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Michel Legrand

Michel Legrand

Composer, also actor · Died January 26, 2019, aged 86 · Bécon-les-Bruyères, Paris, France

Michel Jean Legrand (24 February 1932 – 26 January 2019) was a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, jazz pianist, and singer. Legrand was a prolific composer, having written more than 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, France, 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 the age of 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 1954 album I Love Paris 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 relyricized "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. He remained active until his death and had concerts scheduled to take place in the spring. ... Source: Article "Michel Legrand" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

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Born
February 24, 1932
Died
January 26, 2019 (aged 86)
From
Bécon-les-Bruyères, Paris, France
Works as
Composer, also actor
Titles
106 on MovieCove · 192 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 38% in 30 days

What are Michel Legrand's films like?

Across their 104 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama35 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
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Comedy34 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
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Action9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
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Adventure7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 88th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Animation movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
31%
Self
23%
Morality
15%
Survival
11%
Power
10%
Society
6%
Ideas
4%
Romantic love39 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception17 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity14 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds14 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose14 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival12 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom11 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 104 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 54 · Serious 22 · Dark 28

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 44 · Stylized 43 · Heightened 17

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 26 · Charged 63 · Intense 15

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 54 · Shifting 37 · Whiplash 13

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 49 · Some laughs 36 · Funny 19

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 67 · Even-paced 31 · Relentless 6

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 55 · Engaged 42 · Full focus 7

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 46 · Affecting 31 · Heavy 27

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 76 · Open-ended 18 · Ambiguous 10

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
39
Melancholic
39
Warm
31
Joyful
26
Romantic
29
Other
104

How their films linger

Bittersweet42 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good29 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful31 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun26 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking26 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 12 with a twist

  • Happy30
  • Bittersweet44
  • Tragic14
  • Ambiguous15
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Michel Legrand's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 46 of their 106 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Michel Legrand's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

192 credits, 106 with a MovieCove page; 39 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Jacques Demy: The Pink and the Black (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • Le cinéma de Michel Legrand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Composer

  • Michel Legrand, enchanted music (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Author · Composer · Compositor

  • Michel Legrand, la musique enchantée (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Composer

  • The Other Side of the Wind(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • I Lost Albert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Composer

  • The Guardians(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Les Parapluies de Cherbourg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Author · Music Director

  • The Price of Fame(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Michel Legrand and the Cinema (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Musician

  • Oscar and the Lady in Pink(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Once Upon a Time... Planet Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 51 episodes · Composer

  • Disco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Composer

  • Deadly Lessons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Composer

  • Cavalcade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Composer

  • The Young Girls of Rochefort (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Music Arranger

  • Amber Wings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Composer

  • And Now Ladies & Gentlemen(2002)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Season's Beatings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Composer

  • Madeline(1998)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Once Upon a Time... The Explorers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 26 episodes · Composer

  • The Ring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Composer

  • The Real Shlemiel(1995)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The World of Jacques Demy(1995)

    Composer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Les Misérables(1995)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Ready to Wear(1994)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Once Upon a Time... The Discoverers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 26 episodes · Composer

  • The Young Girls Turn 25(1993)

    Composer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Pickle(1993)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Once Upon a Time... The Americas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 26 episodes · Composer

  • Love at First Sight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Mountain of Diamonds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Composer

  • Dingo(1991)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Gaspard and Robinson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Composer

  • Eternity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Composer · Conductor

  • Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less(1990)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Carnaval (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Main Title Theme Composer

  • Flight from Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Composer

  • The Jeweller's Shop(1988)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Five Days in June (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director · Writer

  • Un coupable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Composer

  • Three Seats for the 26th(1988)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Switching Channels(1988)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Spiral (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Composer

  • Once Upon a Time... Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 26 episodes · Composer

  • Casanova(1987)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • You've Got Beautiful Stairs, You Know... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Composer

  • As Summers Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Composer

  • Promises to Keep(1985)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Parking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Composer

  • Partir revenir(1985)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Palace(1985)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Hell Train (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Composer

  • Zoom the White Dolphin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Composer

  • Paroles et musique (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Composer

  • The Jesse Owens Story(1984)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Secret Places (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Composer

  • Yentl(1983)

    Composer · Songs

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • A Love in Germany(1983)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Never Say Never Again(1983)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Revenge of the Humanoids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Composer

  • Best Friends(1982)

    Composer · Songs

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Slapstick of Another Kind(1982)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Once Upon a Time… Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 26 episodes · Composer

  • A Woman Called Golda(1982)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Bankers Also Have Souls(1982)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Button (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Composer

  • Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid(1981)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Bolero(1981)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Falling in Love Again(1980)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Atlantic City(1980)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Hunter(1980)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Mountain Men(1980)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Fabulous Adventures of the Legendary Baron Munchausen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Composer

  • Lady Oscar(1979)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Once Upon a Time… Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 26 episodes · Composer

  • Hi no tori(1978)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Roads to the South(1978)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • One Can Say It Without Getting Angry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Composer

  • The Other Side of Midnight(1977)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Gulliver's Travels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Composer

  • Ode to Billy Joe(1976)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Gable and Lombard(1976)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • La ville-bidon(1971)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Smurfs and the Magic Flute(1975)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York(1975)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Le sauvage(1975)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Cage Without a Key(1975)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Give Me Liberty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Composer

