For Immediate Release
ACCLAIMED COMPOSER CHRISTOPHER GORDON’S POWERFUL NEW INTERPRETATION OF SHAKESPEARE’S MACBETH, PERFORMED BY AN EXCEPTIONAL CAST OF INTERNATIONAL GUESTS, ORCHESTRA AND CHOIR – OUT TODAY ON MADFISH
WATCH THE NEW VIDEO FOR ‘THE BATTLE LOST AND WON’
FEATURES GAVIN HARRISON (PORCUPINE TREE, KING CRIMSON), JONAS REINGOLD (THE FLOWER KINGS, STEVE HACKETT), RANDY MCSTINE (STEVEN WILSON), GREG HOWE (PROTOCOL 4, DARWIN), MOHINI DEY (DARWIN), MARCEL COENEN (AYREON), MICHAEL MILLS (TOEHIDER, AYREON), SYDNEY’S MAGIC FIRE ORCHESTRA AND THE ACCLAIMED CANTILLATION CHOIR
Originally commissioned as a full-length ballet by the Royal New Zealand Ballet and West Australian Ballet, Macbeth is Christopher Gordon’s compelling musical response to one of Shakespeare’s darkest and most enduring tragedies. Premiered to critical acclaim in 2026, this ambitious work now receives its first standalone album release on Madfish, out today. To accompany the album release, Christopher has shared a new video for the single “The Battle Lost and Won”, created by Miles Skarin.
Reflecting on the new video, Christopher said “I love writing for powerhouse band that is integrated with the orchestra on equal terms. That’s an approach that has been on my mind for years. And Miles Skarin’s extraordinary video brilliantly captures the murky world of ambition, doubt, and betrayal. Love the incredible fast movement and double-takes with the ambiguous characters set amidst those unforgiving brutalist structures. It’s a real journey!”
WATCH THE NEW VIDEO FOR ‘THE BATTLE LOST AND WON’, CREATED BY MILES SKARIN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj2ZXC_uPZU
Christopher Gordon – Macbeth
The Battle Lost and Won – 06:23
This Night’s Great Business – 05:22
If It Were Done – 06:05
Night’s Black Agents – 05:23
The Banquet – 10:51
Something Wicked This Way Comes – 04:47
Out Damned Spot – 03:28
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow – 07:53
‘MACBETH’ IS AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE NOW ON CLASSIC BLACK VINYL LP, DIGIPACK CD WITH 12-PAGE BOOKLET AND DIGITALLY. ORDER HERE: https://christophergordon.lnk.to/MACBETH
Recorded and mixed at Sydney’s Trackdown Studios, Macbeth draws together progressive rock, contemporary orchestral writing and jazz influences into a richly cinematic score, tracing the psychological descent of its central characters across eight expansive movements. From the ominous opening of ‘The Battle Lost and Won’ to the haunting finale ‘Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow’, Gordon balances moments of immense power with passages of striking intimacy, capturing the tension, ambition and fatalism at the heart of Shakespeare’s play.
Christopher Gordon is an internationally acclaimed Australian composer whose work spans concert music, ballet, film and television. His extensive screen credits include Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, Mao’s Last Dancer, Ladies in Black, Daybreakers and Adore, earning numerous awards and nominations including an Emmy nomination and multiple AACTA and Screen Music Awards. He has also composed for major ensembles including the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Australian Chamber Orchestra and Omega Ensemble, while his ballet work includes commissions for The Australian Ballet, Royal New Zealand Ballet and West Australian Ballet.
Gordon’s music is characterised by its breadth, drawing on orchestral, choral, jazz, electronic and contemporary influences. His work has also featured at major international events including the opening ceremony of the 2006 Commonwealth Games and the 2003 Rugby World Cup. In 2025, he was recognised with the Distinguished Services to the Australian Screen award for his outstanding contribution to Australian screen music. Macbeth brings together many of these influences in one of his most ambitious works to date, combining expansive orchestral writing with progressive rock and contemporary elements to create a richly cinematic interpretation of Shakespeare’s tragedy.
Macbeth is out now on Madfish on black vinyl LP, CD and digitally. Available to order here: https://christophergordon.lnk.to/MACBETH
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