Michel Legrand (born
February 24,
1932) is a
French composer, arranger, conductor and pianist.
Born in Paris to Raymond Legrand, the 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.
- 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