Ryuichi+sakamoto

Contains live recordings of mostly the Last Emperor with orchestra and RS at the piano. A number of the tracks are not available on the film soundtrack. The remainder is mostly from Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence. Here you get to hear these pieces played by orchestra, instead of synths.Interesting and different sounding item…

Ryuichi Sakamoto (坂本 龍一[a], Sakamoto Ryūichi, born January 17, 1952) is a Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter, record producer, activist, and actor who has pursued a diverse range of styles as a solo artist and as a member of Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO). With his bandmates Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi, Sakamoto influenced and pioneered a number of electronic music genres…

A very rare CD, sent out for free during three months in Japan only, to people who had bought the previous three compilation CDs (US, UF & CM/TV) and who sent in vouchers to prove it. Most of the tracks are 'rarities' and this CD was never available commercially.

Brilliant soundtrack from this legendary film, composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto. Released and available in Japan only back in 1992, for a very short period of time, and rendered our of print before the end of that year.

Ryuichi Sakamoto's first solo album appeared before he formed Yellow Magic Orchestra in late 1978, after the young keyboardist had earned his M.A. in music from Tokyo University. Six long instrumentals make up this CD, but apart from a taste for Asian-sounding synth lines, they hint at very little of what was to come in YMO. "Thousand Knives" is a long disco-lite jazzy workout with a very un-synthesized guitar solo by Kazumi Watanabe (who would later join YMO on tour and have his solo album produced by Sakamoto)…

The Oscar-winning Japanese composer performs his latest album live in Stephen Nomura Schible's intimate concert film…