Michel Legrand
French film score composer (1932–2019)
Michel Jean Legrand 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 in the catalog
Credited on 7 films (1961–1982) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 5 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▲ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | The Counterfeiters Of Paris. | Cite Films | 98 min | 35mm | B&W | sound |
| 1964 | The umbrellas of Cherbourg. | Jacques Demy | 91 min | 16mm | Color | sound |
| 1967 | The Young Girls Of Rochefort | Parc Film-Madeleine Films | 122 min | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1968 | Ice Station Zebra | Filmways Pictures Inc | 2:32:00 | 16mm | Color | sound |
| 1968 | The Oldest Profession. | Les Films Gibe S.A.-Francoriz-Rialto Film | 120 min | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1976 | Gable And Lombard | Universal Pictures Co. Inc. | 131 min | 16mm | sound | |
| 1982 | Best Friends | Perrenial | 109 min | 16mm | Color | sound |