Sound
Michel Legrand
1932 · Bécon-les-Bruyères, Paris, France
30 films
Bio
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).
Filmography
Never Say Never Again
Original Music Composer
Vivre Sa Vie
Original Music Composer
The Swimming Pool
Original Music Composer
Prêt-à-Porter
Original Music Composer
Lola
Original Music Composer
The Thomas Crown Affair
Original Music Composer
Cléo from 5 to 7
Bob, the Pianist
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Jean (singing voice) (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers
Original Music Composer
The Young Girls of Rochefort
Songs
Going and Coming Back
Original Music Composer
Donkey Skin
Original Music Composer