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Michel Legrand

Michel Legrand (born February 24, 1932) is a French composer, arranger, conductor and pianist.

Born in Paris to Raymond Legrand, one of France's most popular composer/conductors of that time.

First, he made significant contribution to jazz working with such great jazz innovators like Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Stan Getz and Bill Evans.

Later he became famous from writing for films.

Filmography

• Beau fixe (short) 1953
• Lovers Net (Les amants du Tage) 1954
• Charmants garcons 1958
• L'Americain se detend (TV) 1958
• Le Triporteur 1958
• L'Amerique insolite (Documentary) 1958
• Lola 1960
• Terrain vague (co-composer) 1960
• A Woman is a Woman (Une femme est une femme) 1960
• The French Game (Le coeur battant) 1960
• Les Portes claquent 1960
• Cleo from 5 to 7 (Cleo de 5 a 7)1961
• The 7 Capital Sins (Les sept peches capitaux) (co-composer)1961
• The Winner (Une coeur gros comme ca) (Documentary)1961
• Retour a New York (Documentary)1962
• Comme un poisson dans l'eau 1962
• Eva 1962
• Une grosse tete 1962
• My Life to Live (Vivre sa vie) 1962
• Bay of Angels (La baie des anges) 1962
• L'Amerique lunaire (Documentary) 1962
• Histoire d'un petit garcon devenu grand 1962
• Le joli mai 1962
• Illuminations (Documentary)1963
• Le grand escroc 1963
• L'Empire de la nuit 1963
• Love Is A Ball 1963
• The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (Les parapluies de Cherbourg) 1964
• A Ravishing Idiot (Une ravissante idiote) 1964
• Band of Outsiders (Bande a part) 1964
• Fascinante amazonie 1964
• Les amoureux du France (Documentary) 1964
• La Douceur du village (Documentary) 1964
• A Matter of Resistance (La vie de chateau) 1965
• Quand passent les faisans 1965
• Tender Scoundrel (Tendre voyou)'' 1965
• Monnaie de singe 1965
• The Young Girls of Rochefort (Les Demoiselles de Rochefort) 1966
• Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? (Qui etes-vous, Polly Maggoo?) 1966
• The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean 1966
• L'an 2000 1966
• Gold and Lead (L'or et le plumb)'' 1966
• A Matter of Innocence (Also: Pretty Polly) 1967
• L'homme a la Buick 1967
• How to Save a Marriage -- And Ruin Your Life 1967
• Michel's Mixed Up Musical Bird (TV)1968
• Sweet November 1968
• The Thomas Crown Affair 1968
• The Swimming Pool (La piscine) 1968
• Play Dirty 1968
• Ice Station Zebra 1968
• Castle Keep 1969
• The Happy Ending 1969
• Picasso Summer 1969
• Pieces of Dreams 1969
• 'The Go-Between' 1970
• The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart 1970
• Wuthering Heights 1970
• The Swashbuckler (Les maries de l'an II) 1970
• Donkey Skin (Peau d'ane)'' 1970
• The Lady in the Car With Glasses And a Gun (La dame dans l'auto avec des lunettes et un fusil) 1970
• Un peu de soleil dans l'eau froide 1970
• Le mans 1970
• Brian's Song (TV)'' 1970
• Summer of '42 1971
• La vieille Fille 1971
• A Time for Loving (Also: Paris Was Made For Lovers) 1971
• Lady Sings the Blues 1972
• Portnoy's Complaint 1972
• Les feux de la Chandeleur 1972
• The Impossible Object 1972
• One Is a Lonely Number 1972
• The Adventures of Don Quixote (TV)'' 1973
• A Doll's House 1973
• The Nelson Affair (Also: A Bequest to the Nation) 1973
• The Outside Man (Un homme est mort)'' 1973
• The Hostages (Le gang des otages)'' 1973
• Forty Carats 1973
• Cops and Robbers 1973
• Breezy 1973
• The Three Musketeers 1974
• Our Time 1974
• It's Good To Be Alive (TV)'' 1974
• The Most Important Event Since Man Walked on the Moon (L'Evenement le plus important depuis que l'homme marche sur la lune)'' 1974
• The Savage (Le sauvage)'' 1975
• Gulliver's Travels 1975
• F for Fake 1975
• Sheila Levine is Dead -- and Living in New York 1975
• Cage Without a Key (TV) 1975
• Gable and Lombard 1976
• Ode to Billy Joe 1976
• Le voyage de noces 1976
• The Smurfs and the Magic Flute (La flute a six schtroumpfs)'' (Animated Feature) 1976
• The Other Side of Midnight 1977
• Routes to the South (Les routes du sud) 1978
• Mon premier amour 1978
• Lady Oscar 1978
• The Fabulous Adventures of Baron Munchhausen (Animated) 1979
• Atlantic City 1980
• The Hunter 1980
• The Mountain Men 1980
• Bolero (Les uns et les autres) 1980
• Hinotori (co-composer)'' 1980
• Falling in Love Again 1981
• What Makes David Run? (Qu'est-ce qui fait courir David?) 1981
• La cadeau 1981
• Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid 1982
• La revanche des humanoides (Animated) 1982
• Best Friends 1982
• A Woman Named Golda (TV) 1982
• ''The Gift
• Yentl 1983
• Never Say Never Again 1983
• A Love in Germany (Un amour en Allemagne) 1983
• Secret Places 1984
• The Jesse Owens Story (TV) 1984
• Micki and Maude 1984
• Love Songs (Paroles et musique) 1984
• Palace 1985
• Partir revenir 1985
• Train to Hell (Train d'enfer) 1985
• Parking 1985
• Promises to Keep (TV)'' 1985
• Crossings (Miniseries)'' 1986
• As Summers Die (Cable)'' 1986
• Sins (Miniseries)'' 1986
• Casanova (TV)'' 1987
• Social Club (Club de recontres)'' 1987
• Spirale 1987
• Switching Channels 1988
• Three Seats For the 26th (Trois places pour le 26) 1988
• Five Days in June (Cinq jours en juin) 1989
• Escape from Paradise (Fuga dal Paradiso) 1990
• Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less (Miniseries) 1990
• Dingo 1991
• Gaspard et Robinson 1991
• The Burning Shore 1991
• (La Montagna dei Diamanti) (Miniseries) 1991
• The Pickle 1993
• Ready to Wear (Pret-a-Porter) 1994
• Les enfants de lumiere 1995
• The Ring (Miniseries)'' 1995
• Aarons Magic Village (Animated) 1997

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