Michel Legrand
Personal Info
Know For
Sound
Gender
Male
Birthday
1932-02-24 (87 years old)
Deathday
2019-01-26
Place of Birth
Bécon-les-Bruyères, Paris, France
Also known As
Michel Jean Legrand
Michel Legrand
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 m...
Acting
2021
as Self (archive footage)
1952
as Conductor (uncredited)
2022
1995
as Self
1993
as Self
2018
as Self - Composer
2007
as Self (archive footage)
1962
as Bob, the Pianist
1966
as Musician
2006
1972
as Grondin
2011
as Michel Legrand
2008
as Self (archive footage)
1975
as Himself
2018
2018
as Self - Music Composer
1964
as Jean (singing voice) (uncredited)
2018
2024
1966
2008
as Self
2011
as Musician
Production
1983
as Original Music Composer
1962
as Original Music Composer
1983
as Original Music Composer
1972
as Original Music Composer
1968
as Original Music Composer
1966
as Original Music Composer
1973
as Original Music Composer
1971
as Original Music Composer
1970
as Original Music Composer
1994
as Original Music Composer
1960
as Original Music Composer
1969
as Original Music Composer
1971
as Original Music Composer
1970
as Original Music Composer
1964
as Original Music Composer
1979
as Original Music Composer
1974
as Original Music Composer
1984
as Original Music Composer
1972
as Original Music Composer
1973
as Original Music Composer
1969
as Music
1968
as Music Director
1984
as Music
1991
as Music
1991
as Original Music Composer
1966
as Original Music Composer
1969
as Conductor
1982
as Music
1975
as Original Music Composer
1980
as Original Music Composer
1963
as Original Music Composer
1962
as Music
1962
as Music
1962
as Sound
1989
as Director
1990
as Music
1988
as Original Music Composer
1974
as Original Music Composer
1974
as Conductor
1966
as Original Music Composer
1987
as Original Music Composer
1973
as Original Music Composer
1976
as Original Music Composer
1975
as Original Music Composer
1962
as Original Music Composer
2003
as Music
1964
as Original Music Composer
1975
as Original Music Composer
1983
as Original Music Composer
1971
as Original Music Composer
1995
as Music
1962
as Original Music Composer
1972
as Conductor
1964
as Original Music Composer
1973
as Original Music Composer
1996
as Original Music Composer
1980
as Original Music Composer
1983
as Original Music Composer
1982
as Original Music Composer
1964
as Original Music Composer
1970
as Original Music Composer
1976
as Original Music Composer
1978
as Original Music Composer
1972
as Original Music Composer
1973
as Music
1981
as Music
1995
as Original Music Composer
1969
as Music
1985
as Music
1967
as Original Music Composer
1965
2022
as Original Music Composer
1980
as Music
1973
as Original Music Composer
2022
as Original Music Composer
1961
as Original Music Composer
1961
as Musician
1955
as Original Music Composer
1986
as Original Music Composer
1965
as Music
1962
as Original Music Composer
1989
as Writer
1978
as Music
1971
as Original Music Composer
1970
as Original Music Composer
1975
as Music
1971
as Original Music Composer
1969
as Original Music Composer
1962
as Songs
1972
as Original Music Composer
1972
as Original Music Composer
1972
as Conductor
1961
as Original Music Composer
1977
as Original Music Composer
1960
as Original Music Composer
1967
as Music
1985
as Music
1990
as Music
1978
as Original Music Composer
1972
as Music
1967
as Original Music Composer
1990
as Music
1973
as Original Music Composer
1961
as Music
1987
as Music
1989
as Original Music Composer
1985
as Original Music Composer
1985
as Original Music Composer
1967
as Songs
1983
as Songs
1970
as Songs
1971
as Original Music Composer
1972
as Original Music Composer
1985
as Music
1968
as Original Music Composer
1968
as Original Music Composer
1971
as Original Music Composer
1980
as Original Music Composer
1980
as Conductor
2015
as Music Director
1967
as Original Music Composer
2015
as Author
1972
as Original Music Composer
1962
as Original Music Composer
1964
as Original Music Composer
1990
as Original Music Composer
1990
as Conductor
1999
as Original Music Composer
1966
as Original Music Composer
1966
as Conductor
1998
as Original Music Composer
1984
as Original Music Composer
2005
as Original Music Composer
2018
as Original Music Composer
1973
as Original Music Composer
1995
as Original Music Composer
1962
as Music
1964
as Music
1968
as Original Music Composer
1961
as Music
1976
as Original Music Composer
2004
as Music Arranger
2004
as Music
1969
as Music
1977
as Music
1968
as Music
1993
as Original Music Composer
2017
as Original Music Composer
1964
as Music
1955
as Music Director
1961
as Original Music Composer
1973
as Conductor
1968
as Conductor
1964
as Conductor
1964
as Songs
1973
as Original Music Composer
1959
as Music
1963
as Music
1988
as Music
1969
as Conductor
1970
as Original Music Composer
1969
as Music
2006
as Music
1963
as Original Music Composer
1961
as Original Music Composer
1958
as Music
1960
as Music
1960
as Music
1967
as Original Music Composer
1967
as Other
1967
as Music Director
1968
as Conductor
1982
as Original Music Composer
1963
as Original Music Composer
1963
as Original Music Composer
1972
2009
as Music
1962
as Original Music Composer
1962
as Music
1993
as Music
1988
as Original Music Composer
1982
as Music
1973
as Music
1975
1973
as Original Music Composer
1957
as Original Music Composer
1968
as Original Music Composer
2018
as Original Music Composer
2008
as Original Music Composer
1957
as Conductor
1961
as Original Music Composer
1955
as Music Arranger
1981
as Original Music Composer
1985
as Original Music Composer
1982
as Original Music Composer
2015
as Music
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