Zorba The Greek (Mikis Theodorakis) (1965) - Soundtrack

Zorba The Greek - Soundtrack (By Mikis Theodorakis) (1965)


Zorba the Greek (originally titled Alexis Zorbas) is a 1964 film based on the novel Zorba the Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis. The film was directed by Michael Cacoyannis and the title character was played by Anthony Quinn. The supporting cast included Alan Bates as a visiting Englishman. The theme, "Sirtaki" by Mikis Theodorakis, has become famous and popular as a song and as a dance (especially at parties). Several of the film's songs & instrumental pieces, with wise, poetic sayings from Zorba, gained cult status for the recorded & widely-released soundtrack.
The movie was shot on location on the Greek island of Crete. Specific places featured include the town of Chania, the Apokoronas region and the Akrotiri peninsula. The famous scene, in which Quinn's character dances the Sirtaki, was shot on the beach of the village of Stavros (35°35′35″N 24°05′42″E / 35.593°N 24.095°E / 35.593; 24.095).
The movie won three Academy Awards. Lila Kedrova won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, Vassilis Fotopoulos won the Oscar for Best Art Direction in black-and-white set decoration, and Walter Lassally won the Oscar for Best Cinematography in black-and-white. Lassally's Oscar is shown in Tavern Christiana in Stavros.
Quinn received the nomination for best actor in a leading role and Michael Cacoyannis received three nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Writing, and Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium.
Actor Sotiris Moustakas was almost nominated for Best Supporting Actor but was rejected due to his limited screen time. In Greece the actor is praised for his performance as the town fool.

Track listing
1. Theme from "Zorba the greek" (01:07)

2. The full catastrophe (02:14)

3. Life goes on (02:16)

4. The one unforgivable sin (02:08)

5. Questions without answers (02:44)

6. Zorba's dance (04:53)

7. The fire inside (02:42)

8. Clever people and grocers (02:12)

9. Always look for trouble (01:51)

10. Life goes on (Reprise) (02:25)

11. Free (02:15)

12. That's me-Zorba (02:44)

Total Duration: 00:29:31
Format: Mp3 128 kbps
Size: 25.9 MB