Zorba the Greek (film score)

E417608

film score soundtrack album

Zorba the Greek (film score) is the iconic, bouzouki-driven musical soundtrack composed by Mikis Theodorakis for the 1964 film "Zorba the Greek," renowned for its lively syrtaki theme.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
"Zorba the Greek" (μουσική ταινίας)	1
Zorba the Greek (film score) canonical	1
Zorba the Greek (original motion picture soundtrack)	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film score ⓘ soundtrack album ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Zorba the Greek (film score) ⓘ surface form: Zorba the Greek (original motion picture soundtrack)
associatedInstrument	bouzouki ⓘ orchestra ⓘ
associatedWithActor	Anthony Quinn NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithAuthor	Nikos Kazantzakis ⓘ
associatedWithCharacter	Alexis Zorba ⓘ surface form: Alexis Zorbas
associatedWithDirector	Michael Cacoyannis ⓘ
basedOn	Zorba the Greek ⓘ surface form: Zorba the Greek (novel)
composer	Mikis Theodorakis ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Greece ⓘ
danceAssociation	circle dance ⓘ line dance ⓘ
distributionFormat	compact disc ⓘ digital download ⓘ vinyl record ⓘ
featuresDance	syrtaki ⓘ
genre	Greek folk music ⓘ film music ⓘ syrtaki ⓘ
hasComposerNationality	Greek ⓘ
hasCulturalImpact	became emblematic of Greek music worldwide ⓘ popularized syrtaki dance internationally ⓘ
hasMotif	repeating bouzouki melody ⓘ
hasRecognition	considered one of the most famous Greek film scores ⓘ
hasThemeOf	Greek island culture ⓘ joy of life ⓘ
influenced	later Greek-themed film scores ⓘ popular representations of Greek dance ⓘ
instrumentation	bouzouki ⓘ
linkedToGenre	Greek cinema ⓘ
mainTheme	gradually accelerating dance rhythm ⓘ
notableFor	iconic Greek musical identity ⓘ lively syrtaki theme ⓘ
notableWork	Zorba's Dance ⓘ
originalLanguage	Greek ⓘ
partOf	Zorba the Greek ⓘ surface form: Zorba the Greek (1964 film)
publicationYear	1964 ⓘ
publisher	various international record labels ⓘ
recordedFor	20th Century Fox ⓘ
releaseContext	release of the film Zorba the Greek in 1964 ⓘ
setting	Crete NERFINISHED ⓘ
style	Mediterranean music ⓘ dance music ⓘ
tempoCharacteristic	accelerating tempo ⓘ
usedIn	dance performances ⓘ television and film excerpts ⓘ tourism promotion for Greece ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mikis Theodorakis → notableWork → Zorba the Greek (film score) ⓘ

Μίκης Θεοδωράκης → συνέθεσε → Zorba the Greek (film score) ⓘ

this entity surface form: "Zorba the Greek" (μουσική ταινίας)

Zorba the Greek (film score) → alsoKnownAs → Zorba the Greek (film score) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Zorba the Greek (original motion picture soundtrack)