Míkis Theodorakis
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Born 1925-07-29
Died 2021-09-02
Chios, Greece
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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 Party of Greece (KKE). He was an MP for the KKE from 1981 to 1990. Despite this however, he ran as an independent candidate within the centre-right New Democracy party in 1989, in order for the country to emerge from the political crisis that had been created due to the numerous scandals of the government of Andreas Papandreou. He helped establish a large coalition between conservatives, socialists and leftists. In 1990 he was elected to the parliament (as in 1964 and 1981), became a government minister under Konstantinos Mitsotakis, and fought against drugs and terrorism and for culture, education and better relations between Greece and Turkey. He continued to speak out in favour of leftist causes, Greek–Turkish–Cypriot relations, and against the War in Iraq. He was a key voice against the 1967–1974 Greek junta, which imprisoned him and banned his songs.
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Filmography
Other credits
38 credits
Serpico
The Secret Carrier
The Trojan Women
Zorba the Greek
Z
State of Siege
Iphigenia
Nausicaa
Phaedra
The Lost Generation
Eva
The Battle of Sutjeska
Five Miles to Midnight
Electra
Athens, Return to the Acropolis
Ill Met by Moonlight
The Stubborn Donkey
The Shadow of the Cat
The Day the Fish Came Out
Letters from Marusia
Biribi
Synoikia to Oneiro
Punisher
Evidence
Misioni përtej detit
Songs of Fire
The Seventh Sun of Love
A Bullet Through the Heart
Beware of Greeks Bearing Guns
The Rehearsal
The Lovers of Teruel
An Uncompromising Man
Honeymoon
The Roundup
From Greece
Storm
Greece: The Hidden War
Dance Fight Love Die: With Mikis On the Road
Acting
15 credits
Le Grand Échiquier
Samedi soir
About Winds and Waters
Δροσουλίτες
The Shadow of the Cat
Milva, diva per sempre
Sing For Me Arja
Evidence
Ein Lied für Argyris
Songs of Fire
An Buachaill Geal Gáireach/The Laughing Boy
An All-Weather Man
The Hunchback
Mikis Theodorakis. Composer
Dance Fight Love Die: With Mikis On the Road
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