Michel Legrand

French composer, arranger, conductor, and jazz pianist.

Born 24 February 1932 in Paris - died 26 January 2019 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.

He was a prolific film and television scores composer and wrote many memorable songs. His scores for the films of [a733843], Les Parapluies de Cherbourg (The Umbrellas of Cherbourg - 1964) and Les Demoiselles de Rochefort (The Young Girls of Rochefort - 1967) earned him Academy Award nominations and he won his first of three Oscars for the song "The Windmills of Your Mind" from The Thomas Crown Affair (1968).

He was the son of [a456388], brother of [a311164] and uncle of [a592309].