Le Cinéma de Michel Legrand [Box set, Import, Soundtrack]

Michel Legrand (Composer), Michel Legrand (Conductor, Performer), Robert Noble (Performer), Jacqueline Dano (Performer), Anna Karina (Performer), Corinne Marchand (Performer), José Bartel (Performer), Danielle Licari (Performer), Anne Germain (Performer), Claude Parent (Performer), Matt Monro (Performer), Michael Dees (Performer), Bill Medley (Performer), Christiane Legrand (Performer), Lani Hall (Performer), Barbra Streisand (Performer), James Ingram (Performer), Patti Austin (Performer), Kiri Te Kanawa (Performer), Terry Lauber (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Michel Legrand, Robert Noble, Jacqueline Dano, Anna Karina, Corinne Marchand, et al.
• Conductor: Michel Legrand
• Composer: Michel Legrand
• Audio CD (June 13, 2005)
• SPARS Code: ADD
• Number of Discs: 4
• Format: Box set, Import, Soundtrack
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Emarcy Import
• ASIN: B0009F7FPY
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #265,603 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Les Delinquants

2. Tango Des Jumeaux

3. Chanson De Lola

4. Roland Reve

5. Chanson D'angela

6. Blues Chez Le Bougnat

7. Belle P..., Par Corinemarchand

8. L'amour Et Le Jeu (Theme Principal)

9. Eva (Theme Principal)

10. Theme Des Courses (Generique)

11. La Gare

12. Be Free At Sea

13. Norma Jean's Theme

14. Vie De Chateau (Theme Principal)

15. Ballade De Polly Maggoo

16. Arrivee Des Camionneurs

17. Chanson Des Jumelles

18. Fernandel A La Douane

19. Pretty Polly

20. Play Dirty

See all 90 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

50 years of cinema over 4 CDs and five hours of music includes "Thomas Crown Affair".

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Gallic Greatness, July 7, 2005

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N. Redman - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Le Cinéma de Michel Legrand (Audio CD)

It's been a long time coming, but a comprehensive overview of the extraordinary music of Michel Legrand has finally appeared. A super 4-disc set from Universal Jazz via the capable hands of producer Stephane Larouge, does some considerable justice to Legrand's prolific output, and hearing all these great tunes and flights-of-fancy back-to-back renews one's admiration for a composer who is simply genius personified. There's not much point in listing all the hits but everything bar the kitchen sink is included, from 'Lola' to 'La Bicyclette Bleue.' Those of us who've been enchanted by Legrand's infectious melodies over the years cannot help but be enthralled by such a bounteous bag of baubles, and Larouge's track selection encompasses the well-known, the not-so-known, and the (frankly) unknown, even for those aficianados who thought they knew it all. Wherever possible the original recordings have been used, and in some (disappointing) cases, re-recordings. Presumably rights issues, or lack of element availability denied access to my own favorite, 'The Go-Between,' for example, which is represented by the composer's concert version that appeared almost a decade after the film. These are minor quibbles, and shouldn't for a second dissuade anyone even remotely touched by the wealth of musical beauty in Legrand's canon from immediately clicking on their "add to basket" icon. Quite simply you are in for a five hour listening experience that encompasses some of the best music to come out of France in the twentieth century.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What A Treasure!!!, November 16, 2005

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D. I. Ronk - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Le Cinéma de Michel Legrand (Audio CD)

This Legrand Collection gets a 5 star rating from me. The music selection is comprehensive and the technical quality of the recordings is excellent all things considered. There are a number of tunes I wish had been included, but aren't ... such as additional songs from the Umbrellas of Cherbourg (besides the main theme), the love theme from "the Mountain Men and a number of others. The price of the collection is worth Norma Jean's Theme, Happy (Lady Sings The Blues), Noelle's Theme, and The Love Theme from Gable and Lombard (and there are more). There are a few things worthy of criticism in this collection, but I won't bother because if you like Legrand's music, as I do, I'm sure you'll overlook them as I have.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Film Music par excellance!, September 23, 2005

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Steven Cleere (San Francisco) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Le Cinéma de Michel Legrand (Audio CD)

If you are a fan of French cinema or movie music in general, this box set is a must. Legrand has done it all --muscials, drama, love stories and it's all here with the best of the best on four great discs.