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Composer Michel Legrand’s Storied Musical Legacy Lives Beyond ‘May December’
Composer Michel Legrand collaborated with top filmmakers in Europe and the U.S. while his music drives ‘May December.'
The enduring artistry of the late film composer-songwriter Michel Legrand is on full display in Todd Haynes’ “ May December.” But not everyone is happy to hear Haynes’ usage of the Legrand score from Joseph Losey’s 1971 romantic drama “The Go-Between,” repurposed to jarring (if you don’t like it) but provocative (if you do) effect. Soon Legrand was at the top of the Hollywood composing scene, working with major directors such as Norman Jewison (“The Thomas Crown Affair”), Robert Mulligan (“Summer of ’42”) and Richard Brooks (“The Happy Ending”). Back 50 years ago, Legrand created a memorable, but not Oscar-nominated, score for Eastwood’s romantic 1973 film saga, “Breezy,” starring William Holden and Kay Lenz.
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