The son of French composer Raymond Legrand, Michel Legrand studied at the Paris Conservatory before launching a career as a singer/bandleader. A film composer from the late '50s, Legrand scored his first international hit with The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964), a fond throwback to the airy Rene Clair musicals of the '30s. Legrand's style was usually described as "haunting," with emphasis on minor-key orchestrations and liberal usage of violins. He won Academy Awards for his work on The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) (which yielded the hit song "Windmills of My Mind"), Summer of '42 (1972) and Barbra Streisand's Yentl (1983), which like Umbrellas of Cherbourg was virtually wall-to-wall music. Much of Legrand's subsequent work has been unremarkable, tending to rely upon what had been successful in his past compositions. In 1989, Michel Legrand made his film directing bow with the semi-autobiographical Five Days in June. Eleven years earlier, an interview between Michel Legrand and TV host Mike Douglas resulted in an Emmy for Douglas's daytime chatfest.
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Michel Legrand & Friends: 50 Years of Music and Movies
Conductor, Performance |
2010 | |||
Michel Legrand and the Cinema
Conductor, Performance |
2009 | |||
Michel Legrand: Legrand Jazz
Director |
2009 | |||
And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen
Composer (Music Score) |
2002 | |||
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Brian's Song
Composer (Music Score) |
2001 | |||
La Bûche
Composer (Music Score) |
1999 | |||
Emporte-Moi
Composer (Music Score) |
1998 | |||
Madeline
Composer (Music Score) |
1998 | |||
A Hundred and One Nights
Composer (Music Score) |
1995 | |||
Die Schelm von Schelm
Composer (Music Score) |
1995 | |||
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Les Enfants De Lumière
Composer (Music Score), Songwriter |
1995 | |||
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Les Misérables
Composer (Music Score), Songwriter |
1995 | |||
The World of Jacques Demy
Composer (Music Score) |
1995 | |||
Prêt-à-Porter
Composer (Music Score) |
1994 | |||
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Les Demoiselles Ont Eu 25 Ans
Actor, Composer (Music Score) |
1993 | |||
The Pickle
Composer (Music Score) |
1993 | |||
Dingo
Composer (Music Score) |
1992 | |||
Eternity
Composer (Music Score) |
1990 | |||
Fate
Composer (Music Score) |
1990 | |||
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Fuga Dal Paradiso
Composer (Music Score) |
1990 | |||
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Gaspard et Robinson
Composer (Music Score) |
1990 | |||
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Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less
Composer (Music Score) |
1990 | |||
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Cinq Jours en Juin
Composer (Music Score), Director, Screenwriter |
1988 | |||
Switching Channels
Composer (Music Score) |
1988 | |||
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Trois Places Pour Le 26
Composer (Music Score) |
1988 | |||
Casanova
Composer (Music Score) |
1987 | |||
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Club de Rencontres
Composer (Music Score) |
1987 | |||
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Spirale
Composer (Music Score) |
1987 | |||
As Summers Die
Composer (Music Score) |
1986 | |||
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Danielle Steel's 'Crossings'
Cinematographer |
1986 | |||
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Promises to Keep
Composer (Music Score) |
1986 | |||
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Palace
Composer (Music Score) |
1985 | |||
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Parking
Composer (Music Score) |
1985 | |||
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Partir, Revenir
Composer (Music Score) |
1985 | |||
Sins
Composer (Music Score) |
1985 | |||
Bolero
Composer (Music Score) |
1984 | |||
Micki + Maude
Composer (Music Score), Songwriter |
1984 | |||
Paroles Et Musique
Composer (Music Score), Songwriter |
1984 | |||
Secret Places
Composer (Music Score) |
1984 | |||
The Jesse Owens Story
Composer (Music Score) |
1984 | |||
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Train d'enfer
Composer (Music Score) |
1984 | |||
Eine Liebe in Deutschland
Composer (Music Score) |
1983 | |||
Never Say Never Again
Composer (Music Score) |
1983 | |||
Yentl
Composer (Music Score) |
1983 | |||
A Woman Called Golda
Composer (Music Score) |
1982 | |||
Best Friends
Composer (Music Score) |
1982 | |||
Le Cadeau
Composer (Music Score) |
1982 | |||
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Qu-est-ce Qui Fait Courir David?
