Born in Paris, France; son of Raymond Legrand (composer for French films from the 1940s through the 1970s); educated at the Paris Conservatoire. Legrand worked as a piano accompanist for singers including Juliette Greco and Bing Crosby and enjoyed success as a composer and singer of popular music before turning his attention to the screen in the mid-1950s. His richly melodic work graced the early films of New Wave directors such as Jean-Luc Godard and Agnès Varda and he has subsequently worked with international figures including Norman Jewison, Joseph Losey, Kon Ichikawa and Orson Welles. Legrand has also enjoyed a long and fruitful association with fellow-countryman Jacques Demy. Other notable (non-nominated) credits include ICE STATION ZEBRA (1968), THE THREE MUSKETEERS (1974), THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT and SEMI-TOUGH (both 1977), ATLANTIC CITY and MELVIN AND HOWARD (both 1980), NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN (1983), PRÊT-À-PORTER / READY TO WEAR (1994), and the theme for the TV movie "Brian's Song" (1970) which became extremely popular. He made his feature directing debut with CINQ JOURS EN JUIN / FIVE DAYS IN JUNE (1988), an autobiographical drama set against the Normandy landings.  Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Scoring of Music Adaptation or Treatment) 1965: THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG  Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Music Score Substantially Original) 1965: THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG (w. Jacques Demy)  Nominated for Music Best Song 1965: THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG "I Will Wait for You" - Music  Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Best Score of a Musical Picture Original or Adaptation) 1968: THE YOUNG GIRLS OF ROCHEFORT  Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Best Original Score for a Motion Picture Not a Musical) 1968: THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR  Music Best Song 1968: THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR "The Windmills of Your Mind" - Music  Nominated for Music Best Song 1969: THE HAPPY ENDING "What Are You Doing for the Rest of Your Life?" - Music  Nominated for Music Best Song 1970: PIECES OF DREAMS "Pieces of Dreams" - Music  Music Scoring Awards (Best Original Dramatic Score) 1971: SUMMER OF '42  Nominated for Music Best Song 1982: BEST FRIENDS "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" - Music  Music Scoring Awards (Best Original Song Score or Adaptation Score) 1983: YENTL - Original Song Score  Nominated for Music Best Song 1983: YENTL "Papa, Can You Hear Me?" - Music  Nominated for Music Best Song 1983: YENTL "The Way He Makes Me Feel" - Music 13 nominations, 3 Awards