---
name: "Lisa Gerrard"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/lisa-gerrard"
fi1m_id: "lisa-gerrard"
imdb_id: "nm0314713"
tmdb_id: 948
wikidata_id: "Q40580"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "12 April 1961"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 71
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-05T20:04:59.242246+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Lisa Gerrard

## Identity

Lisa Gerrard

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/lisa-gerrard
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** lisa-gerrard
- **IMDb ID:** nm0314713
- **TMDB ID:** 948
- **Wikidata ID:** Q40580
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Gerrard, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40580, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0314713/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/948

Composer. Born 12 April 1961 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 12 April 1961, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- **Active:** 1999–present
- **Also known as:** Dead Can Dance
- **Frequently works with:** [Eric Roth](https://film.one/person/eric-roth.md), [Michael Mann](https://film.one/person/michael-mann.md), [Pieter Bourke](https://film.one/person/pieter-bourke.md), [Russell Crowe](https://film.one/person/russell-crowe.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 89 (1), 2000s 76 (2), 2020s 56 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 71 to 67 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Action 3, Adventure 2, Thriller 2, Sport 1
- **Screen time:** 12 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,082m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Gerrard, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40580, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0314713/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/948

## Streaming the US now

- **Hulu:** [*Gladiator*](https://film.one/film/gladiator.md) (84)
- **Netflix:** [*Ali*](https://film.one/film/ali.md) (68)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Lisa Gerrard is an Australian composer, singer and musician. She formed the duo Dead Can Dance with Brendan Perry in Melbourne in the early 1980s and remained a member until 2022.

Gerrard began composing for film in the 1990s. Her credits include *The Insider* (1999, with Pieter Bourke), *Gladiator* (2000, with Hans Zimmer), *Ali* (2001), *Whale Rider* (2003), *Tears of the Sun* (2003) and *Layer Cake* (2004). She has also contributed vocals and music to later projects including *Samsara* (2011), *Jane Got a Gun* (2015) and *2:22* (2017).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, allmusic.com, oak1.the-numbers.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Gladiator II* (2024), Fi1m 64, Vocals — [page](https://film.one/film/gladiator-ii.md)
- *The Rhythm Section* (2020), Fi1m 48, Additional Music — [page](https://film.one/film/the-rhythm-section.md)
- *Ali* (2001), Fi1m 68, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/ali.md)
- *Gladiator* (2000), Fi1m 84, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/gladiator.md)
- *The Insider* (1999), Fi1m 89, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/the-insider.md)

## Complete filmography (33)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Gladiator II* (2024), as Vocals — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/gladiator-ii.md)
- *City of Dreams* (2024), Original Music Composer
- *Ferrari* (2023), Additional Music — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/ferrari.md)
- *Undertow* (2020), Original Music Composer
- *The Rhythm Section* (2020), Additional Music — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/film/the-rhythm-section.md)
- *West of Sunshine* (2018), Music
- *2:22* (2017), Original Music Composer, Vocals, Music Producer
- *Jane Got a Gun* (2015), Original Music Composer
- *Tanna* (2015), as Vocals
- *The Water Diviner* (2014), Additional Music
- *Samsara* (2011), Music
- *InSight* (2011), Original Music Composer
- *Tears of Gaza* (2010), Music
- *Oranges and Sunshine* (2010), Original Music Composer
- *Balibo* (2009), Original Music Composer
- *Solo* (2008), Music
- *The Defector* (2008), Original Music Composer
- *Sanctuary: Lisa Gerrard* (2006), Original Music Composer
- *Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'* (2005), Original Music Composer
- *Ashes and Snow* (2005), Music
- *Fateless* (2005), as Vocals
- *Killing the Afternoon* (2005), Original Music Composer
- *Layer Cake* (2004), Original Music Composer
- *Salem's Lot* (2004), series, as Vocals · Additional Music
- *Man on Fire* (2004), as Vocals
- *Tears of the Sun* (2003), Original Music Composer, Vocals
- *Whale Rider* (2003), Original Music Composer
- *Ali* (2001), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/ali.md)
- *Gladiator* (2000), Original Music Composer, Vocals — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/gladiator.md)
- *The Insider* (1999), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/the-insider.md)
- *In the Presence of Mine Enemies* (1997), Original Music Composer
- *Thread of Voice* (1993), Sound Recordist
- *Moon Child* (1989), as Georgina · Original Music Composer

## Gallery

- ![Lisa Gerrard](https://film.one/media/person/88583/gallery-b1e5d20a1058.jpg) Lisa Gerrard — Edifortini, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Lisa_Gerard_2012.jpg/1280px-Lisa_Gerard_2012.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry, Dead Can Dance, London (1989)](https://film.one/media/person/88583/gallery-7c6dbf1a8e49.jpg) Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry, Dead Can Dance, London (1989) — Sara Leigh Lewis, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Brendan-and-lisa014_14177761344_o.jpg/1280px-Brendan-and-lisa014_14177761344_o.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard in concert as group Dead Can Dance, Paris, June 2013](https://film.one/media/person/88583/gallery-534d0909227d.jpg) Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard in concert as group Dead Can Dance, Paris, June 2013 — Pittigrilli, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Brendan_Perry_and_Lisa_Gerrard_in_concert_as_group_Dead_Can_Dance%2C_Paris%2C_June_2013.jpg/1280px-Brendan_Perry_and_Lisa_Gerrard_in_concert_as_group_Dead_Can_Dance%2C_Paris%2C_June_2013.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Presentación de Dead Can Dance en la Ciudad de México el 27 de noviembre de 2012.](https://film.one/media/person/88583/gallery-86845b44c119.jpg) Presentación de Dead Can Dance en la Ciudad de México el 27 de noviembre de 2012. — Cronopio Cronopio, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Brendan_Perry_y_Lisa_Gerrard.JPG/1280px-Brendan_Perry_y_Lisa_Gerrard.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard of musical ensemble Dead Can Dance performing. This photo was taken on March 24, 2005 using a Canon Digital IXUS 430. Exif file a](https://film.one/media/person/88583/gallery-6cfb49d6586d.jpg) Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard of musical ensemble Dead Can Dance performing. This photo was taken on March 24, 2005 using a Canon Digital IXUS 430. Exif file a — GothEric, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/DeadCanDance2005C.jpg/1280px-DeadCanDance2005C.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Lisa Gerrard (2005)](https://film.one/media/person/88583/gallery-a30c4eab496a.jpg) Lisa Gerrard (2005) — GothEric from Italy, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/Dead_Can_Dance_-_Lisa_Gerrard.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

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