Composer (Music Score) |
1982 | |||
Slapstick of Another Kind
Composer (Music Score), Songwriter |
1982 | |||
The Smurfs and the Magic Flute
Composer (Music Score) |
1982 | |||
Les Uns et les autres
Composer (Music Score) |
1981 | |||
Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid
Composer (Music Score) |
1981 | |||
Atlantic City
Composer (Music Score) |
1980 | |||
Falling in Love Again
Composer (Music Score), Songwriter |
1980 | |||
The Hunter
Composer (Music Score) |
1980 | |||
The Mountain Men
Composer (Music Score) |
1980 | |||
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Lady Oscar
Composer (Music Score) |
1979 | |||
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Les Fabuleuses Aventures du Legendaire Baron de Munchausen
Composer (Music Score) |
1979 | |||
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Hi no tori
Composer (Music Score) |
1978 | |||
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Les Routes Du Sud
Composer (Music Score) |
1978 | |||
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Mon Premier Amour
Composer (Music Score) |
1978 | |||
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On Peut Le Dire Sans Se Facher
Composer (Music Score) |
1978 | |||
Gulliver's Travels
Composer (Music Score) |
1977 | |||
The Other Side of Midnight
Composer (Music Score) |
1977 | |||
Gable and Lombard
Composer (Music Score) |
1976 | |||
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Le Voyage de Noces
Composer (Music Score) |
1976 | |||
Ode to Billy Joe
Composer (Music Score) |
1976 | |||
Cage Without a Key
Composer (Music Score) |
1975 | |||
Le Sauvage
Composer (Music Score) |
1975 | |||
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Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York
Composer (Music Score) |
1975 | |||
The Four Musketeers
Composer (Music Score) |
1975 | |||
It's Good to Be Alive
Composer (Music Score) |
1974 | |||
Our Time
Composer (Music Score) |
1974 | |||
40 Carats
Composer (Music Score) |
1973 | |||
A Doll's House
Composer (Music Score) |
1973 | |||
A Slightly Pregnant Man
Composer (Music Score) |
1973 | |||
Breezy
Composer (Music Score) |
1973 | |||
Cops and Robbers
Composer (Music Score) |
1973 | |||
F for Fake
Composer (Music Score) |
1973 | |||
Impossible Object
Composer (Music Score) |
1973 | |||
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The Adventures of Don Quixote
Composer (Music Score) |
1973 | |||
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The Nelson Affair
Composer (Music Score) |
1973 | |||
The Outside Man
Composer (Music Score) |
1973 | |||
The Three Musketeers
Composer (Music Score) |
1973 | |||
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La Vieille Fille
Composer (Music Score) |
1972 | |||
Lady Sings the Blues
Composer (Music Score) |
1972 | |||
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Les Feux de la Chandeleur
Composer (Music Score) |
1972 | |||
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One Is a Lonely Number
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1972 | |||
Portnoy's Complaint
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1972 | |||
A Few Hours of Sunlight
Composer (Music Score) |
1971 | |||
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A Time for Loving
Actor, Composer (Music Score) |
1971 | |||
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La Poudre d'escampette
Composer (Music Score) |
1971 | |||
Le Mans
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1971 | |||
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Les Mariés De L'An II
Composer (Music Score) |
1971 | |||
Summer of '42
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1971 | |||
The Go-Between
Composer (Music Score) |
1971 | |||
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Appellez-Moi Mathilde
Composer (Music Score) |
1970 | |||
Brian's Song
Composer (Music Score) |
1970 | |||
Donkey Skin
Composer (Music Score) |
1970 | |||
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Pieces of Dreams
Composer (Music Score) |
1970 | |||
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The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1970 | |||
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The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart
Composer (Music Score) |
1970 | |||
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Wuthering Heights
Composer (Music Score) |
1970 | |||
Castle Keep
Composer (Music Score) |
1969 | |||
La Piscine
Composer (Music Score) |
1969 | |||
Play Dirty
Composer (Music Score) |
1969 | |||
The Happy Ending
Composer (Music Score) |
1969 | |||
The Picasso Summer
Composer (Music Score) |
1969 | |||
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A Matter of Innocence
Composer (Music Score) |
1968 | |||
How to Save a Marriage (And Ruin Your Life)
Composer (Music Score), Songwriter |
1968 | |||
Ice Station Zebra
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1968 | |||
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Sweet November
Composer (Music Score) |
1968 | |||
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The Thomas Crown Affair
Composer (Music Score) |
1968 | |||
The Oldest Profession
Composer (Music Score) |
1967 | |||
The Young Girls of Rochefort
Composer (Music Score) |
1967 | |||
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Code Name: Jaguar
Composer (Music Score) |
1966 | |||
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Tender Scoundrel
Composer (Music Score) |
1966 | |||
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The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1966 | |||
La Vie de Château
Composer (Music Score) |
1965 | |||
Bande à Part
Composer (Music Score) |
1964 | |||
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Les Plus Belles Escroqueries Du Monde
Composer (Music Score) |
1964 | |||
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The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Composer (Music Score), Musical Direction/Supervision |
1964 | |||
Une Ravissante Idiote
Composer (Music Score) |
1964 | |||
Bay of Angels
Composer (Music Score) |
1963 | |||
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Le Joli Mai
Composer (Music Score) |
1963 | |||
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Love Is a Ball
Composer (Music Score) |
1963 | |||
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The French Game
Composer (Music Score) |
1963 | |||
Cleo from 5 to 7
Actor, Composer (Music Score) |
1962 | |||
Eva
Composer (Music Score), Songwriter |
1962 | |||
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Le Gentleman d'Epsom
Composer (Music Score) |
1962 | |||
Les Sept Péchés Capitaux
Composer (Music Score) |
1962 | |||
My Life to Live
Composer (Music Score) |
1962 | |||
A Woman Is a Woman
Composer (Music Score) |
1961 | |||
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Le Cave Se Rebiffe
Composer (Music Score) |
1961 | |||
Lola
Composer (Music Score) |
1961 |
