- Known For
- Sound
- Born
- July 29, 1925
- Place of Birth
- Chios, Greece
- Died
- September 2, 2021
Míkis Theodorakis
Michail "Mikis" Theodorakis (Greek: Μιχαήλ "Μίκης" Θεοδωράκης,29 July 1925 – 2 September 2021) was a Greek composer and lyricist credited with over 1,000 works. He scored for the films Zorba the Greek (1964), Z (1969), and Serpico (1973). He was a three time BAFTA nominee, winning for Z. For the score in the movie Serpico (1973), he earned Grammy nominations. Furthermore, for the unforgettable score to Zorba the Greek (1964), with its ‘Zorba’s Dance’, he was Golden Globe nominated. He composed the "Mauthausen Trilogy", also known as "The Ballad of Mauthausen", which has been described as the "most beautiful musical work ever written about the Holocaust" and possibly his best work.Up until his death, he was viewed as Greece's best-known living composer. He was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize. Politically, he was associated with the left because of his long-standing ties to the Communist…
Filmography
movieMilva, diva per sempre
2024 · Himself
movieAn Buachaill Geal Gáireach/The Laughing Boy
2023 · (Archive footage)
movieDance Fight Love Die: With Mikis On the Road
2017 · Mikis Theodorakis, Music
movieMikis Theodorakis. Composer
2010 · Self
movieThe Stubborn Donkey
2008 · Thanks, Music
movieEin Lied für Argyris
2006 · Himself
movieAn All-Weather Man
2004 · Self
movieThe Seventh Sun of Love
2001 · Music
Δροσουλίτες
tvΔροσουλίτες
2001 · Sound
tvAbout Winds and Waters
2000 · Sound
movieBeware of Greeks Bearing Guns
2000 · Original Music Composer
movieMisioni përtej detit
1988 · Original Music Composer
movieGreece: The Hidden War
1986 · Music
movieAthens, Return to the Acropolis
1983 · Original Music Composer
movieAn Uncompromising Man
1979 · Music
movieIphigenia
1977 · Original Music Composer
movieLetters from Marusia
1975 · Original Music Composer
movieEvidence
1975 · Self, Music, Songs
movieThe Secret Carrier
1975 · Original Music Composer
movieSongs of Fire
1975 · Self, Songs, Music
movieThe Rehearsal
1974 · , Music
movieSerpico
1973 · Original Music Composer
movieThe Battle of Sutjeska
1973 · Music
movieThe Hunchback
1973 · Sound
movieState of Siege
1972 · Original Music Composer
tvLe Grand Échiquier
1972 · Self
movieBiribi
1971 · Music
movieThe Trojan Women
1971 · Original Music Composer
Samedi soir
tvSamedi soir
1971 · Self
movieNausicaa
1971 · Music
movieZ
1969 · Original Music Composer
moviePunisher
1968 · Original Music Composer
movieThe Lost Generation
1968 · Original Music Composer
movieThe Day the Fish Came Out
1967 · Original Music Composer
movieA Bullet Through the Heart
1966 · Original Music Composer
movieFrom Greece
1966 · Music
movieZorba the Greek
1964 · Original Music Composer
movieFive Miles to Midnight
1962 · Original Music Composer
movieThe Lovers of Teruel
1962 · Original Music Composer
moviePhaedra
1962 · Original Music Composer
movieElectra
1962 · Original Music Composer
movieSynoikia to Oneiro
1961 · Music
movieThe Shadow of the Cat
1961 · Conductor, Original Music Composer
movieHoneymoon
1959 · Music
movieIll Met by Moonlight
1957 · Original Music Composer
movieEva
1953 · Music
Laula minulle Arja
movieLaula minulle Arja
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