{"product_id":"michel-legrand-a-life-in-music-and-film-hardcover","title":"Michel Legrand: A Life in Music and Film - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichel Legrand\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eStéphane Lerouge\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSam Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA towering figure in music and film, Michel Legrand created some of the most creative and innovative film scores of the second half of the 20th century. The music of his most most successful collaborations -- masterpieces for films such as \u003cem\u003eThe Umbrellas of Cherbourg, The Thomas Crown Affair, Summer of '42\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eYentl \u003c\/em\u003e-- is particularly memorable. As these scores and the stories behind their creation are, they represent one part of Legrand's genius. Over a career that spanned seven decades, Legrand composed the scores for 160 films, winning Oscars and Grammys along the way. Many of his songs have become standards covered by artists as diverse as Tony Bennett, Sarah Vaughan, Rufus Wainwright, and Sting. A prolific and highly versatile composer, Legrand worked with virtually every legendary figure in popular music and film from Maurice Chevalier to Barbra Streisand and from Orson Welles to Jean-Luc Godard. Still active in his late 80s, Legrand composed the score for Orson Welles's posthumously released movie, \u003cem\u003e The Other Side of the Wind\u003c\/em\u003e (2018). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJust prior to his death at the age of 87, Legrand sat down with his longtime collaborator Stéphane Lerouge to recount, all the while intermingling present and past, many of the significant and memorable episodes from his life. He speaks of his triumphs but doesn't shy away from revealing rejections, fiascos, missed opportunities, creative insecurities and a nervous breakdown he experienced in Los Angeles at the height of his success. Throughout, he pays homage to the roles played by numerous artists he encountered on both sides of the Atlantic--jazz musicians, singers and lyricists, film directors and music composers, many of whom became his lifelong friends. Translated by Sam Taylor, this book shares Legrand's stories as told to Lerouge to English readers for the first time.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrench film music specialist and historian, \u003cstrong\u003eStéphane Lerouge\u003c\/strong\u003e has conceived and produced the soundtrack series \u003cem\u003eEcoutez le cinéma ! (Listen to Films!)\u003c\/em\u003e for Universal Music France, since 2000. The series includes rare and classic scores by Georges Delerue, Maurice Jarre, Antoine Duhamel, Lalo Schifrin, Ennio Morricone, John Barry, Quincy Jones, Howard Shore, John Williams and Michel Legrand. Stéphane Lerouge also hosts film music talks and lectures in European festivals and institutions (Festival de Cannes, Mostra di Venezia, Cinémathèque Française, Festival Lumière). In 2016, he worked on the music segments of Bertrand Tavernier's documentary \u003cem\u003eMy Journey Through French Cinema\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSam Taylor\u003c\/strong\u003e is a literary translator and novelist. His five novels have reached an international audience, and his award-winning translations include works by Laurent Binet, Leïla Slimani and Marcel Proust. Born in England, Sam was a writer and editor at \u003cem\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/em\u003e for eight years before spending a decade in France. He now lives in the United States with his family.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.98 x 9.41 x 6.59 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 31, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44289349255270,"sku":"9780197782187","price":69.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/f_7L1EEEkU9780197782187.webp?v=1766746902","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/michel-legrand-a-life-in-music-and-film-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}