards
1956-04-01