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What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?

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Alan Bergman would recall that after Michel Legrand had written eight melodies which were somehow not viable for the film, Marilyn Bergman suggested the opening line "What are you doing the rest of your life?", and Legrand then completed the song's melody based on that phrase. Marilyn Bergman would
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later comment on the dual meanings of the phrase "What are you doing the rest of your life?" to the film: its title alludes to the
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Reed, Rod. "Musicians to Hold Annual Benefit Party Tomorrow." Buffalo Evening News, 31 March 1938.
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on which Legrand acted as arranger and conductor. The track would win Legrand the
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recorded "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" for the album
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Michael Legrand sings "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?"
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for the same category for a version performed by trumpeter
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Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals
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29 March 1980 "Bergmans Cash In on Romantic Lyrics" p.2
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Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying a Vocalist
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Index

Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
Michel Legrand
The Happy Ending
Michael Dees
Academy Award
Best Original Song
Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head
Ted Koehler
Burton Lane
Hollywood Canteen
marriage proposal
Jean Simmons
Sarah Vaughan
Sarah Vaughan with Michel Legrand
1972
Grammy Award
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying a Vocalist
Billy Childs
Gil Goldstein
Heitor Pereira
2006 Grammy Award
Chris Botti
Sting
"Experience over eight decades of the Oscars from 1927 to 2017"
Archived
"With Michel Legrand - Sarah Vaughan - Awards"
"Winners: Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)/Best Background Arrangement (1972)"
Archived
"Alan and Marilyn Bergman Keep the Music Playing"
NPR

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