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 together with 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 both sings and is instrumentalist for much of her work, most prolifically using the Yangqin (a Chinese hammered dulcimer). 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. Career 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. 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 f
1 | La Bas: Song of the Drowned | The Mirror Pool |
2 | Laurelei | The Mirror Pool |
3 | Violina: The Last Embrace | The Mirror Pool |
4 | Now we are free | Gladiator |
5 | The Rite | The Mirror Pool |
6 | Now we are free (Juba's Mix) | Lisa Gerald - Now we are free (Juba's Mix) |
7 | Werd | The Mirror Pool |
8 | Celon | The Mirror Pool |
9 | Glorafin | The Mirror Pool |
10 | Sacrifice | Perfecto Presents Another World (Disc 2) |
11 | Nilleshna | The Mirror Pool |
12 | Venteles | The Mirror Pool |
13 | Largo | The Mirror Pool |
14 | Swans | The Mirror Pool |
15 | Majhnavea's Music Box | The Mirror Pool |
16 | Persian Love Song: The Silver Gun | The Mirror Pool |
17 | Rachel's Song | Blade Runner |
18 | Gloradin | The Mirror Pool |
19 | Sanvean: I Am Your Shadow | The Mirror Pool |
20 | Black Hawk Down | Irvi |