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5 quotes by Michel Legrand

Michel Legrand Michel Legrand Born Michel Jean Legrand (1932-02-24) 24 February 1932 (age 82) Bécon les Bruyères (Courbevoie), France Occupation Film score composer Jazz pianist Years active 1954–present Michel Jean Legrand (born 24 February 1932) is a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, and pianist. Legrand is a prolific composer, having written over 200 film and television scores in addition to many memorable songs. He is...
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My father had left behind an old piano. My sister was already going to school, my mother was out working, and I stayed at home alone with my adorable... →

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So I write melodies - thirty, forty, fifty - then I cast them off until I have just two or three. If only one is needed, I go see the director and... →

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Here is how I work: when I think that a film needs to have a principal theme, I search for a melody.

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I have a very strange melodic gift: melodies come to me effortlessly.

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I would listen to something on the radio and try to tap out the melody, then the harmonies.

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