In the collection
3 records
Played with
Lennon-McCartney
2 records together
The Beatles
1 record together
Henry Mancini
1 record together
Cesar Costa
1 record together
Enrique Guzmán
1 record together
Los Cinco Latinos
1 record together
Palito Ortega
1 record together
Mirla Castellanos
1 record together
Hermanos Carrion
1 record together
Los Hooligans
1 record together
Harold Orozco
1 record together
Juan Nicolas Estela
1 record together
About
Greek songwriter, composer, author, and politician. Born in Chios on July 29, 1925 - Died in Athens on September 2, 2021.
He wrote over 1,000 songs including the music for the Michael Cacoyannis film ‘Zorba the Greek’. The instrumental “Zorba’s Dance” (also known as “Zorba the Greek”) became renowned around the world. He also scored the films ‘Z’ (1969, BAFTA Film Award in 1970) and ‘Serpico’. 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“.
He founded the (Little Orchestra of Athens) in 1960. In 1983, he was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize.
Father of Μαργαρίτα Θεοδωράκη and George Theodorakis. Older brother of Γιάννης Θεοδωράκης and uncle of Μάρω Θεοδωράκη (Yannis’ daughter).