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Mikis Theodorakis

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist

Mikis Theodorakis (1925–2021) was born on the Greek island of Chios. He studied at the Athens Conservatoire and then in Paris, where he took music analysis with Olivier Messiaen. He wrote more than a thousand works and often mixed the symphony orchestra with Greek folk instruments and popular melodies in them. His music for Zorba the Greek (1964) became famous. To his theme, Anthony Quinn and Alan Bates dance the sirtaki on the beach. During the military dictatorship (1967–1974) his music was banned in Greece. He was arrested and in 1970 went into exile in Paris. For Costa-Gavras he wrote Z (1969), for which he received a BAFTA, and État de siège (1972). In America he made the music for Serpico (1973).

Listening

Listening tip. Notice the bouzouki and the tempo: in the dance from Zorba the melody begins slowly and the tempo keeps rising.

Discography

Studio albums

Other work

In School of Rock

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