Lisa Gerrard

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Lisa Gerrard (born 12 April 1961) is an Australian musician, singer and composer who rose to prominence as part of the music group Dead Can Dance with music partner Brendan Perry. In addition to singing, she is an instrumentalist for much of her work, most prolifically using the yangqin (a Chinese hammered dulcimer). Since her career began in 1981, Gerrard has been involved in a wide range of projects. She received a Golden Globe Award for the music score to the film Gladiator, on which she collaborated with Hans Zimmer. Lisa Gerrard was born on 12 April 1961 in Melbourne, and grew up in the suburb of Prahran with her Irish immigrant parents. She has said that she grew up with "Mediterranean music blaring out of the houses" and that this influenced her music, particularly on later Dead Can Dance albums and in her solo and collaborative works. Gerrard's first foray into forming bands and creative music-making was in Melbourne's little band scene, an experimental post-punk scene which flourished from 1978 until 1981. It was at one of these little band events that she first met Dead Can Dance co-founder Brendan Perry. Perry recalls, "It never occurred to me that we would one day collaborate musically together because at the time I thought her music was too avant garde. I particularly remember one song that she sang about finding a man in the park and asking her mother if she could bring him home to keep in her wardrobe as she attacked this chinese dulcimer with two bamboo sticks". Dead Can Dance originally formed as a quartet in 1981 in Melbourne, but in 1982 moved to London with members Gerrard, Brendan Perry and bass player Paul Erikson. Shortly after coming to England, Erikson flew back to Australia, leaving the band as a duo. Dead Can Dance recorded eight albums on the 4AD Records recording label beginning with the self-titled Dead Can Dance LP in 1984. In 2005, the song "Nierika" became part of the opening titles for Mexican television station TV Azteca's soap opera "La Chacala". The band split in 1998, but reunited in 2005 for a world tour. In 2012, the band announced a new world tour to coincide with the release of their new album, Anastasis. Gerrard possesses the vocal range of a contralto but can also reach upward into the mezzo-soprano range. Her voice has been described as rich, deep, dark, mournful and unique. Examples of Gerrard's mezzo-soprano range include the songs "The Host of Seraphim", "Elegy", "Space Weaver", "Come This Way" and "One Perfect Sunrise". Gerrard however performs more predominantly in the dramatic contralto range in her other songs, "Sanvean", "Sacrifice", "Largo", "Lament" and "Not Yet". Gerrard sings many of her songs, such as "Now We Are Free", "Come Tenderness", "Serenity", "The Valley of the Moon", "Tempest", "Pilgrimage of Lost Children", "Coming Home" and "Sanvean" in idioglossia. With respect to such work she has said, "I sing in the language of the Heart. It's an invented language that I've had for a very long time. I believe I started singing in it when I was about 12. Roughly that time. And I believed that I was speaking to God when I sang in that language." Gerrard was married to Polish graphic design artist and music producer Jacek Tuschewski, with whom she has a daughter (born 1992). Her nephew Jack Gerrard plays for Cairns post-hardcore act Almost a Square as the drummer and back-up vocalist. . User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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Lisa Gerrard & Pieter Bourke, Lisa Gerrard & Patrick Cassidy, Lisa Gerrard & Marcello De Francisci, Dead Can Dance, Brendan Perry

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ethereal,ambient,female vocalists,new age,Gothic,ethereal wave,neoclassical darkwave,oceania soundtrack,soundtrack,

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Oranges and Sunshine

Oranges and Sunshine

Jan/2011

The Black Opal

Jan/2009

Preisner: Melodies of My Youth

Preisner: Melodies of My Youth

Oct/2019

A Thousand Roads - Single

A Thousand Roads - Single

Aug/2017

2:22 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

2:22 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Jun/2017

Jane Got A Gun (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Jane Got A Gun (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Jan/2016

Jane Got A Gun

Jan/2016

Twilight Kingdom

Twilight Kingdom

Aug/2014

Big In Europe, Vol. 1 (Live 2009 Warschau) - EP

Big In Europe, Vol. 1 (Live 2009 Warschau) - EP

Nov/2013

Free 4-Track EP

Free 4-Track EP

Aug/2013

InSight

Sep/2011

Insight - Music from the Motion Picture

Insight - Music from the Motion Picture

Sep/2011

Oranges & Sunshine

Oranges & Sunshine

Aug/2011

Oranges & Sunshine - Music from the Motion Picture

Oranges & Sunshine - Music from the Motion Picture

Aug/2011

Come This Way - Single

Come This Way - Single

Mar/2011

Coming Home - Single

Coming Home - Single

Mar/2011

Coming Home

Oct/2010

Come This Way

Oct/2010

Entry

Oct/2010

The Black Opal (Deluxe Edition)

The Black Opal (Deluxe Edition)

May/2009

Come Quietly (10th Anniversary Re-Release) [with Klaus Schulze]

Come Quietly (10th Anniversary Re-Release) [with Klaus Schulze]

Feb/2009

Secret Bridesmaids' Business (Music from the Original TV Series)

Secret Bridesmaids' Business (Music from the Original TV Series)

Nov/2019

Hiraeth

Hiraeth

Aug/2018

Oranges & Sunshine

Oranges & Sunshine

Aug/2011

Oranges & Sunshine - Music from the Motion Picture

Oranges & Sunshine - Music from the Motion Picture

Aug/2011

Gladiator: 20th Anniversary Edition

Gladiator: 20th Anniversary Edition

May/2020

Loss (From "Man of God") - Single

Loss (From "Man of God") - Single

Sep/2021

Gladiator (Piano Themes)

Gladiator (Piano Themes)

May/2022

Exaudia

Exaudia

Aug/2022

Burn (Deluxe Edition)

Burn (Deluxe Edition)

Nov/2022

Noyalain (Original 2015 Demo)

Noyalain (Original 2015 Demo)

Oct/2022

Nocturnes, Op. 72: No.1 in E Minor (Multiple Versions) - EP

Nocturnes, Op. 72: No.1 in E Minor (Multiple Versions) - EP

Nov/2022

Nocturnes, Op. 72: No.1 in E Minor (Multiple Versions)

Nocturnes, Op. 72: No.1 in E Minor (Multiple Versions)

Nov/2022

Miroirs: l. Noctuelles (Harp Version By Lisa Gerrard)

Miroirs: l. Noctuelles (Harp Version By Lisa Gerrard)

Jan/2023

Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 4, Largo (Multiple Versions)

Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 4, Largo (Multiple Versions)

Dec/2022

Come Tenderness (2024 Remaster)

Come Tenderness (2024 Remaster)

Nov/2024

The Sea Whisperer (Remaster 2024)

The Sea Whisperer (Remaster 2024)

Oct/2024

Come Tenderness

Come Tenderness

Nov/2024

AL-DAV-YEEM (Remix) - Single

AL-DAV-YEEM (Remix) - Single

Jan/2025

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