Sakamoto was married to a Japanese pianist and singer Akiko Yano, collaborating with her on some of her recordings.
He has also written soundtracks for Pedro Almodovar's film High Heels, and Oliver Stone's Wild Palms. He won the Academy Award for his score to the 1987 Bernardo Bertolucci film The Last Emperor. 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. The arrangement of 'Bibo no Aozora' that appears on this album has appeared in several film and television projects one notable example is the film Babel, whose soundtrack features both the.
#1996 RYUICHI SAKAMOTO PLUS#
It contains a selection of Sakamoto's most popular compositions plus two new compositions, all arranged for a standard piano trio. He collaborated with David Sylvian on a number of singles and most of Sylvian's albums. 1996 is a 1996 album by Japanese composer and pianist Ryuichi Sakamoto. 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. 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. The album 1996 contains 12 pieces arranged for violin (Everton Nelson, David Nadien, or Barry Finclair), cello (Jaques Morelenbaum), and piano (Ryuichi. 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. The music of Ryuichi Sakamoto is varied enough to warrant more than one compilation type album devoted to a particular style, but for anyone wanting to hear the original versions of some of these compositions, Collection: 1981-1987 and Pure Best are good places to start (if you can find them).Real Name 坂本龍一 (Sakamoto Ryuuichi) Profile Ryuichi Sakamoto (born Januin Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese musician, composer and actor.
For those who are not particularly big fans of classical music, this album might be a good starting point to learning to appreciate some of its subtleties. The most popular track may be Sakamoto’s interpretation of Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights (‘The Wuthering Heights’). Other tracks from films include ‘High Heels’, ‘The Sheltering Sky’ and ‘Little Budda’. Lawrence’ from the 1983 film of the same name featuring David Bowie. A comparison to Glass might not be fair, as the songs on 1996 are not classical in structure and are in no way typical of Glass’s rigid and repetitive compositions.Īside from Sakamoto’s piano, the album features cello and violin versions of songs from soundtracks like ‘Rain’ from The Last Emperor in 1987 and ‘Merry Christmas Mr. Popular is relative, as none of his singles landed on the charts, but he has made contributions to many popular soundtrack albums and film scores.Įssentially a greatest hits album, with the compositions taking on a Phillip Glass like classical flavor. On his 21st album 1996, Sakamoto collected his most popular songs and reinterpreted them for piano. While Sakamoto’s vast catalogue of styles explores some aspect of the fusion between pop/electronic and classical music, he is first and foremost a pianist/composer. His musical styles incorporate classical, electronic and dance elements in a way that makes his work suitable as backdrops for film or dance performances. In addition to influencing artist like Afrika Bambaata to Mantronix, Sakamoto has worked with Robbie Robertson, Thomas Dolby, Ingred Chavez and many others. His solo career started shortly after and he found his niche in experimental music, mostly in soundtracks and scores – a kind of alternative Windham Hill. Sakamoto’s career goes back to the 1970s with the pioneering band Yellow Magic Orchestra. Ryuichi Sakamoto is one of those musical virtuoso who you may have heard, but never knew who you were listening to. Lawrence, a film that co starred Sakamoto and featured his music in the score. David Bowies street cred as an actor got a further boost when he starred in the film Merry Christmas, Mr. in The Backyard 08 - The Sheltering Sky 09 - A Tribute to N.J.P. David Sylvian’s music in particular owes a lot to influences from Japan’s number one musical export (or is that number two behind Shonen Knife?). (Ryuichi Sakamoto) (1996) 01 - A Day a Gorilla Gives a Banana 02 - Rain 03 - Bibo no Aozora 04 - The Last Emperor 05 - 1919 06 - Merry Christmas Mr. As it turns out, they have crossed paths with Ryuichi Sakamoto on more than one occasion. In the process of following the careers of David Bowie and David Sylvian, I eventually noticed a pattern of collaboration both artist shared.
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