Oscar-winning composer dies after 50-year career in music

Michel Legrand has died at the age of 86, his publicist has confirmed.

The French composer, who won his first Oscar for his work on The Thomas Crown Affair in 1969, died in Paris.

Michel had been planning to throw concerts in the French capital in April, but sadly died before he got the chance to once more inspire his audiences.

The talented musician won three Oscars in total, the first for the song The Windmills of Your Mind in The Thomas Crown Affair.

He went on to bag his second Best Original Score gong in 1971 for Summer Of ’42, and the third followed in 1983 for Yentl.

Michel’s career spanned more than 50 years and he wrote more than 200 scores for film and TV throughout his life.

He was best known for tinging his music with jazz and was first introduced to Hollywood after collaborating with French new wave director Jacques Demy on The Umbrellas of Cherbourg in the 1960s.

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