The Last Emperor

Name: The Last Emperor - Ryuichi Sakamoto
Brand: Ryuichi Sakamoto
SKU: 0600753927441
Price: 33.07 EUR
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Ryuichi Sakamoto

Format: 1 Vinyl

Genre: classical, Stage & Screen, Contemporary, Soundtrack

Barcode: 0600753927441

33.07€ Shipping: 6-15 days

Artist

Ryuichi Sakamoto (born January 17, 1952 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese musician, composer and actor. Sakamoto studied at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, where he graduated with a BA in composition, and a Master's degree with special emphasis electronic and ethnic music. Sakamoto began his career in the late 1970s, working as a composer, arranger and producer with some of Japan's most popular rock, jazz and classical artists. He released his first solo album in 1978 but came to fame as a member of Japanese synth-rock outfit Yellow Magic Orchestra with co-founders Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi. He collaborated with David Sylvian on a number of singles and most of Sylvian's albums. He appeared in the 1983 Nagisa Oshima film Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence alongside British rock singer David Bowie; he also wrote the film's musical score. He won the Academy Award for his score to the 1987 Bernardo Bertolucci film The Last Emperor. He has also written soundtracks for Pedro Almodovar's film High Heels, and Oliver Stone's Wild Palms. Sakamoto was married to a Japanese pianist and singer Akiko Yano, collaborating with her on some of her recordings. He is also known as a critic of copyright law, saying it is antiquated in the information age.

Father of Miu Sakamoto alias Sister M.

Tracks

A1 First Coronation 01:45

A2 Open The Door 02:55

A3 Where Is Armo? 02:26

A4 Picking Up Brides 02:39

A5 The Last Emperor - Theme Variation 1 02:19

A6 Rain (I Want A Divorce) 01:50

A7 The Baby (Was Born Dead) 00:56

A8 The Last Emperor - Theme Variation 2 04:29

A9 The Last Emperor - Theme 05:52

B1 Main Title Theme (The Last Emperor) 04:01

B2 Picking A Bride 01:59

B3 Bed 05:00

B4 Wind, Rain And Water 02:17

B5 Paper Emperor 01:48

B6 Lunch 04:02

B7 Red Guard 02:13

B8 The Emperor's Waltz 03:07

B9 The Red Guard Dance 00:37

Releases

Formats

Vinyl, CD, Cassette

Labels

Music On Vinyl, Virgin, Universal Music Group, Jugoton, Virgin Movie Music, Yeh Eum Records, Yeh Eum Records Co. Ltd.

Countries

Argentina, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Republic of, Malaysia, Mexico, South Africa, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Europe, Yugoslavia, Australasia, Taiwan

years

1987, 1988, 1989, 1995, 2017, 2021

Members