Michael "Mikis" Theodorakis (Greek: Μιχαήλ (Μίκης) Θεοδωράκης) is a Greek songwriter and composer who has written over 1000 songs.
He scored for the films "Zorba the Greek" (1964), "Z" (1969), and "Serpico" (1973). He composed the "Mauthausen Trilogy" also known as "The Ballad of Mauthausen", which has been described as the "most beautiful musical work ever written about the Holocaust" and possibly his best work.
He was viewed as Greece's best-known living composer. He was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize.