Lisa Gerrard
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Lisa Gerrard

Born 12 April 1961 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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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, winning a Golden Globe for her work on the score for 'Gladiator' with Hans Zimmer. Lisa also received an Oscar nomination for 'Gladiator' along with two further Golden Globe Award nominations for her scores to 'Ali' and 'The Insider'. Lisa's film work also includes 'Whale Rider', a feature which received an Academy Award nomination and garnered Lisa an international award for the score. Her musical journey began in the early 1980s when she and fellow Australian Brendan Perry formed duo 'Dead Can Dance'. In 2012 the band reunited for a sell-out world tour. With nine albums released between 1984 and 1995, the duo's musical canvas expanded with each 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. Several solo and collaborative albums were well received and Lisa made a natural progression to composing for films.

Known for

Gladiator
Tears of the Sun
Layer Cake
The Insider
Ali
2:22
Jane Got a Gun
Samsara
Whale Rider
Oranges and Sunshine
Ashes and Snow
Balibo
City of Dreams
Undertow
West of Sunshine
2:22
Jane Got a Gun
Samsara
InSight
Oranges and Sunshine
Tears of Gaza
Balibo
Solo
The Defector
Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'
Ashes and Snow
Layer Cake
Whale Rider
Tears of the Sun
Ali
Gladiator
The Insider
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
Moon Child
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