Michel Legrand (2) band info
<p><strong>Michel Legrand</strong> (born 24 February 1932) is a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, and jazz pianist. Legrand is a prolific composer, having written over 200 film and television scores, in addition to many memorable songs. He is best known for his often haunting, jazz-tinged film music. His celebrated scores for the films of French New Wave director Jacques Demy, <em>The Umbrellas of Cherbourg</em> (1964) and <em>The Young Girls of Rochefort</em> (1967), earned Legrand his first Academy Award nominations. For <em>The Thomas Crown Affair</em> (1968) and its title song, "The Windmills of Your Mind", Legrand won his first Oscar.</p>
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