Drawing together progressive rock, contemporary orchestral writing and jazz influences into a richly cinematic score comes Macbeth by Christopher Gordon featuring an international cast of musicians.
Recorded and mixed at Sydney’s Trackdown Studios, Macbeth presents a suite from Gordon‘s acclaimed ballet score in a form that stands confidently as a complete listening experience, bringing this remarkable work beyond the stage for the first time.
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, the ambitious work will debut as a standalone album this coming 30th October through Madfish.
Across the length of the record’s suite, listeners should experience 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 is said to balance moments of immense power with passages of striking intimacy, capturing the tension, ambition and fatalism at the heart of Shakespeare’s play.
Sydney’s Magic Fire Orchestra, the acclaimed Cantillation choir, a string octet and distinguished soloists under Gordon‘s direction are joined by 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) and Michael Mills (Toehider, Ayreon).
“It has been an extraordinary and uplifting experience to work with such incredible musicians on this deep epic tale and I am thrilled that the album can finally go out into the world,” said Gordon.
Christopher Gordon‘s Macbeth features the following pieces of music: ‘The Battle Lost And Won’, ‘This Night’s Great Business’, ‘If It Were Done’, ‘Night’s Black Agents’, ‘The Banquet’, ‘Something Wicked This Way Comes’, ‘Out Damned Spot’ and ‘Tomorrow, And Tomorrow, And Tomorrow’.
Macbeth is available in assorted formats alongside a 12-page booklet.
