Michel Legrand
Biography
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 W…
Known For
Cléo from 5 to 7
Bob, the Pianist
Vivre Sa Vie
Original Music Composer
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Jean (singing voice) (uncredited)
The Young Girls of Rochefort
Music Director
Band of Outsiders
Original Music Composer
Donkey Skin
Original Music Composer
Never Say Never Again
Original Music Composer
The Swimming Pool
Original Music Composer
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Filmography
Acting (48)
Movies (25)
Quincy Jones | Music Man
2025as Self (archive footage)
Once Upon a Time Michel Legrand
2024as Self
Jacques Demy: The Pink and the Black
2024
Dans les pas de Jean-Paul Rappeneau
2022as Self
Hommage à Michel Legrand et Jacques Demy au festival Sœurs Jumelles
2021as Self (archive footage)
La La La
2018as Self - Music Composer
Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure
2018as Self
Françoise Dorléac, une promesse
2018as Self
A Final Cut for Orson: 40 Years in the Making
2018as Self - Composer
Michel Legrand and the Cinema
2011as Musician
Love Lasts Three Years
2011as Self
The Beaches of Agnès
2008as Self (archive footage)
La chanson 'Lola'
2008as Self
Once Upon a Time... The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
2008as Self
Callas Assoluta
2007as Self (archive footage)
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
2006as Self
The World of Jacques Demy
1995as Self
The Young Girls Turn 25
1993as Self
Ann-Margret Smith
1975as Self
A Time for Loving
1972as Grondin
L’Or et le plomb
1966as Musician
Behind the screens : Les demoiselles de Rochefort
1966as Self
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964as Jean (singing voice) (uncredited)
Cléo from 5 to 7
1962as Bob, the Pianist
Her Last Christmas
1952as Conductor (uncredited)
Television (23)
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
2022as Self (archive footage)
Un film et son époque
2003as Self
Vivement dimanche
1998as Self
Sacrée Soirée
1987as Self
Le monde est à vous
1987as Self
Nulle part ailleurs
1987as Self
Victoires de la musique
1985as Self
Champs-Elysées
1982as Self - Main Guest
30 millions d'amis
1976as Self
Cérémonie des César
1976as Self - Presenter
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975as Self
Numéro un
1975as Self
Système 2
1975as Self
Spécial cinéma
1974as Self
Le Grand Échiquier
1972as Self - Guest
ABC Afterschool Special
1972as Self
Samedi soir
1971as Self
Behind the Screen
1966as Self
The Danny Kaye Show
1963as Self
Discorama
1959as Self
Tony Awards
1956as Self - Nominee
Cinépanorama
1956as Self
The Oscars
1953as Self
Crew (216)
Movies (204)
Michel Legrand, la musique enchantée
2022Original Music Composer
Le cinéma de Michel Legrand
2022Original Music Composer
Michel Legrand, enchanted music
2022Original Music Composer
J'ai perdu Albert
2018Original Music Composer
The Other Side of the Wind
2018Original Music Composer
The Guardians
2017Original Music Composer
Les Parapluies de Cherbourg
2015Author
Les Parapluies de Cherbourg
2015Music Director
The Price of Fame
2015Original Music Composer
Oscar and the Lady in Pink
2009Original Music Composer
Disco
2008Original Music Composer
Deadly Lessons
2006Original Music Composer
Cavalcade
2005Original Music Composer
The Young Girls of Rochefort
2004Music Arranger
Amber Wings
2003Original Music Composer
And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...
2002Original Music Composer
Season's Beatings
1999Original Music Composer
Madeline
1998Original Music Composer
The Ring
1996Original Music Composer
Aaron’s Magic Village
1995Original Music Composer
Les Miserables
1995Original Music Composer
The World of Jacques Demy
1995Original Music Composer
Prêt-à-Porter
1994Original Music Composer
The Pickle
1993Original Music Composer
The Young Girls Turn 25
1993Original Music Composer
Dingo
1991Original Music Composer
Mountain of Diamonds
1991Original Music Composer
Eternity
1990Conductor
Eternity
1990Original Music Composer
Gaspard and Robinson
1990Original Music Composer
Flight from Paradise
1990Original Music Composer
Carnaval
1990Main Title Theme Composer
The Jeweller's Shop
1989Original Music Composer
Five Days in June
1989Director
Five Days in June
1989Writer
Switching Channels
1988Original Music Composer
Three Seats for the 26th
1988Original Music Composer
Un coupable
1988Original Music Composer
Spiral
1987Original Music Composer
Casanova
1987Original Music Composer
You've Got Beautiful Stairs, You Know...
