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

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4149225 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Zorba the Greek (film score)
Context triple: [Mikis Theodorakis, notableWork, Zorba the Greek (film score)]

A. The Robe (film score)
The Robe (film score) is a landmark 1953 orchestral film soundtrack by Alfred Newman, renowned for its lush, dramatic themes and pioneering use of CinemaScope-era widescreen scoring.
B. Il Gattopardo (The Leopard) (film score)
Il Gattopardo (The Leopard) (film score) is Nino Rota’s lush, romantic orchestral soundtrack for Luchino Visconti’s 1963 historical drama about a Sicilian prince during the Risorgimento.
C. Amarcord (film score)
"Amarcord (film score)" is Nino Rota’s celebrated musical soundtrack for Federico Fellini’s nostalgic 1973 film, blending whimsical themes with bittersweet lyricism.
D. Days of Heaven (score)
Days of Heaven (score) is Ennio Morricone’s acclaimed, lyrical film soundtrack known for its haunting melodies and evocative atmosphere in Terrence Malick’s 1978 drama.
E. The Godfather (film score)
The Godfather (film score) is Nino Rota’s iconic, melancholic orchestral soundtrack for Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 crime film, renowned for its haunting main theme and evocative portrayal of the Corleone family’s world.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Zorba the Greek (film score)
Target entity description: 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.

A. The Robe (film score)
The Robe (film score) is a landmark 1953 orchestral film soundtrack by Alfred Newman, renowned for its lush, dramatic themes and pioneering use of CinemaScope-era widescreen scoring.
B. Il Gattopardo (The Leopard) (film score)
Il Gattopardo (The Leopard) (film score) is Nino Rota’s lush, romantic orchestral soundtrack for Luchino Visconti’s 1963 historical drama about a Sicilian prince during the Risorgimento.
C. Amarcord (film score)
"Amarcord (film score)" is Nino Rota’s celebrated musical soundtrack for Federico Fellini’s nostalgic 1973 film, blending whimsical themes with bittersweet lyricism.
D. Days of Heaven (score)
Days of Heaven (score) is Ennio Morricone’s acclaimed, lyrical film soundtrack known for its haunting melodies and evocative atmosphere in Terrence Malick’s 1978 drama.
E. The Godfather (film score)
The Godfather (film score) is Nino Rota’s iconic, melancholic orchestral soundtrack for Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 crime film, renowned for its haunting main theme and evocative portrayal of the Corleone family’s world.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film score ⓘ soundtrack album ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Zorba the Greek (original motion picture soundtrack) ⓘ linked to: Zorba the Greek (film score)
associatedInstrument	bouzouki ⓘ orchestra ⓘ
associatedWithActor	Anthony Quinn ⓘ
associatedWithAuthor	Nikos Kazantzakis ⓘ
associatedWithCharacter	Alexis Zorbas ⓘ linked to: Alexis Zorba
associatedWithDirector	Michael Cacoyannis ⓘ
basedOn	Zorba the Greek (novel) ⓘ linked to: Zorba the Greek
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 (1964 film) ⓘ linked to: Zorba the Greek
publicationYear	1964 ⓘ
publisher	various international record labels ⓘ
recordedFor	20th Century Fox ⓘ
releaseContext	release of the film Zorba the Greek in 1964 ⓘ
setting	Crete ⓘ
style	Mediterranean music ⓘ dance music ⓘ
tempoCharacteristic	accelerating tempo ⓘ
usedIn	dance performances ⓘ television and film excerpts ⓘ tourism promotion for Greece ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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" (μουσική ταινίας) ⓘ

linked to: Zorba the Greek (film score)

Zorba the Greek (film score) → alsoKnownAs → Zorba the Greek (original motion picture soundtrack) ⓘ