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Eleni Karaindrou (Greek: Ελένη Καραΐνδρου; French: Eléni Karaïndrou) (b. 25 November 1939) is a composer of film music and classical music, with influences ranging from jazz to folk music from the Balkans and her homeland Greece. She is most famous for her long collaboration with the Greek film maker Theo Angelopoulos (Greek: Θόδωρος Αγγελόπουλος), for whom she composed the soundtracks for films such as “Ulysses’ Gaze” and “Eternity and a Day”.

She 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 to 1974 she studied ethnomusicology in Paris and, on returning to Greece, founded the Laboratory for Traditional Instruments at the ORA Cultural Centre. She has since been an active campaigner on behalf of Greece’s musical resources.

Karaindrou has a long history of writing for film and theatre; to date, some 18 feature films, 13 plays and 10 television series have featured her music. Although most of her work has been with Greek directors she has also collaborated with Chris Marker, Jules Dassin and Margarethe von Trotta. Eleni Karaindrou has been associated with Theo Angelopoulos since 1982.

Her music is often minimalistic, always sombre yet warm, thoughtful and contemplative, reminiscent of the air, the sea and the life in her homeland Greece.

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7	Eternity Theme: Variation I	28
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barrospablito wrote:
last month

Great composer.

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Kromiadi wrote:
last month

Best!..

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Dele_Divaneeh wrote:
November 2009

best of the best..

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isssssa wrote:
October 2009

simply beautiful.

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Tarkovsky86 wrote:
August 2009

I created a group in honor of Theo Angelopoulos. Join if you want http://www.lastfm.es/group/Theo+Angelopoulos

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redevil1990 wrote:
August 2009

Thumb up for By the sea. This song's amazing

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shinya1966 wrote:
July 2009

she should be known more.

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zahrashams wrote:
May 2009

Dust of Time is amazing.

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tolgacolak wrote:
May 2009

Onu her dinleyişimde ayrı duygulara gark oluyorum..hüzün, mutluluk, saflık vs.. its great to listen you on the other shore of beatifull Aegean Sea...efharisto poli Ελένη Καραΐνδρου....

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secretnumber wrote:
April 2009

Ελένη Καραΐνδρου

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Epitymbidia wrote:
March 2009

I'm just overwhelmed by the sheer undescribable beauty...

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onorecolto wrote:
March 2009

Besteleri harika, usanmadan saatlerce dinleyebiliyorum aynını... Dinlerken ne hissettiğimi ben kendime bile açıklayamıyorum. :)

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trolllover wrote:
March 2009

no this aint Von Weber.

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GEMANARUCRISTI wrote:
February 2009

karl maria von weber

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dveintimilla wrote:
February 2009

no words.

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squigbobble wrote:
January 2009

Eternity and a day, beautiful film. BRUNO.

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trolllover wrote:
January 2009

Dust of time triologia II: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56wm6mNe1WI

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Hklti36Fljf wrote:
January 2009

Turkler istila etmis bu shoutbox'u belli oldu:) By the Sea'nin bu kadar az dinlenmesi sasirtici

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ryakman wrote:
January 2009

Poetry of the music, smooth, sensual, ironic. She is one of the best of our time.

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garageolympo wrote:
January 2009

Extraordinary musician of our time. I am surprised by the low listener count. Maybe its due to her name was spelled differently in English also in Greek alphabet.

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