Michel Legrand's abundantly lyrical soundtrack to Jacques Demy's 1964 movie musical {#The Umbrellas of Cherbourg} faithfully evokes the film's predominant theme of young love foiled by adult reality. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg's overriding melancholia finds a voice in two main melodic motifs Legrand uses throughout the soundtrack, the first from the Legrand jazz standard "Watch What Happens" and the second from his song "I Will Wait for You." Legrand's considerable ar...   [ read more ]

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