Lisa Gerrard

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Lisa Gerrard (born 12 April 1961) is an Australian singer, guitarist, and composer who rose to fame as part of the band Dead Can Dance with music partner Brendan Perry.

She is a songwriter for a large part of her music, most notably using the yangqin (a Chinese hammered dulcimer). Gerrard has been involved in a variety of projects since her career began in 1981.

She was given a Golden Globe Award for her contribution to the film Gladiator, in which she collaborated with Hans Zimmer.

Early life

Lisa Gerrard was born in Melbourne to Irish immigrant parents and grew up in Prahran, an inner suburb with a large Greek population. She recalled growing up with "Mediterranean music blaring outside of the theaters" and said that this inspired her music, particularly on later Dead Can Dance albums and her solo and collaborative projects.

Gerrard began performing original music as a member of Melbourne's Little Band scene, a burgeoning post-punk scene that flourished from 1978 to 1981. Brendan Perry, co-founder of Dead Can Dance, was first introduced in this scene. "It never occurred to me that we would meet together musically for one day," Perry recalls, "because at the time, my music was too avant-garde." As she attacked this chinese dulcimer with two bamboo sticks, I recall one song she sang about finding a man in the park and asking her mother if she should carry him home to keep in her wardrobe. Gerrard became the lead vocalist of Microfilm, which also released "Window" and "Centrefold" in 1980 via the Unfortable Music label around this period. On Ron Rude's From Belgrave With Love album, the group released "Summer House," the group's third song on Ron Rude's From Belgrave With Love compilation, which was released by Cleopatra Records in 1981.

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Career

Dead Can Dance formed as a quartet in 1981 in Melbourne, with members Gerrard, Perry, bassist Paul Erikson, and drummer Simon Monroe. Gerrard, Perry, and Erikson had planned to relocate to London by 1982, but Monroe decided to stay in Australia, leaving the band as a trio.

In 1998, the band split, but it was revived in 2005 for a world tour.

The band revealed a new world tour in 2012 to coincide with the unveiling of their latest album, Anastasis. Spiritchaser (1996) and Anastasis (2012), both No. 2 in Dead Can Dance's albums, respectively. 1 on the Billboard Top World Music Albums Chart.

Dead Can Dance released seven studio albums on the 4AD Record label, beginning with the self-titled Dead Can Dance LP in 1984 and two studio albums released by PIAS Recordings.

Gerrard recorded and released her first solo album, The Mirror Pool, in 1995, with the Victorian Philharmonic Orchestra as a supporter. The album debuted at No. 2. On the Billboard Heatseekers Albums Chart on September 9, 1995, 38 of them were on the chart for a week.

In 1998, she recorded Duality in collaboration with composer Pieter Bourke. The album debuted at No. 1 on the charts. On May 2, 1998, there were 23 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums Chart; it was on the chart for two weeks. Duality would her start on a long line of film projects, including The Insider and Ali.

With the introduction of Immortal Memory, Gerrard began a new collaboration with composer Patrick Cassidy in 2004. This collaboration, as well as Salem's Lot, was developed in film production.

Gerrard appeared on the Ashes and Snow Soundtrack for the fifth year in 2005. She and Patrick Cassidy wrote and performed together on "Womb" and "Wisdom." Cassidy's involvement widened to include performances with conductor Julie Rogers on the songs "Devota" and "Vespers."

In 2006, Sanctuary, a documentary about Gerrard's life and work, was recorded and released in September. It's the product of producer and director Clive Collier, and it includes extensive interviews with Gerrard and other people who have worked with her in the past, including Michael Mann, Russell Crowe, Hans Zimmer, and Niki Caro. On April 24, 2007, Milan Entertainment released the documentary on DVD for the first time. On September 27, 2006, Sanctuary debuted at the Raindance Film Festival in London. Gerrard's second solo album, The Silver Tree, was released on November 20th, 2006. The album soared to No. 1 on the charts. On the Billboard New Age Albums Chart, four artists on the chart were on the charts from May 26 to 2007, totaling nine weeks. This album was markedly different from her previous albums, as well as her first album to be released outside of 4AD Records. The Silver Tree was the first to be sold on iTunes, with a larger physical release planned at a later date. The album was nominated for the Australian Music Prize in 2006.

The Best of Lisa Gerrard, a collection of fifteen songs, was released in 2007. It chronicled her time in Dead Can Dance, solo work, and film work. It was launched in the United Kingdom on February 12, 2007 in the United Kingdom and in the United States on November 7th. The album reached its high point at No. No. 105. On the Billboard New Age albums chart, 5 on the chart stood at 5 on the back of the chart for ten weeks starting on February 16, 2008, and remained on the chart for ten weeks. In Melbourne, Australia, a world tour began in 2007 in January. Gerrard performed in three cities for the first time on the tour. The tour was followed by performances in Europe and North America. From the 30th of October to the 22nd of November 2007, more performances took place in Europe and Russia. Gerrard collaborated with German electronic musician Klaus Schulze on the double-album Farscape in November 2007. On July 4, 2008, the album was released, followed by a European tour, and the introduction of a DVD starring Lisa Gerrard: Live at Loreley, Germany, on the 18th of July 2008.

Gerrard finished work on the Australian adventurer Tim Cope's On the Trail of Genghis Khan in 2009 and added her voice to the soundtrack, which debuted on the Japanese NHK taiga drama Ryma in 2010. Gerrard, also established her own record label in 2009, Gerrard Records, which, in addition to being a conduit for the introduction of Gerrard's future works, will also help promote and promote unrecognised artists of all genres. This tour coincided with the launch of Come Quietly, a joint venture between Gerrard and Schulze that was exclusive to the tour. Gerrard and Schulze completed their second tour in six European cities in September 2009 – Warsaw, Berlin, Essen, Paris, and Brussels. Gerrard's third solo album, The Black Opal, was released in October 2009. The album featured collaborations with Patrick Cassidy, Michael Edwards, Pieter Bourke, and James Orr, and was the first Gerrard Records album to be released.

Gerrard Records' Departum 2009 released a new album titled "Coming Home" (as featured in Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole), "Come This Way" and "Entry." Gerrard also collaborated with multi-instrumentalist Prash Mistry of the United Kingdom's Roots Experiment on a track titled "Spirit Guide," which appeared on his 2011 album. Gerrard released The Trail of Genghis Khan, a tribute to Tim Cope's documentary TV series, on December 1, 2010.

Gerrard's own record label, Gerrard Records, released a new solo album titled Twilight Kingdom in July 2014. Russell Crowe's words appeared on the album in collaboration with Daniel Johns, Astrid Williamson, Patrick Cassidy, and Russell Crowe. For one week, the album debuted on the Billboard New Age Albums Chart, peaking at No. 132. 5 on September 6, 2014, the first 5th in the United States. Gerrard worked with British composer, songwriter, and producer Chicane on the album The Sum of Its Parts, which was released on Modena Records on January 25, 2015.

Gerrard's vocals are included in Armello's "Wyld's Call" video game; her vocals are based on a Celtic theme in the soundtracks, which were released on September 2nd, 2015.

Gerrard performed Symphony of Sorrowful Songs by Henryk Górecki on March 14, 2018, with Genesis Orchestra conducted by Yordan Kamdzhalov. She performed her own songs from both her solo career and those of Dead Can Dance during the festival. "For me personally, this is more than a nightmare come true," Kamdzhalov said of the event. In Gorecki's Symphony of Sorrowful Songs, I can't imagine a better pairing than Gerrard-Gorecki-Kamdzhalov. BooCheeMish, a collaborative album with the Mystery of Bulgarian Voices, co-wrote several of the songs, released in 2018. Gerrard, who and her coworkers had not intended to insult the woman's vital sound, she said, "We're walking toward them, not the other way around." Petar Dundakov's album, which incorporates the choir's folkloric harmonies and a number of musical instruments, was arranged and produced by the choir. Gerrard also collaborated with solo percussionist David Kuckhermann in 2018 to create and record Hiraeth, which was released on August 6, 2018.

During the 61st Annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center, on February 10, 2019, Hiraeth was nominated in the Best New Age Album category. Gerrard appeared as a special guest with the eighteen choir members of the Mystery of Bulgarian Voices, touring fifteen select dates around Europe from 12 March to October 20th. In 2019, she collaborated with Yordan Kamdzhalov and Genesis Orchestra for a reworked and rearranged recording of Henryk Górecki's Symphony No. 6. 3: Symphony of Sorrowful Songs, captured in Sofia at the Bulgarian National Radio Studio and announced on January 17th, 2020.

Gerrard's first experience with composing music for a film came with the 1989 Spanish film El Nio de la Luna, directed by Agust Villaronga. Dead Can Dance produced the film score, and Lisa Gerrard appeared in her first acting role. El Nio de la Luna discusses David, a young orphanage with special abilities, who was able to flee an institution with the assistance of a fellow institute prisoner, Georgina Gerrard.

Gerrard appeared in a number of musical performances, but he came to fame as a film composer after releasing The Insider in 1999, with Pieter Bourke, and Gladiator in 2000, which received an Academy Award nomination for best music score, but only Zimmer was nominated. Both composers received the Golden Globe Award, but not for both composers. Gerrard's score for the New Zealand independent film Whale Rider was made entirely of solo footage; a soundtrack album was never released by 4AD.

Gerrard worked with Ennio Morricone on Fateless in 2005, followed by a discussion with Jeff Rona on the score for the Henry Poole Is Here score and the song On a Ocean. Gerrard, as well as Dead Can Dance, contributed to Baraka's soundtrack, a moving journey showcasing mankind's influence on our planet. Denez Prigent had also invited Gerrard to collaborate on his piece "Gortoz a ran" (meaning "I Wait"), a piece that was later used in Ridley Scott's film Black Hawk Down's soundtrack.

Gerrard produced the score for Balibo in 2009, for which she received the 2009 Aria Awards for Best Original Soundtrack/Cast/Show Album. Gerrard completed 2009 by appearing on the theme song for the Japanese NHK taiga drama Rymaden, which debuted in 2010.

Gerrard and Marcello De Francisci won the Twels of Gaza in 2010 despite its tumultuous theme. Gerrard also scored the Jim Loach-directed Oranges and Sunshine, starring Emily Watson and Hugo Weaving, which earned her another award at the 2011 IF Awards for Best Music Score.

Gerrard added vocals and additional music for the post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller Priest, which was released in 2011.

The album "Now We Are Free," which was composed by Hans Zimmer and Gerrard, peaked at No. 28 on May 28, 2011. Billboard 200 was the most popular 200 on the chart for 460 weeks, with two of them remaining in the top ranked positions for 460 weeks. Gerrard completed the score for Burning Man, which received her Best Music Score at the 2012 Film Critics Circle of Australia awards, winning numerous awards for Snowtown, The Hunter, and Red Dog in November 2011.

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