LISA GERRARD
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With a vision and vocal style that is as unique as it is precise and all embracing, Lisa Gerrard has established herself as one of the world's most highly acclaimed film composers.
Her musical journey began in the early 1980s when she and fellow Australian Brendan Perry formed Dead Can Dance, one of the world's most original bands whose proud boast is that they never fitted into any neatly manufactured genre or predefined pigeonhole.
Over nine albums between 1984 and 1995, the duo's musical canvas expanded with every release to take in a timeless mix of world music influences, medieval chants, folk ballads, baroque stylings, Celtic flavours, electronics, samples and anything else that took their fancy.
After several solo and collaborative albums were well received following Dead Can Dance, Lisa made a natural progression to composing for films and was instantly successful, winning a Golden Globe for her work on GLADIATOR with Hans Zimmer.
This was followed by an Oscar nomination for GLADIATOR and a further two more Golden Globe nominations for her scores to ALI and THE INSIDER.
More recently Lisa's film work has included WHALE RIDER, which received an Oscar nomination for its lead actress and garnered Lisa 4 international awards for her score.
In 2009 Lisa scored the highly acclaimed film BALIBO that won her the 2009 Screen Music Award for Best Feature Film Score, an Aria Award and further 3 nominations. In 2010 Lisa finished her score for ORANGES AND SUNSHINE and the controversial film TEARS OF GAZA.
Film Credits
Gladiator
Composer (with Hans Zimmer)
Directed by Ridley Scott
DreamWorks SKG
Whale Rider
Composer
Directed by Niki Caro
South Pacific Pictures
Ali
Composer (with Pieter Bourke & John Myhre)
Directed by Michael Mann
Columbia Pictures
The Insider
Composer (with Pieter Bourke & Brian Morris)
Directed by Michael Mann
Blue Lion Entertainment
Man on Fire
Score vocalist
Directed by Tony Scott
Fox 2000 Pictures
Mission Impossible II
Musician
Directed by John Woo
Paramount Pictures
Layer Cake
Composer
Directed by Matthew Vaughn
Sony Pictures Classic
Salems Lot
Composer (with Patrick Cassidy & Christopher Gordon)
Directed by Mikael
Mark M. Wolper Production
Salomon
Mark M. Wolper Production
Oranges and Sunshine
Composer
Directed by Jim Loach
See Saw Films
Balibo
Composer (with Macello De Franisci)
Directed by Robert Connolly
Arena Film
Tears of Gaza
Composer (with Marcello De Francisci)
Directed by Vibeke Lokkebery
Tears of the Sun
Composer (with Hans Zimmer)
Directed by Antoine Fuqua
Columbia Pictures
Solo (2009/II documentary)
Composer
Directed by David Michôd
Essential Media & Entertainment
Ichi
Composer (with Michael Edwards)
Directed by Fumihiko Sori
FUNimation Entertainment
Playing For Charlie
Composer
Directed by Pene Patrick
Queen Ant Films
Ashes and Snow
Composer (with Michael Brook, Patrick Cassidy, David Darling & Johann johannsson)
Directed by Gregory Colbert
Flying Elephants Productions
A Thousand Roads
Composer (with Jeff Rona)
Directed by Chris Eyre
Mandalay Entertainment
Coil
Composer (with Sheila Chandra & Brendan Perry)
Directed by Jesse Heffring
Quiet US Films
Henry Poole is Here
Directed by Mark Pellington
Camelot Pictures
Takers
Writer - Soundtrack "Sacrifice"
Directed by John Luessenhop
Screen Gems
The Mist
Writer - Soundtrack "The Host Of Seraphim"
Directed by Frank Darabont
Dimension Films
Vexille
Writer - Soundtrack "The Host Of Seraphim" Excerpt
Directed by Fumihiko Sori
Avex Entertainment
King Arthur
Writer - soundtrack "Amergin's Invocation"
Directed by Antoine Faqua
Touchstone Pictures
One Perfect Day
Writer - Soundtrack "One Perfect Sunrise"
Directed by Paul Currie
Lightstream Films
The West Wing (TV Series)
Soundtrack "Sanvean"
Directed by Alex Graves
John Wells Productions
In America
Writer - Soundtrack "Tempest"
Directed by Jim Sheridan
Hell's Kitchen Films
Ripley's Games
Writer - Soundtrack "The Host Of Seraphim"
Directed by Liliana Cavani
Baby Films
Unfaithful
Writer - Soundtrack "Dedicace Outo, Devorzhum"
Directed by Adrian Lyne
Fox 2000 Picture
9/11
Composer - Soundtrack "Sacrifice"
Directed by James Hanlen
CBS
Black Hawk Down
Performer - Soundtrack "Gortoz a Ran - J'attends"
Directed by Ridley Scott
Revolution Studios
The Affair Of The Necklace
Writer - Soundtrack "Adriadne"
Directed by Charles Shyer
Alcon Entertainment
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
Writer - Soundtrack "Coming Hom, The Host Of The Seraphim"
Directed by Zack Snyder
Warner Bros. Pictures
Samsara
Composer
Directed by Ron Fricks
Magidson Films
Kings
Composer (1 episode "Goliath")
Directed by Francis Lawrence
NBC
Heat
Writer - Soundtrack "La bas", "Celin", "Gloradin"
Directed by Michael Mann
Warner Bros. Pictures
Collateral
Writer - Soundtrack "Exile"
Directed by Michael Mann
Paramount Pictures