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Michel Legrand

Michel Legrand

Sound · Born 1932-02-24 · Bécon-les-Bruyères, Paris, France

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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 pian…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) — Jean (singing voice) (uncredited)
  2. Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962) — Bob, the Pianist
  3. Love Lasts Three Years (2011) — Self
  4. The Beaches of Agnès (2008) — Self (archive footage)
  5. The Oscars (1953) — Self
  6. The Young Girls Turn 25 (1993) — Self
  7. The World of Jacques Demy (1995) — Self
  8. ABC Afterschool Special (1972) — Self
  9. A Final Cut for Orson: 40 Years in the Making (2018) — Self - Composer
  10. Nulle part ailleurs (1987) — Self
  11. Champs-Elysées (1982) — Self - Main Guest
  12. Vivement dimanche (1998) — Self
  13. Sacrée soirée (1987) — Self
  14. Cérémonie des César (1976) — Self - Presenter
  15. Callas Assoluta (2007) — Self (archive footage)
  16. A Time for Loving (1972) — Grondin
  17. La La La (2018) — Self - Music Composer
  18. Il était une fois Champs-Élysées (2022) — Self (archive footage)
  19. The Danny Kaye Show (1963) — Self
  20. Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure (2018) — Self
  21. Once Upon a Time Michel Legrand (2024) — Self
  22. Jacques Demy: The Pink and the Black (2024)
  23. Victoires de la musique (1985) — Self
  24. Le Grand Échiquier (1972) — Self
  25. Cinépanorama (1956) — Self
  26. 30 millions d'amis (1976) — Self
  27. Ann-Margret Smith (1975) — Self
  28. Quincy Jones, Music Man (2025) — Self (archive footage)
  29. Spécial cinéma (1974) — Self
  30. Numéro un (1975) — Self
  31. Her Last Christmas (1952) — Conductor (uncredited)
  32. Dans les pas de Jean-Paul Rappeneau (2022) — Self
  33. Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer (2006) — Self
  34. Once Upon a Time... The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (2008) — Self
  35. Françoise Dorléac, une promesse (2018) — Self
  36. Françoise Dorléac, from The Man from Rio to The Young Girls of Rochefort (2021) — self
  37. Un film et son époque (2003) — Self
  38. Behind the Screen (1966) — Self
  39. Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975) — Self
  40. Discorama (1959) — Self

Directed

  1. Five Days in June (1989) — Director
  2. Love at First Sight (1992) — Director