Michel Legrand - Eve & Other Great Film Scores (2022)

This CD contains a fascinating collection of soundtracks by the great composer, arranger, conductor, and pianist Michel Legrand from the early stages of his long career. At the age of 84 at this writing, Legrand has written over 200 film and television scores in addition to many memorable songs. He is best known for his often haunting film music and scores, such as those from the nine movies contained here, which present a good sample of his work. Among the many highlights here is Legrand’s first version of the classic song “Watch What Happens”, which he composed as “Roland Rêve” for the 1960 film Lola.

Tracklist
CD1
[3:41] 1. Michel Legrand - Adam & Eve
[1:50] 2. Michel Legrand - Introduction
[2:11] 3. Michel Legrand - Main Bar
[1:04] 4. Michel Legrand - At The Bar
[1:16] 5. Michel Legrand - Water Ski
[1:24] 6. Michel Legrand - One Morning In Roma
[3:13] 7. Michel Legrand - Willow Weep For Me [1954 Recording By Billie Holiday]
[1:27] 8. Michel Legrand - Eve'S Room
[1:08] 9. Michel Legrand - Tivian Visits Eve
[2:47] 10. Michel Legrand - Eve & Tivian
[1:33] 11. Michel Legrand - Eve & Francesca
[0:53] 12. Michel Legrand - Eve, Francesca & Tivian
[1:35] 13. Michel Legrand - A Hotel In Venice
[1:23] 14. Michel Legrand - The Wedding
[1:20] 15. Michel Legrand - Dumped Tivian
[3:19] 16. Michel Legrand - Loveless Love [1940 Recording By Billie Holiday]
[1:28] 17. Michel Legrand - Epilogue
[2:12] 18. Michel Legrand - Finale
[11:25] 19. Michel Legrand - Angela, Strasbourg / Saint-Dennis / Chanson D'Angela / Blues Chez Le Bougnat / Tristesse / Poursuite Et Denóuement
[1:23] 20. Michel Legrand - Comedié Musicale
[1:02] 21. Michel Legrand - Le Jeu
[4:32] 22. Michel Legrand - Nice, Baie Des Anges
[2:15] 23. Michel Legrand - Le Jeu Et L'Amour
[2:11] 24. Michel Legrand - La Belle Putain
[1:59] 25. Michel Legrand - La Joueuse
[2:18] 26. Michel Legrand - Sans Toi
[2:06] 27. Michel Legrand - La Menteuse
[2:12] 28. Michel Legrand - La Belle Putain (Version 2)

CD2
[2:15] 1. Michel Legrand - Chanson De Lola
[2:18] 2. Michel Legrand - Roland Rêve [Watch What Happens]
[3:04] 3. Michel Legrand - Michel Aux Îles
[3:28] 4. Michel Legrand - Lola A L'El Dorado
[3:11] 5. Michel Legrand - Vivre Sa Vie
[4:27] 6. Michel Legrand - Les Délinquants
[1:58] 7. Michel Legrand - Tango Des Jumeaux
[2:40] 8. Michel Legrand - Rock Surprise Party
[2:40] 9. Michel Legrand - Arrivée Des Pionniers
[3:04] 10. Michel Legrand - Les Jumeaux
[1:54] 11. Michel Legrand - Les Champs De Blé
[2:18] 12. Michel Legrand - Hula-Hop
[2:29] 13. Michel Legrand - Les Amants Aquatiques
[6:46] 14. Michel Legrand - Hymne À L'Amérique
[2:23] 15. Michel Legrand - Theme Des Courses
[1:03] 16. Michel Legrand - Valse
[2:42] 17. Michel Legrand - Strip-Tease
[0:54] 18. Michel Legrand - Tzigane
[4:54] 19. Michel Legrand - Thème D'Amour