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Legendary Dead Can Dance vocalist and highly acclaimed film composer Lisa Gerrard has joined forces with Los Angeles-based composer/record producer Marcello De Francisci for the stunning new album Exaudia, a vivid collection of epic and empowering compositions, which has just been released digitally via Atlantic Curve, a London-based label subsidiary of Schubert Music Europe GmbH.
To date, the duo have offered two tasters from this album - the atmospheric ambient track "When The Light Of Morning Comes", released in July, and the gorgeous tapestry of "Until We Meet Again", released in June. Each is accompanied by a euphoric and cinematic new video, adding powerful imagery to these gorgeous compositions.
"Exaudia" is the term used when a monarch grants a citizen of his kingdom an audience and, as a result, consents to a wish. A fitting title considering how regal this recording is. Working alongside a team of other musicians including Bahar Shah, Astrid Williamson, Daniela Arbizzi and Farhad Behroozi, Exaudia combines the encompassing and euphoric textures of De Francisci's production with Gerrard's evocative and haunting vocals. A feminine embodiment of poetic expression, the record plays majestically with this narrative, inviting a rich and vivid texture within each offering.
This full-length album captures the broad and ethereal majesty of their work together, highlighting a rich and soaring tone and conveying the bold and orchestral inspiration that has been tethered to their new studio album since its conception.
"I met Marcello while I was composing for a film called 'Kings'. He had wonderful engineering skills and I liked him as a person. After a while, we decided to try composing together and went on to compose some film scores. This work was borne out of a desire to write something together during Covid, there is also the artistic desire to embrace the opportunity to unlock our unfulfilled visions. The album is very physical in its construction and sensibility, it is a deeply sensual work that enjoys a sense of empowered subtlety," says Lisa Gerrard.
Regarding his inspiration behind this record, Marcello De Francisci notes: "For quite some time, I had been playing around with the idea of composing a brand new track to Lisa Gerrard's vocals on 'Diary for the Fallen'. I wanted a darker and more brooding version, which could be attributed to Hans Zimmer's 'Time' from the 'Inception' soundtrack without plagiarising his work. I wondered what it would have sounded like if Lisa Gerrard had sung on something of this nature, in addition to pushing the envelope even further by writing an aria towards the end of this piece including orchestra, choirs and percussion, which would result in one grand finale. It had to be something completely our own". Link
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