Michel Legrand "The Best Of" -

Description: Michel Legrand: Michel Jean Legrand (French pronunciation: [miʃɛl ləɡʁɑ̃]; 24 February 1932 – 26 January 2019) was a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, jazz pianist, and singer. Legrand was a prolific composer, having written over 200 film and television scores, in addition to many songs. His scores for two of the films of French New Wave director Jacques Demy, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) and The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967), earned Legrand his first Academy Award nominations. Legrand won his first Oscar for the song "The Windmills of Your Mind" from The Thomas Crown Affair (1968), and additional Oscars for Summer of '42 (1971) and Barbra Streisand's Yentl (1983). Legrand was born in Paris to his father, Raymond Legrand, who was himself a conductor and composer, and his mother, Marcelle Der-Mikaëlian, who was the sister of conductor Jacques Hélian. Raymond and Marcelle were married in 1929. His maternal grandfather was Armenian. Legrand composed more than two hundred film and television scores. He won three Oscars and five Grammys. He studied music at the Conservatoire de Paris from age 11, working with, among others, Nadia Boulanger and graduated with top honors as both a composer and a pianist. He burst upon the international music scene at 22 when his album I Love Paris (album) became a surprise hit. He established his name in the United States by working with such jazz stars as Miles Davis and Stan Getz. His sister Christiane Legrand was a member of The Swingle Singers, and his niece Victoria Legrand is a member of the dream pop band Beach House. Legrand composed music for Jacques Demy's films The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) (from which Recit de Cassard came and in turn, in English became the standard Watch What Happens) and The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967), from which the lyricized "You Must Believe in Spring" is considered a jazz standard. Legrand appeared and performed in Agnès Varda's Cléo from 5 to 7 (1961). He also composed music for Joseph Losey's Eva (1962), The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) (which features "The Windmills of Your Mind"), Ice Station Zebra (1968), The Picasso Summer (1969), The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun (1970), The Go-Between (1971), Summer of '42 (1971), Clint Eastwood's Breezy (1973), The Three Musketeers (1973), Orson Welles's last-completed film F for Fake (1974), TriStar Pictures 1998 family film Madeline, and would later compose the score for Welles's posthumously released movie The Other Side of the Wind (2018). He also composed the score for Yentl (1983), as well as the film score for Louis Malle's film Atlantic City (1980). His instrumental version of the theme from Brian's Song charted 56th in 1972 on the Billboard's pop chart. Legrand died of sepsis, during the night of 25–26 January 2019, at the American Hospital of Paris in Neuilly-sur-Seine, where he had been hospitalized for two weeks for a pulmonary infection. His funeral was held in Paris at the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral on 1 February 2019. He was interred at the Père Lachaise Cemetery.[16] He remained active until his death and had concerts scheduled to take place in the spring. In 1997, Legrand composed the score for the musical Le Passe-muraille, with a book by Didier Van Cauwelaert. It premiered on Broadway in 2002 as Amour and was translated into English by Jeremy Sams and was directed by James Lapine. This musical was his Broadway debut, and he was nominated for a Tony Award in 2003 for Best Score. Later he recorded Legrand Affair with Melissa Errico, a 100-piece symphony orchestra that included songs with lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman. Escape from Paradise is a 1990 Italian film directed by Ettore Pasculli. It is a post-apocalyptic science fiction story. It was presented in 1990 at the Venice Film Festival. It is the last film in which Van Johnson starred.In a society of the future, an old man tells the legend of a strange medal to two children. In a flashback, we learn that after a nuclear catastrophe, two teenagers were living in an artificial environment. Fantafilm writes that it is "an ambitious film, full of allegorical meanings and references to science fiction classics but penalized by the public and distribution. Presented in 1990 at the Venice Film Festival, the film received, however, a fair amount of attention from critics. In the cast, old and new glories of the screen." Michel Legrand – The Best Of Michel Legrand Label:Not Now Music – NOT2CD275Format:2 x CD, CompilationCountry:EuropeReleased:2008Genre:Stage & ScreenStyle:Track list:1-1The WIndmills Of Your MindWritten-By – Bergman/Bergman*Written-By – Bergman/Bergman*1-2Summer Of '421-3Sea And SkyVocals – Dusty SpringfieldVocals – Dusty SpringfieldHoliday In Rome1-4Torna A Surriento (Come Back To Sorrento)1-5Non Dimenticar (Don't Forget)1-6Matinata1-7Grazie Dei Fiori1-8Vieni, Vieni1-9Fiorin Fiorello (In Love)1-10Dicitencello Vuie! (You Tell Her)1-11Neopolitan Nights1-12Luna Rossa1-13O Sole Mio1-14Aveva Un Bavero1-15Munasterio 'E Santa Chiara1-16Vola, Colomba1-17Luna Lunera1-18Funiculli Funicula1-19Addormentarmi Cosi1-20Torna A SurrientoVienna Holiday (Part 11-21Vienna, City Of My Dreams1-22Tales From The Vienna Woods1-23Vilja (From 'The Merry Widow')1-24Emperor Waltz1-25Serenade2-1Paris Was Made For Lovers2-2A Place In ParisVocals – Matt MonroVocals – Matt MonroI Love Paris2-3I Love Paris2-4Mademoiselle De Paris2-5Paris2-6Autumn Leaves (Les Feuilles Mortes)2-7Under The Bridges Of Paris (Sous Les Ponts De Paris)2-8La Seine2-9Paris In The Spring2-10Paris CanailleWritten-By – Ferre*Written-By – Ferre*2-11April In Paris2-12À ParisWritten-By – Lemarque*Written-By – Lemarque*2-13La Vie En Rose2-14Under Paris Skies (Sous Le Ciel De Paris)2-15Paris, Je T'Aime (Paris Stay The Same)2-16The Song From 'Moulin Rouge'2-17The Last Time I Saw Paris2-18I Love Paris (Reprise)Vienna Holiday (Part 2)2-19The Merry Widow Waltz (From "'he Merry Widow')2-20The Café Mozart Waltz2-21Blue Danube Waltz2-22Pizzicato Polka2-23Caprice Viennois2-24The Old Refrain2-25Third Man ThemeCreditsLiner Notes – Michael HeatleyWritten-By – Shaper* (tracks: 1-3, 2-1, 2-2), Legrand* (tracks: 1-1 to 1-3, 2-1, 2-2)NotesJewel case with cardboard slipcase Tracks 1-4 to 1-20 originally issued as Holiday In Rome Tracks 1-21 to 1-25, 2-19 to 2-25 originally issued as Vienna Holiday Tracks 2-3 to 2-18 originally issued as I Love Paris Tracks 1-1, 1-3 recorded in 1972 Tracks 1-2, 2-1, 2-2 recorded in 1971 Tracks 1-4 to 1-25, 2-3 to 2-25 recorded in 1955Barcode and Other IdentifiersBarcode: 5060143492754

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