Top 30 Greek (movie) composers
by minalex | created - 09 Aug 2011 | updated - 2 months ago | Public[1] The best soundtrack composers form Greece and Cyprus.
1. Mikis Theodorakis
Composer | Z
Mikis Theodorakis was born in the Greek island of Chios, in 1925. It was the same year that the other great composer of Greece was born in Xanthi, Manos Hatzidakis. He fought during the 2nd World War, and was captured at the city of Tripoli. He was tortured, but when he was set free, he joined the ...
2. Manos Hatzidakis
Soundtrack | Pote tin Kyriaki
The names of Manos Hadjidakis and Mikis Theodorakis have been written with golden letters in the music history of Greece since 1960. He was born in Xanthi on 23 October 1925, in a mid-class family. When he came of age he came in the capital city of Greece of Athens. He succeeded from the beginning ...
3. Eleni Karaindrou
Soundtrack | Mad Max: Fury Road
Eleni Karaindrou was born in the mountain village of Teichio in central Greece and grew up in Athens, where she studied piano and theory at the Hellenikon Odion. From 1969-74 she studied ethnomusicology in Paris and, on returning to Greece, founded the Laboratory for Traditional Instruments at the ...
4. Nikos Mamangakis
Composer | Parenthesi
Nikos Mamangakis was born on March 3, 1929 in Rethymno, Crete, Greece. He was a composer and actor, known for Parenthesi (1968), Monemvasia (1964) and Lilly's Story (2002). He died on July 24, 2013 in Athens, Greece.
5. Hristodoulos Halaris
Composer | Prosohi, kindynos!
Hristodoulos Halaris was born on November 21, 1946 in Athens, Greece. He is a composer and actor, known for Prosohi, kindynos! (1983), I ilikia tis thalassas (1978) and Escape to Athena (1979).
6. Vangelis
Composer | Blade Runner
Vangelis was a composer and performer who worked almost exclusively with electronic instruments. With Jean-Michel Jarre and Mike Oldfield in the 1970s, Vangelis was a pioneer in the instrumental music and a main influence in the creation of the musical genre "new age," a style related to spiritual,...
7. Stamatis Spanoudakis
Composer | Nyfes
Stamatis Spanoudakis was born on December 11, 1948 in Omonia, Athens, Greece. He is a composer, known for Brides (2004), Prometheus in Second Person (1975) and The Color of Iris (1974).
8. Argyris Kounadis
Composer | Antigoni
Argyris Kounadis was born in 1924 in Konstadinoupolis, Turkey. He was a composer, known for Antigone (1961), O kloios (1987) and To pontikaki (1954). He died on November 21, 2011 in Freiburg, Germany.
9. Loukianos Kilaidonis
Soundtrack | Mavro gala
Loukianos Kilaidonis is primarily a quality music composer and singer and well known in Greece. He was famous for organizing the great beach parties in '80s Athens in Varkiza and Vouliagmeni. His songs are mostly humorous and portray the everyday life of the working class. His signature outfits and...
10. Giannis Markopoulos
Composer | Mikres Afrodites
Giannis Markopoulos was born on March 18, 1939 in Iraklio, Crete, Greece. He was a composer and director, known for Young Aphrodites (1963), The Fate of the Innocent (1965) and The Brightest Star (1967). He was married to Vassiliki Lavina. He died on June 10, 2023 in Athens, Greece.
11. Stavros Xarhakos
Composer | Koritsia ston ilio
Stavros Xarhakos was born on March 14, 1939 in Athens, Greece. He is a composer and actor, known for Koritsia ston ilio (1968), Mighty Aphrodite (1995) and Rembetiko (1983).
12. Akis Kapranos
Composer | Xenes se xeni hora: 50 ellinikes tainies mystiriou kai fantasias
Akis Kapranos is known for Xenes se xeni hora: 50 ellinikes tainies mystiriou kai fantasias (2009), Forget Me Not (2014) and Amercement (2020).
13. Stamatis Kraounakis
Composer | Afti i nyhta menei
Stamatis Kraounakis was born on December 25, 1955 in Athens, Greece. He is a composer and actor, known for Afti i nyhta menei (2000), Pethainontas stin Athina (2006) and Lockdown Contours.
14. Kostas Giannidis
Soundtrack | Marina
Ioannis Konstantinidis, also known by the pen name Kostas Giannidis (21 August 1903 - 17 January 1984) was a Greek composer, pianist and conductor. Constantinidis was born in Smyrna (today Izmir) in 1903. He came to Greece after the destruction of Smyrna and continued his studies in Berlin (1923-...
15. Michalis Delta
Composer | Strella
Michalis Delta is known for Strella (2009), Numbered (1998) and Alithini zoi (2004).
