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. ...
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Filmography
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Movies 203
TV Shows 32
self 32
Director 4
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées (2022)
Dans les pas de Jean-Paul Rappeneau (2022)
Le cinéma de Michel Legrand (2022)
Michel Legrand, la musique enchantée (2022)
Hommage à Michel Legrand et Jacques Demy au festival Sœurs Jumelles (2021)
Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure (2018)
La La La (2018)
The Other Side of the Wind (2018)
J'ai perdu Albert (2018)
A Final Cut for Orson: 40 Years in the Making (2018)
Françoise Dorléac, une promesse (2018)
The Guardians (2017)
Les Parapluies de Cherbourg (2015)
The Price of Fame (2015)
Love Lasts Three Years (2011)
Le Tribunal Des Flagrants Délires (2009)
Oscar and the Lady in Pink (2009)
L'Âge d'or de la musique de films (1965-1975) (2009)
Once Upon a Time... Planet Earth (2008)
Once Upon a Time... The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (2008)
Disco (2008)
Callas Assoluta (2007)
Deadly Lessons (2006)
Cavalcade (2005)
Léaud de Hurle-dents (2004)
Amber Wings (2003)
Un film et son époque (2003)
And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen... (2002)
Season's Beatings (1999)
Doggy Bag (1999)
Vivement dimanche (1998)
Madeline (1998)
In and Out of Fashion (1998)
Once Upon a Time... The Explorers (1996)
The Ring (1996)
The Ring (1996)
The Real Shlemiel (1995)
The World of Jacques Demy (1995)
Les Enfants de Lumière (1995)
Les Miserables (1995)
Ready to Wear (1994)
Once Upon a Time... The Discoverers (1994)
The Young Girls Turn 25 (1993)
The Pickle (1993)
Once Upon a Time... The Americas (1992)
Love at First Sight (1992)
Dingo (1991)
Mountain of Diamonds (1991)
The Burning Shore (1991)
Gaspard and Robinson (1990)
Eternity (1990)
Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less (1990)
Carnaval (1990)
Flight from Paradise (1990)
Fate (1990)
The Jeweller's Shop (1989)
Five Days in June (1989)
Un coupable (1988)
Three Seats for the 26th (1988)
Club de rencontres (1988)
Switching Channels (1988)
Spiral (1987)
Once Upon a Time... Life (1987)
Nulle part ailleurs (1987)
Casanova (1987)
You've Got Beautiful Stairs, You Know... (1986)
Victoires de la musique (1985)
Promises to Keep (1985)
Parking (1985)
Going and Coming Back (1985)
Palace (1985)
Hell Train (1985)
Zoom the White Dolphin (1985)
Paroles et musique (1984)
The Jesse Owens Story (1984)
Secret Places (1984)
Yentl (1983)
A Love in Germany (1983)
Never Say Never Again (1983)
Revenge of the Humanoids (1983)
Best Friends (1982)
Slapstick (Of Another Kind) (1982)
Once Upon a Time… Space (1982)
Qu'est-ce qui fait courir David ? (1982)
Friends of the Family (1982)
A Woman Called Golda (1982)
Bankers Also Have Souls (1982)
The Button (1982)
Champs-Elysées (1982)
Bolero: Dance of Life (1981)
Falling in Love Again (1980)
Atlantic City (1980)
The Hunter (1980)
The Mountain Men (1980)
The Fabulous Adventures of the Legendary Baron Munchausen (1979)
Lady Oscar (1979)
Je vous ferai aimer la vie (1979)
Once Upon a Time... Man (1978)
Mon premier amour (1978)
The Phoenix (1978)
Roads to the South (1978)
One Can Say It Without Getting Angry (1978)
The Other Side of Midnight (1977)
Gulliver's Travels (1977)
Ode to Billy Joe (1976)
The Honeymoon Trip (1976)
Gable and Lombard (1976)
The Smurfs and the Magic Flute (1976)
La Décharge (1976)
30 millions d'amis (1976)
Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York (1975)
Lovers Like Us (1975)
Ann-Margret Smith (1975)
Numéro un (1975)
Cage Without a Key (1975)
Système 2 (1975)
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975)
Spécial cinéma (1974)
Our Time (1974)
It's Good to Be Alive (1974)
The Three Musketeers (1973)
Breezy (1973)
A Slightly Pregnant Man (1973)
F for Fake (1973)
A Doll's House (1973)
