Dead Can Dance discography

Video albums

• ''All Virgos Are Mad''

Extended plays

• Live Happenings – Part I
• Live Happenings – Part II
• Live Happenings – Part III
• Live Happenings – Part IV
• ''Live Happenings – Part V''

Music videos

• "Frontier"
• "The Protagonist"
• "The Host of Seraphim"
• "Yulunga"
• "The Carnival Is Over"
• "American Dreaming"
• "The Protagonist"
• "Kiko"
• "ACT II – The Mountain"
• "ACT II – The Invocation"

In films and on TV

• "De Profundis" from Spleen and Ideal is used in:
• * The initial transformation scene of the Italian horror film Dèmoni 2.
• * Equinox 1997 episode, "Black Holes", with John Hurt narrating and appearances by Stephen Hawking and Homer Simpson, with portions of "Nierika" and "Song of the Stars" from Spiritchaser.
• A cover version of "Enigma of the Absolute" – Dead Can Dance version is on Spleen and Ideal – is used in the Civilization IV game modification, Fall from Heaven 2, as the theme song of the Runes of Kilmorph religion.
• "Summoning of the Muse" from Within the Realm of a Dying Sun was used in:
• * A national women's gymnastics program.
• * The film trailer for Elizabeth, starring Cate Blanchett, however, it was not in the actual film.
• * The ninth episode of the second season of How to Get Away with Murder.
• "Severance" from The Serpent's Egg was used in the Miami Vice episode "Victims of Circumstance" .
• "The Host of Seraphim" from The Serpent's Egg was used in:
• * The film Baraka over scenes of poverty.
• * The 2002 film Ripley's Game starring John Malkovich.
• * Parts of Jeremy Clarkson's review of the Ford Fiesta on TV's Top Gear series 12, episode 6.
• * A film trailer for Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines.
• * The trailer of the Iraq War drama Home of the Brave starring Curtis Jackson, Samuel L. Jackson, Jessica Biel, and Brian Presley – but not in the actual film.
• * Nick Broomfield's war drama, Battle for Haditha during the helicopter evacuation scene.
• * The final scenes of Frank Darabont's big-screen adaptation of Stephen King's The Mist.
• * The Japanese CGI film Vexille 2077 Nihon Sakoku.
• * The final scenes of Zack Snyder's big-screen adaptation of Kathryn Lasky's Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole.
• * The third-season finale of How to Get Away with Murder.
• "Yulunga " later on Into the Labyrinth is played over scenes depicting concentration camps and torture chambers in Baraka.
• "How Fortunate the Man With None" from Into the Labyrinth is used in La Sirène Rouge, a French movie adapted from a book by Maurice G. Dantec.
• "Saldek" from Into the Labyrinth was used from 1993 in various commercials on Pakistani TV for the Don Carlos range of Servis, a shoe-making company.
• "The Carnival is Over" from Into the Labyrinth is heard during the finale of the 2009 film S. Darko, the sequel to the 2001 film Donnie Darko.
• "Sanvean" from Toward the Within features in The West Wing Season 5, Episode 1, "7A WF 83429", during the final scene when members of the Bartlet family are attending a private church service following the kidnapping of their youngest daughter, Zoey.
• "Rakim" from Toward the Within is heard during the opening scenes/magic act of the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation season 3 episode "Abra Cadaver".
• Spiritchaser track "Devorzhum", a soft lullaby, is superimposed over "Dedicacé' Outò" in the 2002 film Unfaithful.
• "Sacrifice" is used in "Bloodlines Part 1" of Silent Witness as Dr Harry Cunningham is shot by an assassin in Budapest.
• "Elegy" has been used in several trailers for Man of Steel, and is part of the soundtrack.

Cover versions

• Australian death metal band Abramelin covered "Cantara" on Abramelin.
• Dutch rockers The Gathering released their cover of "In Power We Entrust the Love Advocated" on the Kevin's Telescope EP.
• Czech folk/doom metal band Silent Stream of Godless Elegy released their version of "Summoning of the Muse" and "Cantara" on Behind the Shadows – they sometimes perform "Cantara" during live shows.
• The shoegazing band Ride recorded a version of "Severance" on Waves.
• English goth rock group Bauhaus performed "Severance" during its 1998 reunion tour and included a studio version on Gotham.
• Gothic metal band Paradise Lost covered "Xavier" in 2002 as a bonus track on limited edition of Symbol of Life.
• Norwegians Ulver covered "In the Kingdom of the Blind the One-Eyed Are Kings", Helena Iren Michaelsen's band Imperia covered "The Lotus Eaters", progressive doom rock band Noekk covered "How Fortunate the Man With None" and Hortus Animae's medley of "Windfall / Summoning of the Muse" in cooperation with Liv Kristine, appeared on the Dead Can Dance tribute album, The Lotus Eaters.
• Sarah Brightman covered "Sanvean" on Symphony.
• Celluloide covered "In Power We Entrust The Love Advocated" on Naphtaline.
• Piano Magic performed "Advent" on their 2008 European tour.
• Canadian industrial band Post Death Soundtrack covered "Anywhere Out of the World", in 2009 – posting it on their official website.
• American death metal band Cattle Decapitation covered "In the Kingdom of the Blind the One-Eyed Are Kings" as a bonus track for their 2019 album Death Atlas.
• Polish punk rock band Armia covered "Advent" on their 1999 album Droga.

Samples in other works

• The Chemical Brothers used a reversed voice sample from "Song of Sophia" in "Song to the Siren".
• The Future Sound of London used samples from "Dawn of the Iconoclast" as core elements of "Papua New Guinea".
• Intermix used samples from "Song of Sophia" on "Monument ".
• British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree used a voice sample from "As the Bell Rings the Maypole Spins" on the single Voyage 34.
• British pop duo No-Man used a voice sample from "Song of Sophia" in "Simple", from their album Flowermouth.
• "The Wind that Shakes the Barley" was sampled by hip hop producer 4th Disciple on "Blood for Blood" by the group Killarmy, which appeared on Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars.
• Delerium sampled extensively from "Persian Love Song" in the song "Forgotten Worlds" in their 1997 album Karma
• Orkidea used a lengthy sample from "The Host of Seraphim" in his 1999 single "Unity", which appeared on the Gatecrasher compilation album Red.
• Scooter used a sample of "Persephone " in the song "Habibi Halua" on their 2001 album We Bring the Noise!.
• British rock band The Mission sometimes use a looped sample from "The Host of Seraphim" as an introduction to "Tower of Strength" in rehearsals and at their live shows.

Tribute albums

• ''Summoning of the Muse''

Contributions

Soundtracks

• ''Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole''