Michel Legrand

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Michel Legrand - I Will Wait for You

One of the most amazing songs ever

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Summer of 42 - Music by Michel Legrand

Best pics' I could find on the internet. I love the song, the book and the movie! Lyrics - The summer smiles, the summer knows, And unashamed, she sheds her clothes. The summer smoothes the restless sky And lovingly...

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Michel Legrand - Windmills of Your Mind

Michel Legrand plays and sings one of his most famous songs.

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Sting and Michel Legrand

Sting and Michel Legrand perform 'What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?"

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Barbra Streisand & Michel Legrand - What are you doing the rest of your life

Barbra Streisand sings together with Michel Legrand "What are you doing the rest of your life", live in France, 1984. Barbra Streisand chante accompagné par Michel Legrand "What are you doing the rest of your life".

Michel Legrand Biography

Michel Jean Legrand (born 24 February 1932, in Becon-les-Bruyeres in the Paris suburbs) is a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, and pianist. His father Raymond Legrand was a conductor and composer renowned for hits such as Irma la douce and his mother, Marcelle Der Mikaelian (sister of conductor Jacques Helian), who married Legrand Senior in 1929, was descended from the Armenian bourgeoisie.

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 film music and scores, such as The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) and The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) featuring the song "The Windmills of Your Mind" for which he won his first Academy Award.

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