  • Our Time(1974)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • It's Good to Be Alive(1974)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Three Musketeers(1973)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Breezy(1973)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • A Slightly Pregnant Man(1973)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • F for Fake(1973)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • A Doll's House(1973)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Cops and Robbers(1973)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • 40 Carats(1973)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Impossible Object (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Composer

  • The Nelson Affair(1973)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Le Temps de vivre... Le Temps d'aimer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 40 episodes · Composer

  • The Hostage Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Composer

  • The Adventures Of Don Quixote (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Composer

  • The Outside Man(1972)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Not Dumb, the Bird (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Composer

  • Lady Sings the Blues(1972)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • ABC Afterschool Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Book · Composer · as Self

  • One Is a Lonely Number(1972)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Portnoy's Complaint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Composer

  • Hearth Fires (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Composer

  • A Time for Loving (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Composer · as Grondin

  • La Vie sentimentale de Georges le tueur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Composer

  • The Old Maid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Composer · Conductor

  • Brian's Song(1971)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • A Few Hours of Sunlight(1971)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Touch and Go(1971)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Le Mans(1971)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Go-Between(1971)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Summer of '42(1971)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Swashbuckler(1971)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Donkey Skin(1970)

    Composer · Songs

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun(1970)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Pieces of Dreams(1970)

    Composer · Songs

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Wuthering Heights(1970)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • To Catch a Pebble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Composer

  • The Happy Ending(1969)

    Composer · Songs

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Picasso Summer(1969)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Castle Keep(1969)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Swimming Pool(1969)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Play Dirty(1969)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Thomas Crown Affair(1968)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Ice Station Zebra(1968)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • A Hatful of Rain(1968)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sweet November(1968)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life(1968)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • L'homme à la Buick(1967)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • A Matter of Innocence(1967)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Chinese(1967)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Oldest Profession(1967)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Young Girls of Rochefort(1967)

    Composer · Music Director · Other · Songs

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • 1999 A.D. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Composer

  • Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?(1966)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Composer · Conductor

  • L’Or et le plomb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Musician

  • Funny Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Composer

  • A Matter of Resistance(1966)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Tender Scoundrel(1966)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Code Name: Jaguar(1965)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Botanical Avatar of Mademoiselle Flora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Composer

  • From a Distant Gaze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Composer

  • Le Grand Escroc (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Composer

  • The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers(1964)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Band of Outsiders(1964)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Lovers of the France (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Composer

  • The Ravishing Idiot(1964)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Umbrellas of Cherbourg(1964)

    Composer · Conductor · Songs · as Jean (singing voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Maigret Sees Red(1963)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Lovely Month of May (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Composer

  • Love Is a Ball(1963)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Bay of Angels(1963)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • L'Amérique lunaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Composer

  • Illuminations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Composer

  • Eva(1962)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Gentleman from Epsom(1962)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • My Life to Live(1962)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Playtime in Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Composer

  • Cleo from 5 to 7(1962)

    Composer · Songs · as Bob, the Pianist

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Fiancés on the Bridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Composer · Musician

  • L'Envie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Composer

  • La Colère (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Composer

  • La Gourmandise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Sound

  • La Paresse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Composer

  • Lust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Composer

  • The Seven Deadly Sins(1962)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • A Swelled Head (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Composer

  • The Counterfeiters of Paris(1961)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • A Woman Is a Woman(1961)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • It Means That Much to Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Composer

  • Lola(1961)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Melancholia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Composer

  • The French Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Composer

  • Jack of Spades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Composer

  • The Door Slams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Composer

  • America as Seen by a Frenchman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Composer

  • Jours de mes années (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Composer

  • Sinners of Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Composer

  • Too Many Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Conductor

  • Le triporteur(1957)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Razzia(1955)

    Music Arranger · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Lovers' Net (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Composer

  • Visages de Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Composer

  • Her Last Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Conductor (uncredited)

Career shape

A full career of 191 titles from 1952 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Never Say Never Again (1983)

$55M worldwide

Highest rated

Cleo from 5 to 7 (1962)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Never Say Never Again (1983)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting7 of 191: 4 only acting, 3 with another roleDirecting2 of 191: 1 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting4 of 191: 0 only writing, 4 with another roleMusic180 of 191: 154 only music, 26 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thOther crew29 of 191: 4 only other crew, 25 with another role · typical Midcredits score60th

191 titles, 28 with more than one role — music and other crew overlap on 24 of them.

By decade

1950s8 · 1 acting · 7 crew1960s58 · 3 acting · 57 crew1970s52 · 1 acting · 52 crew1980s35 · crew1990s20 · crew2000s8 · crew2010s6 · 1 acting · 5 crew2020s4 · 1 acting · 3 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Michel Legrand's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 106; across their 104 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 104

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 104

Reach · how many have seen their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 104

Midcredits score across 106 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up32
  • 50th to 74th32
  • 25th to 49th29
  • Below 25th13

Shape of the crowd

47 of their 106 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Universally Panned3
  • Crowd Pleaser47
  • Broadly Agreed11
  • Mixed37

Most divisive · composer

A Hatful of Rain (1968)

80th percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, composer

Cleo from 5 to 7 (1962)

Midcredits 98th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 66/100 in their films, across 75 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Michel Legrand's work okay for kids?

Across up to 27 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore14 titles3–39 · median 16 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity27 titles20–62 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity16 titles2–54 · median 19 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs14 titles16–41 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense14 titles3–38 · median 14 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Michel Legrand work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michel Legrand's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jacques Demy shares the most, 9.

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Mixed roles