Lisa Gerrard (born April 12, 1961) is an Australian musician, singer and composer who gained international renown as part of the music group Dead Can Dance with Irish former partner Brendan Perry. Her career spans from 1981 to the present, and she has been involved in a wide range of projects. Gerrard received a Golden Globe award and her score for the 2000 film Gladiator received an Academy Award nomination. She is best known for her haunting contralto voice. She also sings and is an instrumentalist for much of her work, most prolifically using the Yangqin (a Chinese hammered dulcimer). Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 102nd day of the year (103rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Accordion (disambiguation). ... Dead Can Dance is a band comprised of Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry. ... is the 102nd day of the year (103rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... “Instrumentalist” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... Dead Can Dance is a band comprised of Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry. ... Brendan Perry (born June 30, 1959 in Whitechapel, London) is a singer and multi-instrumentalist best known for his work as the male half of the duo, Dead Can Dance, with Lisa Gerrard. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... Gladiator was a popular movie that appeared in 2000, directed by Ridley Scott, and starring Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... In music, an alto is a singer with a vocal range somewhere between a tenor and a soprano. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A diatonic hammered dulcimer made by Masterworks The hammered dulcimer is a stringed musical instrument with the strings stretched over a trapezoidal sounding board. ...

Early life

Born April 12, 1961 in Melbourne, Lisa Gerrard grew up in the multi-ethnic suburb of Prahran with her Irish immigrant parents, where she was exposed to Greek, Turkish, Italian, Irish and Arab cultures. Her upbringing in this diverse suburb had a large influence on her music, particularly on later Dead Can Dance albums and in her solo and collaborative work. is the 102nd day of the year (103rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... Prahran (pronounced prah-RAN) is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... For other uses, see Arab (disambiguation). ...

Career

Dead Can Dance

Main article: Dead Can Dance

Dead Can Dance originally formed as a quartet in 1981 in Melbourne, but in 1982 moved to London with members Brendan Perry, Lisa Gerrard and bass player Paul Erikson. The latter would shortly after fly back to Australia, leaving the band as a duo. Dead Can Dance recorded eight albums on the 4AD Records recording label beginning with the 1984 LP, Dead Can Dance. The band split in 1998, but reunited in 2005 for a world tour. Dead Can Dance is a band comprised of Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry. ... Dead Can Dance is a band comprised of Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Brendan Perry (born June 30, 1959 in Whitechapel, London) is a singer and multi-instrumentalist best known for his work as the male half of the duo, Dead Can Dance, with Lisa Gerrard. ... Dead Can Dance is a band comprised of Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry. ... The British indie rock record label 4AD Records was started in 1979 by Ivo Watts-Russell and Peter Kent, funded by Beggars Banquet Records. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and video recordings, on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... Long play has several meanings. ... Dead Can Dance is the debut album recorded by the Dead Can Dance in 1984. ...

Solo and collaborative career

In 1995 she recorded and released her first solo album, titled The Mirror Pool. After the release of this album, she continued to work with Dead Can Dance, releasing their final album, Spiritchaser, in 1996. Following this, in 1998 she recorded Duality in collaboration with Pieter Bourke. This would mark an extensive collaboration together for a number of film scores, including The Insider and Ali. The Mirror Pool was Lisa Gerrards first solo album, released in 1995, a year before the release of Spiritchaser, the last work Dead Can Dance put out before breaking up. ... Spiritchaser (1996) was the last studio album of Dead Can Dance before Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard went their separate ways. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Duality is a collaborative work by Lisa Gerrard and Pieter Bourke released in 1998. ... Pieter Bourke is an Australian percussionist, composer, and audio engineer. ... The Insider is a 1999 film which tells the true story of a 60 Minutes television series exposé of the tobacco industry, as seen through the eyes of a real tobacco executive, Jeffrey Wigand. ... Ali is a 2001 biographical film which tells the story of boxer Muhammad Ali. ...

Gerrard begin a new collaboration with Patrick Cassidy in 2004, marked by the release of Immortal Memory. Again, this collaboration was furthered in film work, including Salem's Lot. Patrick Cassidy is an Irish classical composer. ... Immortal Memory is the title of an album by Lisa Gerrard and Patrick Cassidy, released in 2004. ... Salems Lot is a horror novel by Stephen King, written in 1975. ...

In 2006, Sanctuary, a documentary about the life and work of Lisa Gerrard, was recorded and was released in September 2006. It is the work of multi-skilled producer / director Clive Collier and features extensive interviews with Lisa Gerrard and also various people who have collaborated and work with her in the past including Michael Mann, Russell Crowe, Hans Zimmer and Niki Caro. It will be released on DVD by Milan Entertainment on April 24, 2007. Sanctuary or Sanctuary: Lisa Gerrard A Portrait by Clive Collier is a 2006 documentary film about life and work of Australian musician and singer, Lisa Gerrard. ...

In the same year, Lisa Gerrard released her second solo album, titled The Silver Tree. This album was markedly different from her previous work and was also her first album released outside of 4AD. The album was first released on iTunes, with a wider physical release planned at a future date. The album was nominated for the Australian Music Prize for 2006. It is currently shortlisted as one out of nine of the best Australian albums. The Silver Tree is an album by Lisa Gerrard. ... This article is about the record label 4AD. For the year, see 4. ... This article is about the iTunes application. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ...

In 2007, a retrospective album, entitled The Best of Lisa Gerrard, was released covering her career in Dead Can Dance, solo work and film work. A total of 15 songs were compiled.

A world tour was undertaken in 2007 beginning in April in Melbourne, Australia. This tour marked the first time Lisa Gerrard has toured in Australia, with a performance in three cities. This tour was followed by performances in Europe and North America. More performances are planned in Europe and Russia from october 30th to november 22nd 2007^[1].

Live at the Forum, Melbourne, Monday 2 April 2007.

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Film career

Lisa Gerrard's first experience in composing music for a film, came with the 1989 Spanish film El Niño de la Luna, directed by Agustín Villaronga. The film score was composed by Dead Can Dance and the film featured Lisa Gerrard in her first acting role. El Niño de la Luna describes the story of a young orphan with special powers, David, escaping an institution with the help of a fellow institute inmate, Georgina, played by Lisa Gerrard. Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ...

Lisa participated in a number of scores but came to fame as a film composer after recording The Insider in 1999, with Pieter Bourke, and Gladiator in 2000, with Hans Zimmer. The Insider is a 1999 film which tells the true story of a 60 Minutes television series exposé of the tobacco industry, as seen through the eyes of a real tobacco executive, Jeffrey Wigand. ... Pieter Bourke is an Australian percussionist, composer, and audio engineer. ... Gladiator was a popular movie that appeared in 2000, directed by Ridley Scott, and starring Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix. ... Hans Florian Zimmer (born September 12, 1957) is an Academy Award, Grammy, and Golden Globe award-winning film score composer from Germany. ...

In 2005 she collaborated with Ennio Morricone for Fateless. Ennio Morricone (born November 10, 1928; sometimes also credited as Dan Savio or Leo Nichols) is an Italian composer especially noted for his film scores. ... Fateless (Sorstalanság in Hungarian) is a movie by Lajos Koltai, released in 2005. ...

Discography

Dead Can Dance

Further information: Dead Can Dance

Dead Can Dance is a band comprised of Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry. ...

Career after Dead Can Dance

• Solo Albums
  • The Mirror Pool (1995)
  • Whalerider (Original Soundtrack) (2003)
  • The Silver Tree (2006), release on iTunes and by Rubber Records
  • The Best of Lisa Gerrard (2007)

• Singles
  • Sanvean (1995)
  • The Human Game (with Pieter Bourke, 1998)
  • Abwoon (with Patrick Cassidy, 2003)

• Collaborations
  • Duality (1998), with Pieter Bourke
  • Immortal Memory (2004), with Patrick Cassidy
  • A Thousand Roads (2005) with Jeff Rona
  • Ashes and Snow (2006) with Patrick Cassidy

• Miscellaneous
  • MICROFILM: Centerfold 7" ("Centerfold" & "Window") (1981)
  • Compilation entitled "From Belgrave with love" ("Mossaic" by Lisa Gerrard & "Summer house" by Microfilm)1981
  • The Future Sound of London sample her vocals from the song Dawn of the Iconoclast for their 1992 hit single Papua New Guinea (1992)
  • French promo CD-single "La bas" & "Lament"
  • Compilation entitled "These wings without feathers" ("Dreamsong" & "Untitled") (1996)
  • "The wings of a film - the music of Hans Zimmer" ( "Now we are free" live)
  • With Orbital: "One Perfect Sunrise" on the album The Blue Album 2004
  • Orbital featuring Lisa Gerrard: One perfect sunrise (radio mix) CD single
  • Orbital featuring Lisa Gerrard: One perfect sunrise (Phil Hartnoll mix) CD single
  • With Denez Prigent: "J'Attends - Gortoz A Ran" with Denez Prigent on the Album "Irvi"
  • "An Hini a Garan" with Denez Prigent on the Album "Sara'c"
  • "Mantras of a lost archetype" (unreleased solo album)
  • The Ashes and Snow art exhibit by Gregory Colbert, (with Patrick Cassidy and Michael Brook ,"Devota" ,"Vespers" ,"Womb" ,"Wisdom")

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Movie score composing/contribution

• The Greater Meaning of Water (2006) previously recorded material
• Seoul Train (2005)
• Fateless (2005) with Ennio Morricone ("A song" ,"A voice from the inside" ,"Return to the life")
• Constantine (movie) (2005) (score incomplete and withdrawn)
• A Thousand Roads (2005) with Jeff Rona
• Layer Cake (2004)
• Salem's Lot (TV mini-series) (2004) with Patrick Cassidy and Christopher Gordon
• Man on Fire (2004) vocals for the Harry Gregson-Williams score
• The Passion of the Christ (2004) with Patrick Cassidy (score withdrawn)
• One Perfect Day (2004)
• The West Wing (Television) (2003) - Song: "Sanvean" in the episode "7A WF 83429"
• Tears of the Sun (2003) with Hans Zimmer
• Whale Rider (2002)
• Ali (2001) with Pieter Bourke
• "Ali" original soundtrack II.
• Black Hawk Down (2001) - Song: "J'Attends - Gortoz A Ran" with Denez Prigent
• Mission: Impossible II (2000) with Hans Zimmer
• Gladiator: More Music From the Motion Picture (2000, released 2001) with Hans Zimmer
• Gladiator (2000) with Hans Zimmer
• The Insider (1999) with Pieter Bourke
• The 13th Warrior (1999) with Graeme Revell (score later withdrawn)
• Nadro (1998)
• Heat (1995) featured previously recorded material from The Mirror Pool.
• Baraka (1992) (as Dead Can Dance, with Michael Stearns)
• El Niño de la Luna (1989) (as Dead Can Dance, also with Lisa Gerrard in her Acting debut)
• Demoni 2 (1986) (as Dead Can Dance)

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Notes and references

1. ^ deadcandancelibrary.com OCTOBER 30 HOLLAND ROTTERDAM SCHOUWBURG, NOVEMBER 1 FRANCE PARIS PALAIS DES CONGRES, 2 FRANCE STRASBOURG PALAIS DES CONGRES, 4 GERMANY MUNICH HERKULESSAAL, 6 ITALY ROME TEATRO AMBRA JOVINELLI, 7 ITALY, 9 GREECE ATHENS PALACE THEATRE, 11 FRANCE LILLE SALLE VAUBAN, 13 BELGIUM ANTWERP ELISABETH HALL, 15 GERMANY STUTTGART THEATERHAUS, 16 GERMANY DRESDEN KULTURPALAST, 18 LATVIA RIGA LATVIAN NATIONAL OPERA, 20 RUSSIA ST PETERSBURG TBC, 22 RUSSIA MOSCOW SVETLANOV HALL

External links

• Official Lisa Gerrard Site
• Sanctuary: Lisa Gerrard - A Portrait by Clive Collier Official Film Site
• Dead Can Dance | Il Sito Italiano
• Lisa Gerrard at the Internet Movie Database
• Dead Can Dance at the Internet Movie Database
• Lisa Gerrard at All Music Guide
• Sydney Morning Herald: Gerrard's scores are on the board
• Dead Can Dance Library
• http://www.gothic.hu/pantheon_dcddiszkografia.html
• Dead Can Dance interviews from the Echoes public radio show