Cops and Robbers (1973)
40 Carats (1973)
Story of a Love Story (1973)
The Adventures Of Don Quixote (1973)
Bequest to the Nation (1973)
Le Temps de vivre... Le Temps d'aimer (1973)
The Hostage Gang (1973)
The Outside Man (1972)
Pas folle la guêpe (1972)
Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
ABC Afterschool Special (1972)
One Is a Lonely Number (1972)
Portnoy's Complaint (1972)
Hearth Fires (1972)
A Time for Loving (1972)
La Vie sentimentale de Georges le tueur (1972)
Le Grand Échiquier (1972)
The Old Maid (1972)
Brian's Song (1971)
A Little Sun in Cold Water (1971)
Touch and Go (1971)
Le Mans (1971)
The Go-Between (1971)
Summer of '42 (1971)
The Married Couple of the Year Two (1971)
Samedi soir (1971)
Donkey Skin (1970)
The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun (1970)
Pieces of Dreams (1970)
Wuthering Heights (1970)
To Catch a Pebble (1970)
The Happy Ending (1969)
Appelez-moi Mathilde (1969)
The Picasso Summer (1969)
Castle Keep (1969)
The Swimming Pool (1969)
Play Dirty (1969)
Ice Station Zebra (1968)
The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
A Hatful of Rain (1968)
Sweet November (1968)
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life (1968)
The Man in the Buick (1968)
Pretty Polly (1967)
La Chinoise (1967)
The Oldest Profession (1967)
The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)
1999 A.D. (1967)
Tender Scoundrel (1966)
Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? (1966)
The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean (1966)
Et la femme créa l'amour (1966)
L’or et le plomb (1966)
Funny Money (1966)
A Matter of Resistance (1966)
Behind the Screen (1966)
When the Pheasants Pass (1965)
The Spy Who Went Into Hell (1965)
The Botanical Avatar of Mademoiselle Flora (1965)
From a Distant Gaze (1964)
Le Grand Escroc (1964)
Band of Outsiders (1964)
Village Sweetness (1964)
The Lovers of the France (1964)
Agent 38-24-36 (1964)
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
The Danny Kaye Show (1963)
Maigret Sees Red (1963)
The Lovely Month of May (1963)
Love Is a Ball (1963)
Bay of Angels (1963)
L'Amérique lunaire (1963)
The Empire of Night (1962)
Eva (1962)
The Gentleman from Epsom (1962)
Vivre Sa Vie (1962)
Playtime in Paris (1962)
A Swelled Head (1962)
Comme un poisson dans l'eau (1962)
Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962)
La luxure (1962)
La Gourmandise (1962)
La Paresse (1962)
L'Envie (1962)
The Seven Deadly Sins (1962)
La colère (1962)
The Counterfeiters of Paris (1961)
A Woman Is a Woman (1961)
It Means That Much to Me (1961)
The Winner (1961)
Lola (1961)
Melancholia (1961)
The Fiancés of Macdonald Bridge (1961)
The French Game (1960)
The Door Slams (1960)
Jack of Spades (1960)
Wasteland (1960)
America as Seen by a Frenchman (1960)
Jours de mes années (1959)
Discorama (1959)
Sinners of Paris (1958)
Too Many Lovers (1957)
The Tricyclist (1957)
Tony Awards (1956)
Cinépanorama (1956)
Razzia (1955)
Lovers' Net (1955)
The Oscars (1953)
Her Last Christmas (1952)
The Jesse Owens Story
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Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1932-02-24
Deathday2019-01-26 (86 years old)
Birth NameMichel Jean Legrand
Birth Place20th arrondissement of Paris, France
Height1.87-meter
RelationshipsMacha Méril (2014-09-18 - 2019-01-26)
ChildrenEugénie Angot
FatherRaymond Legrand
SiblingsOlivier Legrand, Christiane Legrand, Benjamin Legrand
CitizenshipsFrance, United States of America
Also Known AsMichel Jean Legrand
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Original Song Score, Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score, Commander of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the Legion of Honour, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Order of the Badge of Honour, Golden Globe Award
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