Michel Legrand - Eve & Other Great Film Scores [New CD] Spain - Import

2-CD SETThis 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.MICHEL LEGRAND & His OrchestraTony Middleton (vc on CD1, 1)Corinne Marchard (vc on CD1, 24-28).Michel Legrand (piano) on 26.Jacqueline Danno (vc on CD2, 1)CD1, 1-18: Eve (Joseph Losey, 1962)CD1, 19: Une Femme est une Femme (Jean-Luc Godard, 1961)CD1, 20: Les Sept Peches Capitaux (Claude Chabrol/Jacques Demy, 1962)CD1, 21-23: La Baie des Anges (Jacques Demy, 1962)CD1, 24-28: Cléo de 5 a 7 (Agnes Varda, 1962)CD2, 1-4: Lola (Jacques Demy, 1960)CD2, 5: Vivre sa Vie (Jean-Luc Godard, 1962)CD2, 6-14: L’Amérique Insolite (François Reichenbach, 1960)CD2, 15-19: Le Gentleman d’Epsom (Gilles Grangier, 1962)INCLUDES 16-PAGE BOOKLETCD1: TOTAL TIME:64:5001 ADAM & EVE02 INTRODUCTION03 MAIN BAR04 AT THE BAR05 WATER SKI06 ONE MORNING IN ROMA07 WILLOW WEEP FOR ME [1954 recording by Billie Holiday]08 EVE’S ROOM09 TIVIAN VISITS EVE10 EVE & TIVIAN11 EVE & FRANCESCA12 EVE, FRANCESCA & TIVIAN13 A HOTEL IN VENICE14 THE WEDDING15 DUMPED TIVIAN16 LOVELESS LOVE [1940 recording by Billie Holiday]17 EPILOGUE18 FINALE19 ANGELA, STRASBOURG/SAINT-DENNIS/CHANSON D’ANGELA/BLUES CHEZ LE BOUGNAT/TRISTESSE/ POURSUITE ET DENÓUEMENT20 COMEDIÉ MUSICALE21 LE JEU22 NICE, BAIE DES ANGES23 LE JEU ET L’AMOUR24 LA BELLE PUTAIN25 LA JOUEUSE26 SANS TOI27 LA MENTEUSE28 LA BELLE PUTAIN [version 2]CD 2: TOTAL TIME: 54:1801 CHANSON DE LOLA02 ROLAND RÊVE [WATCH WHAT HAPPENS]03 MICHEL AUX ÎLES04 LOLA A L’EL DORADO05 VIVRE SA VIE06 LES DÉLINQUANTS07 TANGO DES JUMEAUX08 ROCK SURPRISE PARTY09 ARRIVÉE DES PIONNIERS10 LES JUMEAUX11 LES CHAMPS DE BLÉ12 HULA-HOP13 LES AMANTS AQUATIQUES14 HYMNE À L’AMÉRIQUE15 THEME DES COURSES16 VALSE17 STRIP-TEASE18 TZIGANE19 THÈME D’AMOUR