Portrait of Michel Legrand

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Michel Legrand

Career

Active from 1955 to 2022, busiest in 1973 with 12 main titles.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Young Girls of Rochefort
The Young Girls of Rochefort
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 102 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Michel Legrand Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.8, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.6, average 4.1
  • Scare
    1.1, average 2.6
  • Adrenaline
    3.5, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • French New Wave 12
  • French Cinema 11
  • Character Study 10
  • Social Commentary 10
  • Character-Driven 8
  • Melancholy 7
  • Witty Dialogue 7
  • Romantic Comedy 7
  • Psychological Drama 6
  • Educational Animation 6
  • Historical Drama 6
  • Political Intrigue 5

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

181
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

4 titles · average score 78
May December
May December (2023)
GoodWatch score 78

Music

Michel Legrand, la musique enchantée
Michel Legrand, la musique enchantée (2022)

Original Music Composer

Le cinéma de Michel Legrand
Le cinéma de Michel Legrand (2022)

Original Music Composer

Michel Legrand, enchanted music
Michel Legrand, enchanted music (2022)

Compositor, Original Music Composer

2010s

6 titles · average score 64
The Other Side of the Wind
The Other Side of the Wind (2018)
GoodWatch score 73

Original Music Composer

I Lost Albert
I Lost Albert (2018)
GoodWatch score 43

Original Music Composer

The Guardians
The Guardians (2017)
GoodWatch score 73

Original Music Composer

The Price of Fame
The Price of Fame (2015)
GoodWatch score 66

Original Music Composer

Les Parapluies de Cherbourg
Les Parapluies de Cherbourg (2015)

Author, Music Director

Michel Legrand and the Cinema
Michel Legrand and the Cinema (2011)

as Musician

2000s

7 titles · average score 45
Oscar and the Lady in Pink
Oscar and the Lady in Pink (2009)
GoodWatch score 50

Original Music Composer

Disco
Disco (2008)
GoodWatch score 44

Original Music Composer

Deadly Lessons
Deadly Lessons (2006)
GoodWatch score 27

Original Music Composer

Cavalcade
Cavalcade (2005)
GoodWatch score 49

Original Music Composer

The Young Girls of Rochefort
The Young Girls of Rochefort (2004)

Music Arranger

Amber Wings
Amber Wings (2003)

Original Music Composer

And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...
And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen... (2002)
GoodWatch score 54

Original Music Composer

1990s

16 titles · average score 58
Season's Beatings
Season's Beatings (1999)
GoodWatch score 64

Original Music Composer

Madeline
Madeline (1998)
GoodWatch score 61

Original Music Composer

The Ring
The Ring (1996)
GoodWatch score 70

Original Music Composer

Les Miserables
Les Miserables (1995)
GoodWatch score 77

Original Music Composer

The World of Jacques Demy
The World of Jacques Demy (1995)
GoodWatch score 66

Original Music Composer

The Real Shlemiel
The Real Shlemiel (1995)
GoodWatch score 64

Original Music Composer

Prêt-à-Porter
Prêt-à-Porter (1994)
GoodWatch score 41

Original Music Composer

The Pickle
The Pickle (1993)
GoodWatch score 29

Original Music Composer

The Young Girls Turn 25
The Young Girls Turn 25 (1993)
GoodWatch score 61

Original Music Composer

Mountain of Diamonds
Mountain of Diamonds (1991)

Original Music Composer

Dingo
Dingo (1991)
GoodWatch score 65

Original Music Composer

Eternity
Eternity (1990)
GoodWatch score 42

Original Music Composer, Conductor

1980s

33 titles · average score 56
Switching Channels
Switching Channels (1988)
GoodWatch score 56

Original Music Composer

Casanova
Casanova (1987)
GoodWatch score 49

Original Music Composer

Parking
Parking (1985)
GoodWatch score 40

Original Music Composer

Palace
Palace (1985)

Original Music Composer

Never Say Never Again
Never Say Never Again (1983)
GoodWatch score 61

Original Music Composer

Yentl
Yentl (1983)
GoodWatch score 70

Original Music Composer, Songs

Best Friends
Best Friends (1982)
GoodWatch score 58

Songs, Music

A Woman Called Golda
A Woman Called Golda (1982)
GoodWatch score 75

Original Music Composer

Bolero
Bolero (1981)
GoodWatch score 68

Original Music Composer

Atlantic City
Atlantic City (1980)
GoodWatch score 82

Conductor, Original Music Composer

The Hunter
The Hunter (1980)
GoodWatch score 52

Original Music Composer

The Mountain Men
The Mountain Men (1980)
GoodWatch score 41

Original Music Composer

1970s

49 titles · average score 58
The Other Side of Midnight
The Other Side of Midnight (1977)
GoodWatch score 44

Original Music Composer

The Smurfs and the Magic Flute
The Smurfs and the Magic Flute (1975)
GoodWatch score 57

Original Music Composer

The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers (1973)
GoodWatch score 76

Original Music Composer

F for Fake
F for Fake (1973)
GoodWatch score 83

Original Music Composer

Breezy
Breezy (1973)
GoodWatch score 65

Original Music Composer

Le Mans
Le Mans (1971)
GoodWatch score 66

Original Music Composer

Summer of '42
Summer of '42 (1971)
GoodWatch score 69

Original Music Composer

The Go-Between
The Go-Between (1971)
GoodWatch score 86

Original Music Composer

Brian's Song
Brian's Song (1971)
GoodWatch score 73

Original Music Composer

The Married Couple of the Year Two
The Married Couple of the Year Two (1971)
GoodWatch score 65

Original Music Composer

Donkey Skin
Donkey Skin (1970)
GoodWatch score 76

Original Music Composer, Songs

Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights (1970)
GoodWatch score 63

Original Music Composer

1960s

58 titles · average score 68
The Swimming Pool
The Swimming Pool (1969)
GoodWatch score 80

Original Music Composer

Play Dirty
Play Dirty (1969)
GoodWatch score 83

Conductor, Original Music Composer

The Thomas Crown Affair
The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
GoodWatch score 68

Conductor, Original Music Composer

Ice Station Zebra
Ice Station Zebra (1968)
GoodWatch score 54

Original Music Composer, Conductor

The Young Girls of Rochefort
The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)
GoodWatch score 89

Other, Songs

La Chinoise
La Chinoise (1967)
GoodWatch score 82

Original Music Composer

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
GoodWatch score 85

as Jean (singing voice) (uncredited)

Band of Outsiders
Band of Outsiders (1964)
GoodWatch score 86

Original Music Composer

Vivre Sa Vie
Vivre Sa Vie (1962)
GoodWatch score 86

Original Music Composer

Cléo from 5 to 7
Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962)
GoodWatch score 85

as Bob, the Pianist

Lola
Lola (1961)
GoodWatch score 79

Original Music Composer

A Woman Is a Woman
A Woman Is a Woman (1961)
GoodWatch score 73

Original Music Composer

1950s

8 titles · average score 61
Jours de mes années
Jours de mes années (1959)

Music

Sinners of Paris
Sinners of Paris (1958)
GoodWatch score 60

Original Music Composer

The Tricyclist
The Tricyclist (1957)
GoodWatch score 58

Original Music Composer

Too Many Lovers
Too Many Lovers (1957)

Conductor

Lovers' Net
Lovers' Net (1955)
GoodWatch score 58

Original Music Composer

Razzia
Razzia (1955)
GoodWatch score 67

Music Director, Music Arranger

Visages de Paris
Visages de Paris (1955)

Original Music Composer

Her Last Christmas
Her Last Christmas (1952)

as Conductor (uncredited)