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Vic George The ND Guy
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posted 01-26-2019 09:04 AM
Michel Legrand, the composer of music for the animated version of "The Smurfs And The Magic Flute", has recently passed away.
Michel Legrand, Oscar-Winning Film Composer, Dies at 86
The Frenchman’s work includes the song “The Windmills of Your Mind,” as well as the scores for “Summer of ’42” and “Yentl”
Michel Legrand
Thom Geier January 26, 2019 @ 5:21 AM
Michel Legrand, the French composer who won three Oscars for his songs and film scores, died Saturday at age 86, according to his official website.
The son of conductor and composer Raymond Legrand, he first made his name as a musician and songwriter and then earned fame in the 1960s composing film scores — particularly Jacques Demy’s big-screen musical “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg,” which won the Palme d’Or at Cannes in 1964.
Four years later, Legrand won his first Oscar for the hit song “The Windmills of Your Mind” for the thriller “The Thomas Crown Affair.” (A cover by Dusty Springfield became a Billboard hit in 1969.)
He won two more Oscars, for his scores for 1971’s “Summer of ’42” and Barbra Streisand’s 1983 musical “Yentl.”
Over a career that spanned more than six decades, Legrand also racked up 10 additional Oscar nominations for his compositions for such films as “Umbrellas,” “The Young Girls of Roquefort,” “The Happy Ending,” “Pieces of Dreams” and “Best Friends.”
He also earned five Grammy Awards, the first in 1971 for “The Theme From Summer of ’42,” followed by two more in 1972 for his arrangement of “What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?” and the composition “Brian’s Song.”
In 1975, Legrand picked up two more Grammys for his work on the jazz album “Images.” In his offscreen work, he frequently collaborated with American jazz stars such as Miles Davis and Stan Getz.
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VIC GEORGE -- Westfield, MA, USA
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Squeaky Smurf
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posted 01-26-2019 10:34 AM
He also had created songs for "The Thomas Crown Affair" and "Summer of '42".
Michel Legrand - Theme from "Summer of '42
Michel Legrand composed the soundtrack for the 1971 coming-of-age movie "The Summer of '42," including its poignant main theme, "The Summer Knows." From what I understand, the LP marketed as the time as the film's soundtrack actually had only two tracks from the film: the main theme and the end titles track. The remainder of the material on the LP - now as a pricey out-of-print CD - came from the score Legrand composed for the 1969 film, "Picasso Summer." Anyway, here's the main theme from "The Summer of '42.
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