1986Original Music Composer
As Summers Die
1986Original Music Composer
Parking
1985Original Music Composer
Palace
1985Original Music Composer
Going and Coming Back
1985Original Music Composer
Hell Train
1985Original Music Composer
Zoom the White Dolphin
1985Original Music Composer
Promises to Keep
1985Original Music Composer
The Jesse Owens Story
1984Original Music Composer
Secret Places
1984Original Music Composer
Paroles et musique
1984Original Music Composer
Never Say Never Again
1983Original Music Composer
Yentl
1983Original Music Composer
Yentl
1983Songs
A Love in Germany
1983Original Music Composer
Revenge of the Humanoids
1983Original Music Composer
Slapstick of Another Kind
1982Original Music Composer
Best Friends
1982Music
Best Friends
1982Original Music Composer
Best Friends
1982Songs
Bankers Also Have Souls
1982Original Music Composer
The Button
1982Original Music Composer
A Woman Called Golda
1982Original Music Composer
Bolero
1981Original Music Composer
Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid
1981Original Music Composer
The Mountain Men
1980Original Music Composer
The Hunter
1980Original Music Composer
Falling in Love Again
1980Original Music Composer
Atlantic City
1980Conductor
Atlantic City
1980Original Music Composer
Lady Oscar
1979Original Music Composer
The Fabulous Adventures of the Legendary Baron Munchausen
1979Original Music Composer
The Phoenix
1978Original Music Composer
One Can Say It Without Getting Angry
1978Original Music Composer
Roads to the South
1978Original Music Composer
Gulliver's Travels
1977Original Music Composer
The Other Side of Midnight
1977Original Music Composer
Ode to Billy Joe
1976Original Music Composer
La Décharge
1976Original Music Composer
Gable and Lombard
1976Original Music Composer
Cage Without a Key
1975Original Music Composer
The Smurfs and the Magic Flute
1975Original Music Composer
Lovers Like Us
1975Original Music Composer
Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York
1975Original Music Composer
Our Time
1974Conductor
Our Time
1974Original Music Composer
It's Good to Be Alive
1974Original Music Composer
Give Me Liberty
1974Music
The Three Musketeers
1973Original Music Composer
Breezy
1973Original Music Composer
F for Fake
1973Original Music Composer
Cops and Robbers
1973Original Music Composer
The Adventures Of Don Quixote
1973Original Music Composer
A Doll's House
1973Conductor
A Doll's House
1973Original Music Composer
Impossible Object
1973Original Music Composer
The Hostage Gang
1973Original Music Composer
A Slightly Pregnant Man
1973Original Music Composer
40 Carats
1973Original Music Composer
Bequest to the Nation
1973Original Music Composer
Portnoy's Complaint
1972Original Music Composer
The Outside Man
1972Original Music Composer
Lady Sings the Blues
1972Original Music Composer
The Old Maid
1972Conductor
The Old Maid
1972Original Music Composer
Not Dumb, the Bird
1972Original Music Composer
Hearth Fires
1972Original Music Composer
One Is a Lonely Number
1972Conductor
One Is a Lonely Number
1972Original Music Composer
La Vie sentimentale de Georges le tueur
1972Original Music Composer
A Time for Loving
1972Original Music Composer
Summer of '42
1971Original Music Composer
Brian's Song
1971Original Music Composer
Le Mans
1971Original Music Composer
The Married Couple of the Year Two
1971Original Music Composer
The Go-Between
1971Original Music Composer
Touch and Go
1971Original Music Composer
A Little Sun in Cold Water
1971Original Music Composer
Wuthering Heights
1970Original Music Composer
Donkey Skin
1970Original Music Composer
Donkey Skin
1970Songs
To Catch a Pebble
1970Original Music Composer
Pieces of Dreams
1970Original Music Composer
Pieces of Dreams
1970Songs
The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun
1970Original Music Composer
Play Dirty
1969Conductor
Play Dirty
1969Original Music Composer
The Swimming Pool
1969Original Music Composer
Castle Keep
1969Conductor
Castle Keep
1969Original Music Composer
The Happy Ending
1969Original Music Composer
