Michel Legrand
Windmills of Your Mind composer Michel Legrand dead at 86.
Legrand was born in Paris in 1932. He came from a musical family: his father was a conductor, as was his maternal uncle.
During a career spanning more than 50 years, Legrand wrote over 200 film and TV scores, as well as songs.
In 1968, he won his first Oscar for the song The Windmills of Your Mind from The Thomas Crown Affair film.
Two more Oscars followed in 1971 and 1983 for the best original scores in Summer of '42 and Yentl films respectively.
In the 1960s, he collaborated with French new wave director Jacques Demy on The Umbrellas of Cherbourg - the work which opened the door for Legrand to Hollywood.
Michel Legrand was an accomplished jazz pianist.
Legrand - who was known for his often jazz-tinged music - collaborated with such stars as Miles Davies, Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra and Edith Piaf among others.
Legrand was born in Paris in 1932. He came from a musical family: his father was a conductor, as was his maternal uncle.
During a career spanning more than 50 years, Legrand wrote over 200 film and TV scores, as well as songs.
In 1968, he won his first Oscar for the song The Windmills of Your Mind from The Thomas Crown Affair film.
Two more Oscars followed in 1971 and 1983 for the best original scores in Summer of '42 and Yentl films respectively.
In the 1960s, he collaborated with French new wave director Jacques Demy on The Umbrellas of Cherbourg - the work which opened the door for Legrand to Hollywood.
Michel Legrand was an accomplished jazz pianist.
Legrand - who was known for his often jazz-tinged music - collaborated with such stars as Miles Davies, Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra and Edith Piaf among others.
Michel Legrand And His Orchestra -
''Strings On Fire'' (1962)
Columbia CS 8525
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A1.Perfidia
A2.El Choclo
A3.Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
A4.What Is This Thing Called Love
A5.Everything I Have Is Yours
A6.Jezebel
B1.Jalousie
B2.Close Your Eyes
B3.Temptation
B4.Come Back To Sorrento
B5.Tabu
B6.All Or Nothing At All
A1.Perfidia
A2.El Choclo
A3.Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
A4.What Is This Thing Called Love
A5.Everything I Have Is Yours
A6.Jezebel
B1.Jalousie
B2.Close Your Eyes
B3.Temptation
B4.Come Back To Sorrento
B5.Tabu
B6.All Or Nothing At All
