Michel Legrand Works
I Will Wait for You is the English version of Je ne pourrai jamais vivre sans toi, a song from the 1964 French musical The Umbrellas of Cherbourg . The music was composed by Michel Legrand and the original lyrics written by Jacques Demy. It was performed in the movie by Catherine Deneuve, whose voice was dubbed by Danielle Licari. The lyrics for the English version of the song were written by Norman Gimbel; and this version was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song at the 38th Academy Awards (1966). The song has been covered by many artists including Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Oscar Peterson, Trini Lopez, Bobby Darin, Cher, Andy Williams, Petula Clark, Tony Bennett, Vikki Carr, Liza Minnelli, Connie Francis, Roger Williams, and Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass.
The Summer Knows is a song from the soundtrack of the 1971 movie Summer of '42. The soundtrack consists almost entirely of compositions by Michel Legrand, many of which are variations of The Summer Knows. This hit song has become a pop standard, and has been recorded by artists such as Peter Nero, Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra, Sarah Vaughan, Andy Williams, Oscar Peterson, and Barbra Streisand.
Michel Legrand (born in 1932) is a French composer, arranger, conductor, and pianist. Legrand has written over two hundred movie and television scores in addition to many memorable songs. He is well known for his music for movies such as The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964), The Thomas Crown Affair (1968), and Summer of '42 (1971), the second of which features his Academy-Award winning song The Windmills of Your Mind. Michel Legrand has won three Oscars (13 nominations), five Grammys, and has been nominated for an Emmy.
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