Celebrated composer Mikis Theodorakis, who has died aged 96, wrote the music for the classic film "Zorba the Greek" and was an icon of resistance to Greece's 1967-1974 military junta. A prolific ...

Probably the best-known piece of Greek music in the world, the theme tune for the 1964 film “Zorba the Greek” was penned by celebrated composer Mikis Theodorakis, who has died aged 96. An instrumental ...

Composer Mikis Theodorakis, whose infectious, earthy score for the film "Zorba the Greek" helped foster a sunny, carefree image of his country for millions of tourists, died on Thursday, aged 96. As ...

Mikis Theodorakis, who has died aged 96, was a Greek composer of symphonies, cantatas, ballets and operas, but remembered worldwide for his Zorba the Greek and Serpico film scores. He was also ...

His death at his home near the Acropolis in Athens was announced on state television and followed multiple hospital admissions in recent years, mostly for heart treatment. Announcing the lovable ...

Mikis Theodorakis, the beloved Greek composer whose rousing music and life of political defiance won acclaim abroad and inspired millions at home, died on Thursday. He was 96. His death at his home in ...

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 ...

Mikis Theodorakis will not only be remembered as the most renowned Greek composer in history but also as an icon of resistance to dictatorship. Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis, who wrote the music ...

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 ...

In this 2004 June file photo, Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis attends a press conference in front of the landmark Acropolis hill in backround, in Athens, Greece. EPA-Yonhap Renowned Greek composer ...