MICHEL LEGRAND

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Michel Legrand (French pronunciation: ​[miʃɛl ləɡʁɑ̃]; 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. His father, Raymond Legrand, was a conductor and composer.and his mother was Marcelle Ter-Mikaëlian, sister of conductor Jacques Hélian. They married in 1929. He was of Armenian descent.

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
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MICHEL LEGRAND Legrand Jazz (aka Michel Legrand Meets Miles Davis) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Legrand Jazz (aka Michel Legrand Meets Miles Davis)
Hard Bop 1958
MICHEL LEGRAND Scarlet Ribbons - Michel Legrand's Folksongs For Orchestra album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Scarlet Ribbons - Michel Legrand's Folksongs For Orchestra
Pop/Art Song/Folk 1958
MICHEL LEGRAND Legrand Piano album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Legrand Piano
Hard Bop 1959
MICHEL LEGRAND Rendezvous In Paris album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Rendezvous In Paris
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1962
MICHEL LEGRAND Big band plays Richard Rodgers album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Big band plays Richard Rodgers
Big Band 1963
MICHEL LEGRAND Peau d'âne album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Peau d'âne
Third Stream 1970
MICHEL LEGRAND Brian's Song album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Brian's Song
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1971
MICHEL LEGRAND The Three Musketeers album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Three Musketeers
Third Stream 1973
MICHEL LEGRAND Le Jazz Grand album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Le Jazz Grand
Third Stream 1978
MICHEL LEGRAND Performs His Symphonic Suite From 0.00 | 0 ratings
Performs His Symphonic Suite From "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg" Theme and Variations for Two Pianos and Orchestra From "The Go-Between"
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1979
MICHEL LEGRAND Michel Legrand - Stephane Grappelli album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Michel Legrand - Stephane Grappelli
Swing 1992
MICHEL LEGRAND Michel Plays Legrand album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Michel Plays Legrand
Third Stream 1993
MICHEL LEGRAND The Warm Shade of Memory album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Warm Shade of Memory
Hard Bop 1995
MICHEL LEGRAND Big Band album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Big Band
Big Band 1999
MICHEL LEGRAND Concerto pour Piano, Concerto pour Violoncelle album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Concerto pour Piano, Concerto pour Violoncelle
Third Stream 2017
MICHEL LEGRAND The Other Side Of The Wind album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Other Side Of The Wind
Jazz Related Soundtracks 2019

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MICHEL LEGRAND At Shelly's Manne-Hole album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
At Shelly's Manne-Hole
Jazz Related Soundtracks 2005

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MICHEL LEGRAND Les Moulins de mon cœur album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Les Moulins de mon cœur
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1998
MICHEL LEGRAND Happy Radio Days album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Happy Radio Days
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1998
MICHEL LEGRAND Anthologie album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Anthologie
Jazz Related Soundtracks 2000
MICHEL LEGRAND Le cinéma de Michel Legrand album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Le cinéma de Michel Legrand
Jazz Related Soundtracks 2005
MICHEL LEGRAND Le Cinéma de Michel Legrand : Nouvelle Vague album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Le Cinéma de Michel Legrand : Nouvelle Vague
Jazz Related Soundtracks 2006
MICHEL LEGRAND Anthology album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Anthology
Jazz Related Soundtracks 2013
MICHEL LEGRAND Le Monde Instrumental 1953-1962 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Le Monde Instrumental 1953-1962
Pop/Art Song/Folk 2020

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Il était une fois... l'espace
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1982

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