The Economist

Obituary: Mikis Theodorakis wrote the theme tune of “Zorba the Greek”

IT IS QUITE possibly the most famous two-note phrase in post-war European music: a stepwise trip up the scale that sounds like a question. Repeated over and over, it invites you to stretch your arms ...
Variety

Mikis Theodorakis, Composer of ‘Zorba the Greek’ and ‘Serpico,’ Dies at 96

Mikis Theodorakis, the celebrated Greek composer of “Zorba the Greek,” “Z” and “Serpico” and among the most politically active of all 20th-century composers, died Thursday at his home in Athens. He ...
Yahoo

'Our Mikis has gone': 'Zorba the Greek' composer Theodorakis dies at 96

ATHENS (Reuters) -Composer Mikis Theodorakis, whose music crossed international boundaries in his captivating score for the film " Zorba the Greek", died on Thursday, plunging Greece into three days ...
Psychology Today

Unleash Your Inner Zorba the Greek

In one of the most memorable and meaningful scenes from the Academy Award-winning movie Zorba the Greek, the title character Alexis Zorba is asked by his uptight, existentially challenged boss, Basil, ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Mikis Theodorakis, Greek Composer Behind ‘Serpico’ and ‘Zorba the Greek,’ Dies at 96

His prolific career, which started at age 17, produced a hugely varied body of work that ranged from somber symphonies and an anthem for the Palestinian Liberation Organization to television and film ...
Los Angeles Times

Mikis Theodorakis, beloved composer who scored ‘Zorba the Greek’ and ‘Serpico,’ dies

ATHENS — Mikis Theodorakis, the beloved Greek composer whose rousing music and life of political defiance won acclaim abroad and inspired millions at home, has died at his home in Athens. His death ...