Michel Legrand

About

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...

Known for

ABC Afterschool SpecialSeries • 1972May DecemberMovie • 2023Never Say Never AgainMovie • 1983Once Upon a Time... LifeSeries • 1987Once Upon a Time… ManSeries • 1978Once Upon a Time… SpaceSeries • 1982Cléo from 5 to 7Movie • 1962Once Upon a Time... The DiscoverersSeries • 1994The Three MusketeersMovie • 1973The Umbrellas of CherbourgMovie • 1964The Swimming PoolMovie • 1969Once Upon a Time... The ExplorersSeries • 1996Prêt-à-PorterMovie • 1994Once Upon a Time... The AmericasSeries • 1992The Young Girls of RochefortMovie • 1967Vivre Sa VieMovie • 1962Play DirtyMovie • 1969Going and Coming BackMovie • 1985Switching ChannelsMovie • 1988Donkey SkinMovie • 1970The Thomas Crown AffairMovie • 1968Band of OutsidersMovie • 1964BreezyMovie • 1973Ice Station ZebraMovie • 1968