Mikis Theodorakis, Zorba composer and political maverick, dies aged 96

Musician will be best remembered for scoring the film Zorba the Greek and defiance during military rule

The renowned Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis, who scored the 1964 classic film Zorba the Greek and was an icon of resistance to the former military junta, has died in Athens, aged 96.

A prolific talent and political maverick, Theodorakis was revered in his home country for his inspirational music and defiance during the junta that ruled from 1967 to 1974.