MDB - BEAUTIFUL VOICES 020 (LISA GERRARD SP. ED.) (79:38) 21 Oct. 2007

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Tracklisting:

1. In Exile
2. See The Sun (With Pieter Bourke)
3. They Came To Die (Whale Rider OST)
4. The Host Of Seraphim
5. Wisdom (With Patrick Cassidy)
6. Sorrow (With Hans Zimmer) (The Gladiator OST)
7. Shadow Magnet
8. Pai Calls The Whales (Whale Rider OST)
9. Slow Dawn (With Patrick Cassidy)
10. Elegy (With Patrick Cassidy)
11. Space Weaver
12. Abwoon
13. Come Tenderness
14. Ariadne
15. Sanvean (I Am Your Shadow) (Live At Mayfair Theatre)
16. Amergins Invocation (With Patrick Cassidy)
17. The Valley Of The Moon
18. The Sea Whisperer
19. Rome Is The Light (With Hans Zimmer) (The Gladiator OST)
20. Elysium; Honor Him; Now We Are Free (With Hans Zimmer) (The Gladiator OST)
21. Figurines (Yan Ching by Lisa Gerrard) (The Gladiator OST)

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"Soo inspiring, soo calm, so reminiscent of the greatest moments of Dead can Dance... It's like a deep lake of music, picking up a little energy sometimes, only to come back more impressive. There is no question about the vocal performance of Lisa Gerrard, which is trully a voice of Chillout. No doubt the effect of amplitude is provided by Gladiator OST. Transitions are smooth and the sequencing is exquisite, which is a real - and successful - "tour de force" given the number of tracks that have been blended together."

- FauxReveur

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).

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.

Dead Can Dance career

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 film scores, including The Insider and 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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

In 2005 she collaborated with Ennio Morricone for Fateless.

www.lisagerrard.com

Her official site contains information on all of her projects. Includes sound files (some exclusive), discography, photos, history, and reviews.