birthdate: '1932-02-24'
birthplace: Bécon les Bruyères, France
deathdate: '2019-01-26'
discography:
- catalog: ALR-1002
  date: '1978'
  link: album/122834
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Conductor
  - Composer
  - Arranger
  titles:
    en: HINOTORI / MICHEL LEGRAND
    ja: 火の鳥 / ミッシェル・ルグラン
    ja-latn: HINOTORI / MICHEL LEGRAND
  type: live
- catalog: ALR-6005
  date: '1978'
  link: album/122836
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Conductor
  - Music
  - Arranger
  - Producer
  titles:
    en: HINOTORI / MICHEL LEGRAND
    ja: 火の鳥 / ミッシェル・ルグラン
    ja-latn: HINOTORI / MICHEL LEGRAND
  type: live
- catalog: ALR-6008
  date: '1978'
  link: album/122829
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Main Theme Arranger
  - Main Theme Conductor
  - Main Theme Composer
  titles:
    en: HINOTORI ORIGINAL SOUDNTRACK RECODING
    ja: 映画 火の鳥 オリジナルサウンドトラック盤
    ja-latn: Eiga HINOTORI Original Soundtrack-ban
  type: live
- catalog: SV-6450
  date: '1978'
  link: album/122831
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  - Arranger
  titles:
    en: Hinotori/THE FIREBIRD FOREVER / Shigeru Matsuzaki
    ja: 火の鳥/愛は永遠に / 松崎しげる
    ja-latn: Hinotori/Ai wa Eien ni / Shigeru Matsuzaki
  type: live
- catalog: 06SG-7
  date: '1978-06-01'
  link: album/122835
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: HINOTORI (DISCO VERSION) CW/ THE FIREBIRD FOREVER (DISCO VERSION) / S.Y.O.
    ja: 火の鳥 CW/愛は永遠に / S.Y.O.
    ja-latn: Hinotori CW/ Ai wa Eien ni / S.Y.O.
  type: live
- catalog: AT-4096
  date: '1979'
  link: album/109568
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: Lady OSCAR / Versailles no Bara
    ja: Lady OSCAR / ベルサイユのばら
    ja-latn: Lady OSCAR / Versailles no Bara
  type: live
- catalog: DI-1352
  date: '1979'
  link: album/101831
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: I'm a Lady / Merry Clayton
    ja: I'm a Lady 映画「ベルサイユのばら」メインテーマより / Merry Clayton
    ja-latn: 'I''m a Lady: Eiga "Lady Oscar" Main Theme yori / Merry Clayton'
  type: bonus
- catalog: DKQ-1049
  date: 1979-02
  link: album/101829
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  - Arranger
  titles:
    en: Lady OSCAR Main Theme/Ouji Louis-Joseph no Theme / Michel Legrand
    ja: 映画「ベルサイユのばら」オリジナル・サウンドトラック ベルサイユのばら メイン・テーマ/王子ルイ・ジョセフのテーマ / ミッシェル・ルグラン
    ja-latn: 'Eiga "Lady OSCAR" Original Soundtrack: Lady OSCAR Main Theme/Ouji Louis-Joseph
      no Theme / Michel Legrand'
  type: live
- catalog: DKQ-1052
  date: 1979-02
  link: album/101830
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: I'm a Lady / Merry Clayton
    ja: I'm a Lady ベルサイユのばら—メイン・テーマ— / Merry Clayton
    ja-latn: 'I''m a Lady: Lady OSCAR —Main Theme— / Merry Clayton'
  type: live
- catalog: MKF-1045
  date: '1979-02-21'
  link: album/101826
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Music
  - Composer
  - Arranger
  titles:
    en: Lady OSCAR Original Soundtrack
    ja: ベルサイユのばら オリジナル・サウンドトラック
    ja-latn: Versailles no Bara Original Soundtrack
  type: live
- catalog: '56101'
  date: '1999'
  link: album/119188
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Conductor
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: Il était une fois... L'ESPACE - BANDE ORIGINALE DU DESSIN ANIMÉ
    ja: Il était une fois... L'ESPACE - BANDE ORIGINALE DU DESSIN ANIMÉ
    ja-latn: Il était une fois... L'ESPACE - BANDE ORIGINALE DU DESSIN ANIMÉ
  type: bonus
- catalog: LR-677004
  date: '2001'
  link: album/31075
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: Il était une fois... l'Espace - Bande Originale du Dessin Animé
    ja: Il était une fois... l'Espace - Bande Originale du Dessin Animé
    ja-latn: Il était une fois... l'Espace - Bande Originale du Dessin Animé
  type: anime
- catalog: LR-677005
  date: '2001'
  link: album/45398
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: Il était une fois... LA VIE - BANDE ORIGINALE DU DESSIN ANIMÉ
    ja: Il était une fois... LA VIE - BANDE ORIGINALE DU DESSIN ANIMÉ
    ja-latn: Il était une fois... LA VIE - BANDE ORIGINALE DU DESSIN ANIMÉ
  type: anime
- catalog: 826663-10537
  date: '2007-09-18'
  link: album/117578
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Writer
  titles:
    en: 'Testify: A Whole Lot More Original Music from the Television Series'
    ja: 'Testify: A Whole Lot More Original Music from the Television Series'
    ja-latn: 'Testify: A Whole Lot More Original Music from the Television Series'
  type: anime
- catalog: 370 479 6
  date: '2012-06-04'
  link: album/115831
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Thanks
  - Conductor
  - Vocals
  - Music
  - Composer
  - Orchestrator
  titles:
    en: Münchausen / Les Schtroumpfs
    ja: Münchausen / Les Schtroumpfs
    ja-latn: Münchausen / Les Schtroumpfs
  type: anime
- catalog: MHCL-30471
  date: '2017-09-27'
  link: album/122838
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Conductor