Member of Stereo Nova Music Sample from Strella
16. Stefanos Konstantinidis
Music_department | To thavma tis thalassas ton Sargasson
Stefanos Konstantinides (aka Electroware) was born in Athens. He studied piano, jazz music, drums, and fine arts. He is is a very effective producer and electro-inspired musician. His latest work can be heard in the band "drog_A_tek" (an experimental septet loosely in the conceptual path of avant ...
Often credited as Drogatek or Drog. A. Tek. Music sample from Hora Proeleysis
17. Konstantinos Vita
Composer | Arkadia haire
Known by his nickname K.B., the guru of electronic music in Greece, Konstantinos Vita, is one of the most famous songwriter in Greece today. He formed the first real electronic scheme in the beginning of 90s called Stereo Nova and then he started a solo career.
Member of Stereo Nova Music Sample from Tsiou
18. Stavros Logarides
Composer | Oi apenanti
Stavros Logarides was born on September 21, 1953 in Constantinople, Turkey. He was a composer and actor, known for Oi apenanti (1981), The Murderess (1974) and Oikogeneia Zardi (1983). He died on April 14, 2022 in Athens, Greece.
19. Giorgios Papadakis
Composer | To monon tis zois tou taxeidion
Giorgios Papadakis is known for To monon tis zois tou taxeidion (2001), Black + White (1973) and Stagona ston okeano (1995).
20. Alexander Voulgaris
Composer | Roz
Alexander Voulgaris was born on February 22, 1981 in Athens, Greece. He is a composer and actor, known for Pink (2006), Winona (2019) and Thread (2016).
Also known as The Boy Music Sample from Oi Aisthimaties
21. Dimitris Papadimitriou
Composer | Sti skia tou fovou
Dimitris Papadimitriou was born on July 6, 1959. He is a composer and actor, known for Sti skia tou fovou (1988), I zoi enamisy hiliariko (1995) and Arhangelos tou pathous (1987).
22. Yannis Veslemes
Composer | Norvigia
Yannis Veslemes is known for Norway (2014), Tetarti 04:45 (2015) and She Loved Blossoms More (2024).
Also known as Felizol Music Sample from Norvigia
23. Mimis Plessas
Composer | Oi sfaires den gyrizoun piso
Mimis Plessas was born on October 12, 1924 in Athens, Greece. He is a composer and actor, known for Bullets Don't Come Back (1967), Trikymia mias kardias (1969) and Gorgones kai mages (1968). He is married to Loukila Kerrer-Plessa.
24. Takis Morakis
Soundtrack | The Lobster
Takis Morakis was born on August 15, 1916 in Athens, Greece. He was a composer, known for The Lobster (2015), The Lost Daughter (2021) and Boy on a Dolphin (1957). He was married to Nandia Konstandopoulou. He died on October 26, 1991 in Athens, Greece.
25. Giorgos Hristianakis
Composer | O ergenis
Giorgos Hristianakis is known for The Bachelor (1997), Rakushka (2004) and Homa & nero (1999).
Member of Trypes Music Sample from O Ergenis
26. Kostas Kapnisis
Composer | O panikos
Kostas Kapnisis was born on November 20, 1920. He was a composer, known for Panic (1969), Ta heria (1962) and Alexandros o Megas - Anamesa stin istoria kai to thrylo (1977). He died on July 5, 2007 in Athens, Greece.
27. Dionysis Savvopoulos
Composer | Happy Day
Dionysis Savvopoulos was born on December 2, 1944 in Thessaloniki, Greece. He is a composer and actor, known for Happy Day (1976), Exoristos stin kentriki leoforo (1979) and Thiasos skion (10 tainies mikrou mikous) (1974). He has been married to Aspa since 1967. They have two children.
28. Vangelis Fampas
Sound_department | To vankouver
Vangelis Fampas was born in Athens. He studied classical guitar from a very early age with his father Dimitri Fampas. Since the age of 16 he has been involved with composing and performing. From 1979 to 1995 he lived in New York, where he attended post-graduate schools as he simultaneously worked ...
29. Nikos Portokaloglou
Composer | Parees
Nikos Portokaloglou was born on December 30, 1957 in Volos, Greece. He is a composer and actor, known for Parees (2007), Brazilero (2001) and ...kai dyo avga Tourkias (1987).
30. Yiannis 'Bach' Spyropoulos
Composer | Mystikes diadromes
Yiannis 'Bach' Spyropoulos was born on August 2, 1953 in Athens, Greece. He is a composer and actor, known for Mystikes diadromes (2001), Mia melissa ton Avgousto (2007) and I skoni pou peftei (2004).
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