
MY ARCHIVE

The vinyl with the music from the film "Ta Kokkina Fanaria" (The Red Lanterns), from the personal archive of Stavros Xarchakos.


Through changes, obstacles, and difficulties, a magical convergence was created, and the music for the film “Rebetiko” was born. Stavros Xarchakos



Handwritten notes for the music of the BBC series “The Dark Side of the Sun,” with references to the songs to be used and to the instruments intended to perform the musical themes and their variations.





Excerpt from the proceedings of the meeting between the producer of the BBC series "The Dark Side of the Sun" and Stavros Xarchakos, who was commissioned to compose the music for the series. Fourteen orchestral pieces were created, featuring bouzouki, violins, and percussion, with beautiful melodies and symbolic undertones.


“To Taxidi” is both a dream and a danger, and the music travels alongside them. The composition of the music is undertaken by Stavros Xarchakos, after Manos Hadjidakis recommends him to Finos.

A catalogue of song titles for film productions dating to the 1960s. Includes references to key contributors.

The music for the film "Amok" received international recognition and significant interest from abroad, as can also be seen in the correspondence between Edward Schreiber, on behalf of Samfred Music, and Stavros Xarchakos.

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The film’s music is by the then–young Stavros Xarchakos.

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Orchestral music and spare melodic compositions, arranged by Stavros Xarchakos, convey the atmosphere of war-ravaged, postwar Greece.


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The film adaptation of Iakovos Kambanellis’ theatrical play “The Neighborhood of Angels” was first staged in the theatre in 1963. The film features the songs “Asteri sto Parathiro”, “Dyo Adelfia”, “Min Pieis Nero” and “Ta Rologia”, with music by Stavros Xarchakos.

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The film “Gymnoi sto dromo” is a 1969 Greek social drama produced by Finos Film, written and directed by Giannis Dalianidis, with a musical score by Stavros Xarchakos.

A document illustrating the international circulation and recognition of Stavros Xarchakos’ music during the 1960s. It is an official letter from the Society of French Composers and Authors regarding the regulation of the rights to the musical work “En Dansant le Sirtaki,” based on the agreement of April 29, 1966. The document specifies the percentage shares allocated to the composer, the publisher, and the original publisher, and lists the countries in which the work was to be exploited and distributed, such as France, Spain, Belgium, and Luxembourg.