Immortal Memory is an album by Dead Can Dance member Lisa Gerrard and Irish classical composer Patrick Cassidy, released in 2004. It was Gerrard's first studio release since 1998's Duality with Pieter Bourke.
Overview
Gerrard first met Cassidy in 2000 in Los Angeles (where he lives), when she came to work on the Gladiator soundtrack, and they planned to work together one day.4AD press release . When they eventually found a shared two-month break, they joined at Gerrard's Australian studio for this record.Prefix Magazine review, op. cit.
The W. B. Yeats poem "Sailing to Byzantium" inspired the track of the same name.
The lyrics utilise three ancient languages:
Gaelic (ancient Irish) in "The Song of Amergin" (based on the first song supposedly sung by a mortal on Irish soil). Aramaic in "Maranatha" (meaning "come lord, come teacher"), and "Abwoon" (meaning "our father", a rendition of the "Lord's Prayer" in the language of Jesus). Latin in "Psallit in Aure Dei" (meaning "singing in the ear of God", a dirge for Patrick Cassidy's late father).
Track listing
Music by Lisa Gerrard (tracks 1–9) and Patrick Cassidy (tracks 1–10).
Personnel
Musical
Lisa Gerrard – arranger, vocals Patrick Cassidy – arranger, synthesized instruments
Technical
Simon Bowley – mixing David Badrick – mixing assistance Don C. Tyler – mastering Chris Staley – mastering assistance Jacek Tuschewski – technical assistance
Graphical
Jacek Tuschewski – sleeve design, paintings Chris Bigg – sleeve design Mark Magidson – sleeve photography (Uluru tree) Greg Barrett – sleeve photography (portraits)
Notes
References Track-by-track commentary by Lisa Gerrard as reposted on the Lisa Gerrard Message Board (scroll down)
External links