The Happy Ending
1969Songs
The Picasso Summer
1969Conductor
The Picasso Summer
1969Original Music Composer
Ice Station Zebra
1968Conductor
Ice Station Zebra
1968Original Music Composer
The Thomas Crown Affair
1968Conductor
The Thomas Crown Affair
1968Original Music Composer
Sweet November
1968Original Music Composer
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
1968Original Music Composer
A Hatful of Rain
1968Original Music Composer
The Man in the Buick
1968Music Director
The Man in the Buick
1968Original Music Composer
La Chinoise
1967Original Music Composer
The Young Girls of Rochefort
1967Music Director
The Young Girls of Rochefort
1967Original Music Composer
The Young Girls of Rochefort
1967Other
The Young Girls of Rochefort
1967Songs
Pretty Polly
1967Conductor
Pretty Polly
1967Original Music Composer
The Oldest Profession
1967Original Music Composer
1999 A.D.
1967Original Music Composer
A Matter of Resistance
1966Original Music Composer
Funny Money
1966Original Music Composer
Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?
1966Original Music Composer
The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean
1966Conductor
The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean
1966Original Music Composer
The Botanical Avatar of Mademoiselle Flora
1965Original Music Composer
The Spy Who Went Into Hell
1965Original Music Composer
The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers
1964Original Music Composer
Band of Outsiders
1964Original Music Composer
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964Conductor
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964Original Music Composer
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964Songs
The Lovers of the France
1964Original Music Composer
Agent 38-24-36
1964Original Music Composer
Le Grand Escroc
1964Original Music Composer
From a Distant Gaze
1964Original Music Composer
Love is a Ball
1963Original Music Composer
Bay of Angels
1963Original Music Composer
Maigret Sees Red
1963Original Music Composer
L'Amérique lunaire
1963Music
The Lovely Month of May
1963Original Music Composer
Cléo from 5 to 7
1962Original Music Composer
Cléo from 5 to 7
1962Songs
The Seven Deadly Sins
1962Original Music Composer
L'Envie
1962Music
Vivre Sa Vie
1962Original Music Composer
Lust
1962Original Music Composer
The Gentleman from Epsom
1962Original Music Composer
Eva
1962Original Music Composer
Fiancés on the Bridge
1962Musician
Fiancés on the Bridge
1962Original Music Composer
La Gourmandise
1962Sound
Playtime in Paris
1962Original Music Composer
La Paresse
1962Original Music Composer
La Colère
1962Music
Lola
1961Original Music Composer
It Means That Much to Me
1961Original Music Composer
The Counterfeiters of Paris
1961Original Music Composer
A Woman Is a Woman
1961Original Music Composer
Melancholia
1961Original Music Composer
The French Game
1960Original Music Composer
The Door Slams
1960Original Music Composer
Jack of Spades
1960Original Music Composer
America as Seen by a Frenchman
1960Original Music Composer
Jours de mes années
1959Music
Sinners of Paris
1958Original Music Composer
The Tricyclist
1957Original Music Composer
Too Many Lovers
1957Conductor
Lovers' Net
1955Original Music Composer
Razzia
1955Music Arranger
Razzia
1955Music Director
Visages de Paris
1955Original Music Composer
Television (12)
Once Upon a Time... Planet Earth
2008Original Music Composer
Once Upon a Time... The Explorers
1996Original Music Composer
Once Upon a Time... The Discoverers
1994Original Music Composer
Once Upon a Time... The Americas
1992Original Music Composer
Love at First Sight
1992Director
Once Upon a Time... Life
1987Original Music Composer
Once Upon a Time… Space
1982Original Music Composer
Once Upon a Time… Man
1978Original Music Composer
Le Temps de vivre... Le Temps d'aimer
1973Original Music Composer
ABC Afterschool Special
1972Book
ABC Afterschool Special
1972Music
ABC Afterschool Special
1972Original Music Composer
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