Legrand, Michel

Legrand's crowning achievement as a film composer was his memorable heart-on-the-sleeve score for the classic 1964 musical The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. According to one French critic, in this beloved international valentine to lost love, Legrand and director Demi invented “a new genre: neither a musical comedy, nor an opera—simply, a movie that is just sung.” The unapologetically romantic score yielded the hit song “I Will Wait for You.” In 1967, Legrand and Demi collaborated on a...