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Gerrard's first experience in composing music for a film came with the 1989 Spanish film El Niño de la Luna, directed by Agustí Villaronga. The film score was composed by Dead Can Dance and the film featured Lisa Gerrard in her first acting role.
The original soundtrack for the series was released with Air-Edel Records. Most recently, Lisa collaborated with Lorenzo Esposito to co-compose and perform vocals on ‘100 Preludi’, directed by Alessandra Pescetta. The film premiered at Sguardi Altrove Film Festival in 2024. Lisa’s vocal performances continue to be heard across the world.
Discover now >>. Following on from the release of her collaborative album ‘Burn’ last year, alongside Dead Can Dance’s Jules Maxwell and James Chapman from MAPS, Lisa Gerrard has now joined forces with producer and composer Marcello De Francisci for the stunning new LP ‘Exaudia’.
When did you start writing/producing music - and what or who were your early passions and influences? I started singing first and then discovered the piano accordion at around twelve years of age.
Lisa Gerrard was a musician for 20 years before she transitioned into cinema under the direction of Michael Mann, by composing for his films Heat (1995) and The Insider (1999).
- Kylie Boltin
April 12, 1961 in Melbourne, Australia. Genre. Pop/Rock, Stage & Screen, Classical, New Age, Electronic, Jazz. Styles. Global Jazz, Vocal Music, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Film Music, Film Score, Original Score, Soundtracks, Alternative Pop/Rock. Member Of. Dead Can Dance, Microfilm. Listen on Amazon. Listen on Spotify.
Several solo and collaborative albums were well received and Lisa made a natural progression to composing for films. In 2009 Lisa scored the highly acclaimed feature 'Balibo' for which she won the 2009 Screen Music Award for Best Feature Film Score, an Aria Award and 3 further nominations.
