The great Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis passed away at the age of 96. Through his great work he managed to become a legacy of the world that today bids farewell to a great man of art and culture. Greece after the Second World War would not have existed in our memory without Mikis Theodorakis.
He took the agony and the history of Greece and made it music. He was the man who was honored and loved equally by Israelis and Palestinians. His music is the history of Greece that struggles and hopes. A country that suffered a lot but did not stop fighting. And one way to fight was to create.
He had the genius to put into practice the explosion of this creativity by combining music and poetry. To create a unique work, which at the same time managed to make modern Greek poetry familiar and dear to the common man.
That is why all the peoples of the world who struggle and hope for a better future identify with his music, creating relentlessly. That’s why he was loved by the whole world.
An amazing composer and activist who used his music and songs as a means of resistance. He was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2000 and collaborated with the great Greek poet Giannis Ritsos.
The melodies of Mikis Theodorakis traveled through great movies all over the world.
- “Z” with Yves Montand, directed by Costas Gavras,
- “Zorbas” with Anthony Quinn directed by Michalis Kakogiannis
- “Serpico” with Al Pacino directed by Sidney Liumet.
- “Les amants de Teruel” with Edith Piaf directed by Raymond Rouleau
- “Phaedra” with Melina Mercouri directed by Jules Dassen.
- The Beatles adapted the wonderful music from Mikis Theodorakis’ song “If you remember my Dream”.
Have a good trip to the Eternal Seas.