  - Composer
  - Arranger
  titles:
    en: HINOTORI Original Soundtrack Special Edition
    ja: 火の鳥 オリジナル・サウンドトラック <スペシャル・エディション>
    ja-latn: HINOTORI Original Soundtrack Special Edition
  type: live
featured_on:
- catalog: 30CY-1380
  date: '1987-02-21'
  link: album/139182
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Songwriter (as M. Legrand)
  titles:
    en: WHEN I FALL IN LOVE / TIME FIVE
    ja: タイム ファイブ ベスト・コレクション
    ja-latn: TIME FIVE Best Collection
  type: anime
- catalog: FLCF-3597
  date: '1995-11-17'
  link: album/153663
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Music
  titles:
    en: Par Avion / Aloysia
    ja: パラヴィオン / アロイジア
    ja-latn: Par Avion / Aloysia
  type: works
- catalog: UPCI-1003
  date: '2004-06-16'
  link: album/24547
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: World Dreams / Joe Hisaishi & New Japan Philharmonic World Dream Orchestra
    ja: ワールド・ドリーム / 久石譲&新日本フィル・ワールド・ドリーム・オーケストラ
    ja-latn: World Dreams / Joe Hisaishi & New Japan Philharmonic World Dream Orchestra
  type: anime
- catalog: UPCI-1036
  date: '2005-11-30'
  link: album/24826
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: American in Paris / Joe Hisaishi and New Japan Philharmonic World Dream Orchestra
    ja: パリのアメリカ人 / 久石 譲＆新日本フィル・ワールド・ドリーム・オーケストラ
    ja-latn: American in Paris / Joe Hisaishi and New Japan Philharmonic World Dream
      Orchestra
  type: works
- catalog: UPBI-1014
  date: '2006-12-20'
  link: album/37968
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: W.D.O. / Joe Hisaishi & New Japan Philharmonic World Dream Orchestra
    ja: W.D.O./ 久石譲&新日本フィル・ワールド・ドリーム・オーケストラ
    ja-latn: W.D.O. / Joe Hisaishi & New Japan Philharmonic World Dream Orchestra
  type: anime
- catalog: SRCL-6436
  date: '2007-01-01'
  link: album/9084
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer (as Jean Michel Legrand)
  titles:
    en: TORIYAMA
    ja: TORIYAMA
    ja-latn: TORIYAMA
  type: game
- catalog: 00289 477 9729
  date: '2011-06-13'
  link: album/155362
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  - Lyricist
  titles:
    en: La Strada - Songs From The Movies / Rolando Villazón
    ja: La Strada - Songs From The Movies / Rolando Villazón
    ja-latn: La Strada - Songs From The Movies / Rolando Villazón
  type: anime
- catalog: KICC-999
  date: '2012-06-27'
  link: album/134388
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: EL DORADO / TSUKEMEN
    ja: EL DORADO / TSUKEMEN
    ja-latn: EL DORADO / TSUKEMEN
  type: game
- catalog: UCCY-1040
  date: '2014-09-24'
  link: album/48230
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: SARAH / Sarah Àlainn
    ja: SARAH / Sarah Àlainn
    ja-latn: SARAH / Sarah Àlainn
  type: game
- catalog: UCCY-9020
  date: '2014-09-24'
  link: album/48228
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: SARAH / Sarah Àlainn [Limited Edition]
    ja: SARAH / Sarah Àlainn [Limited Edition]
    ja-latn: SARAH / Sarah Àlainn [Limited Edition]
  type: game
- catalog: UCCY-1054~5
  date: '2015-04-08'
  link: album/140922
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: SARAH DELUXE EDITION / Sarah Àlainn
    ja: SARAH DELUXE EDITION / Sarah Àlainn
    ja-latn: SARAH DELUXE EDITION / Sarah Àlainn
  type: game
- catalog: ESCL-4834
  date: '2017-03-21'
  link: album/95513
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  - Lyricist
  titles:
    en: All Time Best / Clémentine
    ja: All Time Best / クレモンティーヌ
    ja-latn: All Time Best / Clémentine
  type: anime
- catalog: KICA-2529~32
  date: '2018-08-29'
  link: album/78582
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: SHIRO'S ANI-SONGBOOK
    ja: アニソン録 プラス。 / 鷺巣詩郎
    ja-latn: Anison Roku Plus. / Shiro SAGISU
  type: game
- catalog: COZQ-1657~8
  date: '2020-06-03'
  link: album/99296
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: Soshite, mirai e
    ja: そして、未来へ
    ja-latn: Soshite, mirai e
  type: works
info:
  Birthdate: Feb 24, 1932
  Birthplace: Bécon les Bruyères, France
  Credited works: 16 albums in database
  Credits:
  - 25 composer
  - 6 arranger
  - 5 conductor
  - 4 music
  - 2 lyricist
  - 1 producer
  - 1 main theme arranger
  - 1 main theme conductor
  - 1 main theme composer
  - 1 songwriter
  - 1 writer
  - 1 thanks
  - 1 vocals
  - 1 orchestrator
  Variations:
  - names:
      en: Michel Jean Legrand
  - names:
      ja: ミッシェル・ルグラン
link: artist/21182
meta:
  added_date: 2016-09-04T18:05
  edited_date: 2025-09-14T23:32
  fetched_date: 2026-01-16T08:27
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 2323
name: Michel Legrand
notes: No notes available for this artist.
picture_full: https://media.vgm.io/artists/28/21182/21182-1473041116.jpg
picture_small: https://thumb-media.vgm.io/artists/28/21182/21182-1473041116.jpg
sex: male
type: Individual
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/artist/21182?perpage=99999
websites:
  Official: []
  Reference: []
