Sunday, January 27, 2019

Michel Legrand, Oscar-Winning Composer, Has Died At 86

Legrand won three Oscars and created around 150 scores, including the legendary Jacques Demy Umbrellas of Cherbourg, “a landmark film in which all of the dialogue is sung and which is believed to mark the only instance in Oscar history in which a composer was nominated in all three music categories for the same film (best song, best original score, best musical adaptation).” – Variety



Article source here:Arts Journal

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