Mikis Theodorakis
- composer
- politician
- songwriter
- film score composer
- recording artist
- singer
- conductor
- writer
- musician
- bandleader
- Born 1925-07-29
- Died 2021-09-02 (aged 96)
- Nationality Greece
- Years active 1943–2009
Biography
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Known for
Filmography
See full filmography- 2005Le Dernier Seigneur des BalkanscomposerMiniseries
age 80 - 1977IphigeniacomposerMovie
age 52 - 1974The Story of Jacob and JosephcomposerTV movie
age 49 - 1973SerpicocomposerMovie
age 48 - 1973The Battle of SutjeskacomposerMovie
age 48 - 1972State of SiegecomposerMovie
age 47 - 1971The Trojan WomencomposerMovie
age 46 - 1969ZcomposerMovie
age 44 - 1968The Sea GullcomposerMovie
age 43 - 1964Zorba the GreekcomposerMovie
age 39 - 1962ElectracomposerMovie
age 37 - 1962PhaedracomposerMovie
age 37
| Role | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Le Dernier Seigneur des Balkans | Miniseries | composer | 80 |
| 1977 | Iphigenia | Movie | composer | 52 |
| 1974 | The Story of Jacob and Joseph | TV movie | composer | 49 |
| 1973 |  Serpico | Movie | composer | 48 |
| 1973 | The Battle of Sutjeska | Movie | composer | 48 |
| 1972 | State of Siege | Movie | composer | 47 |
| 1971 |  The Trojan Women | Movie | composer | 46 |
| 1969 |  Z | Movie | composer | 44 |
| 1968 | The Sea Gull | Movie | composer | 43 |
| 1964 |  Zorba the Greek | Movie | composer | 39 |
| 1962 | Electra | Movie | composer | 37 |
| 1962 |  Phaedra | Movie | composer | 37 |
Career timeline
Award won Role or nomination
age 0
- Born
age 37
age 39
- Zorba the Greekcomposer
age 43
- The Sea Gullcomposer
age 44
- Zcomposer
age 46
- The Trojan Womencomposer
age 47
- State of Siegecomposer
age 48
- Serpicocomposer
- The Battle of Sutjeskacomposer
age 49
- The Story of Jacob and Josephcomposer
age 52
- Iphigeniacomposer
age 80
- Le Dernier Seigneur des Balkanscomposer
age 96
- Died
Career in numbers
Scores by year
- 1962Phaedra41.5
- 1964Zorba the Greek78.0
- 1969Z87.3
- 1972State of Siege75.5
- 1973Serpico88.0
Worked with most
Family and influences
Nothing recorded for: Spouse, Partner, Parents, Children, Siblings, Studied under, Taught.
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TV appearances
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Facts
Personal details
- Nationalities
- Greece
- Cause of death
- cardiac arrest
- Languages
- Greek, Modern Greek
- Years active
- 1943–2009
- Instruments
- violin, piano
- Record labels
- Folkways Records, Philips Records, EMI, United Artists Records, Polydor Records, RCA Victor, Sirius, Lyra
- Genres
- opera, symphony, laïko, éntekhno, vocal music, Sirtaki
- Notable works
- Zorba the Greek, Axion Esti, Mauthausen Trilogy, Pneumatiko Emvaterio, Canto General
- Education
- Athens Conservatoire, Conservatoire de Paris