Michel Legrand ScoresUne femme est une femme

Abstract

Une femme est une femme (A Woman is a Woman) marked the crystallization of Godard's idiosyncratic approach to the use of music in his films. By closely examining the standard practices of American film and comparing American film and Legrand created in une femme est une femme, this chapter seeks to explore the creative partnership that produced this unique score. The score for une femme est une femme can be separated into two general categories: songs and underscore. “Underscore,” in this chapter, will be used to refer to Legrand's original instrumental music. Within the song category, the most notable are songs by Charles Aznavour, namely Tu t’laisses aller and Chanson d’Angela by Legrand and Godard (the latter presumably contributing lyrics). As a good deal has been written on these songs and their use in the film, the second category of music, consisting of Legrand's music, is focused in the chapter.

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