Manos Hatzidakis
Komponist, Skuespiller, Produsent
22. oktober 1925 — 15. juni 1994 (68 år)
Manos Hatzidakis (also spelled Hadjidakis; Greek: Μάνος Χατζιδάκις; 23 October 1925 – 15 June 1994) was a Greek composer and theorist of Greek music, widely considered to be one of the greatest Greek composers and one of the most globally recognised. His legacy and contribution are widespread among the works of contemporary Greek music, through the second half of the 20th and into the 21st century. He was also one of the main proponents of the "Éntekhno" form of music (along with Mikis Theodorakis). In 1960, he received an Academy Award for Best Original Song for his song Never on Sunday from the film of the same name.
Hatzidakis was born on 23 October 1925 in Xanthi, Greece, to lawyer Georgios Hatzidakis, who came from the village of Myrthios, Agios Vasileios in the Rethymno prefecture in Crete; and Aliki Arvanitidou, who came from Adrianoupolis. His musical education began at the age of four and consisted of piano lessons from the Armenian pianist Anna Altunian. At the same time, he learned to play the violin and the accordion.
After the separation of his parents, Hatzidakis moved permanently to Athens in 1932 with his mother. A few years later in 1938, his father died in an aircraft accident. This event, in combination with the beginning of World War II, brought the family into a difficult financial situation. The young Hatzidakis earned his livelihood as a docker at the port, an ice seller at the Fix factory, an employee in Megalokonomou's photography shop and as an assistant nurse at the 401 Military Hospital.
At the same time, he expanded his musical knowledge by studying advanced music theory with Menelaos Pallandios, in the period 1940-1943. At the same time, he studied philosophy at the University of Athens. However, he never completed this course. During this period, he met and connected with other musicians, writers and intellectuals. Among these were Nikos Gatsos, George Seferis, Odysseas Elytis, Angelos Sikelianos and the artist Yannis Tsarouchis. During the last period of the Axis occupation of Greece, he was an active participant in the Greek Resistance through membership of the United Panhellenic Organization of Youth (EPON), the youth branch of the major resistance organisation EAM, where he met Mikis Theodorakis with whom he soon developed a strong friendship.
Although he had made a statement on the exigency of Greece's entrance to the EEC (European Economic Community, later: European Union), he believed that within the European realm, Greece would be culturally assimilated completely.
In the later years of his life, Hatzidakis explained that his work was meant not to entertain but to reveal. Further, he disclaimed part of his work, written for the Greek cinema and theater, as non-representative contract undertaking of his. ...
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Hatzidakis was born on 23 October 1925 in Xanthi, Greece, to lawyer Georgios Hatzidakis, who came from the village of Myrthios, Agios Vasileios in the Rethymno prefecture in Crete; and Aliki Arvanitidou, who came from Adrianoupolis. His musical education began at the age of four and consisted of piano lessons from the Armenian pianist Anna Altunian. At the same time, he learned to play the violin and the accordion.
After the separation of his parents, Hatzidakis moved permanently to Athens in 1932 with his mother. A few years later in 1938, his father died in an aircraft accident. This event, in combination with the beginning of World War II, brought the family into a difficult financial situation. The young Hatzidakis earned his livelihood as a docker at the port, an ice seller at the Fix factory, an employee in Megalokonomou's photography shop and as an assistant nurse at the 401 Military Hospital.
At the same time, he expanded his musical knowledge by studying advanced music theory with Menelaos Pallandios, in the period 1940-1943. At the same time, he studied philosophy at the University of Athens. However, he never completed this course. During this period, he met and connected with other musicians, writers and intellectuals. Among these were Nikos Gatsos, George Seferis, Odysseas Elytis, Angelos Sikelianos and the artist Yannis Tsarouchis. During the last period of the Axis occupation of Greece, he was an active participant in the Greek Resistance through membership of the United Panhellenic Organization of Youth (EPON), the youth branch of the major resistance organisation EAM, where he met Mikis Theodorakis with whom he soon developed a strong friendship.
Although he had made a statement on the exigency of Greece's entrance to the EEC (European Economic Community, later: European Union), he believed that within the European realm, Greece would be culturally assimilated completely.
In the later years of his life, Hatzidakis explained that his work was meant not to entertain but to reveal. Further, he disclaimed part of his work, written for the Greek cinema and theater, as non-representative contract undertaking of his. ...
Source: Article "Manos Hatzidakis" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Filmografi
| 2006 | Η τελευταία παράσταση · as Composer |
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| 1984 | |
| 1983 | Athens, Return to the Acropolis · as Original Music Composer |
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| 1977 | The Jacques Cousteau Odyssey · as Composer |
| 1975 | C.I.A. Secret Story · as Original Music Composer |
| 1974 | Sweet Movie · as Original Music Composer |
| 1973 | The Pedestrian · as Original Music Composer |
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| 1970 | To theatro tis Defteras · as Composer |
| 1970 | The Invincible Six · as Original Music Composer |
| 1968 | Blue · as Original Music Composer |
| 1966 | The Steps · as Composer |
| 1964 | Topkapi · as Original Music Composer |
| 1963 | Dry Summer · as Original Music Composer |
| 1963 | America America · as Original Music Composer |
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| 1963 | Siralardaki heyecanlar · as Composer |
| 1962 | The 300 Spartans · as Original Music Composer |
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| 1960 | Madalena · as Original Music Composer |
| 1960 | Never on Sunday · as Original Music Composer |
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| 1960 | The Underdog · as Composer |
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| 1960 | The Mayoress · as Original Music Composer |
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| 1959 | The Braves' Island · as Composer |
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| 1957 | Barrel Piano, Poverty and Carnations · as Original Music Composer |
| 1957 | Horse and Carriage · as Composer |
| 1957 | Trouble for Fathers · as Composer |
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| 1956 | The Lovers Arrive · as Original Music Composer |
| 1956 | The Ogre of Athens · as Original Music Composer |
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| 1951 | Dead City · as Original Music Composer |
| 2005 | Mixani tou xronou · as Cast |
| 1955 | Stella · as Pianist |
| 1952 | Lily of the Harbor · as Pianist |
| 1973 | The Great Love Songs · as Himself |
| 1971 | The Thin Thread · as Musician |
| 1968 | Assignment Skybolt · as Songs |
| 1957 | Night Doings · as Songs |