The mix is a celebration of the work of a musician at the top of his game consistently, traversing many worlds and capturing our imaginations and hearts each time. Weaving throughout the mix you’ll find the sounds of Sakamoto himself, collecting field recordings across the globe and pondering on sound and film, the Sakamoto from the 2018 documentary Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda, the work he made during the filming resulting in his album async.
The mix has plenty of favorites such as his work with longtime collaborators Bernardo Bertolucci and Alejandro González Iñárritu, but you’ll also find sounds from smaller projects too (that has always been the magic of Sakamoto, his interest in films big or small) such as the “Field Work” (1985) music video collaboration for Thomas Dolby and the short animation Rabbit Ears: Peachboy (C.W Rogers, 1993, with Sigourney Weaver narrating). You’ll find the Sakamoto of synth-pop persuasion, the wonky electronics and sleazy jazz-infused ambient of scores such as Love Is The Devil (John Maybury, 1998) and Snake Eyes (Brian De Palma, 1998). With Sakamoto, it always comes back to a place of reflection and deep feeling. It travels between the ambient and atmospheric landscapes of far off worlds, rave infused electronics, thrilling and somber drama, balearic balmly downtempo, sweeping melodic love letters and delicate piano pieces.
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Sakamoto in 1983 for the movie Merry Christmas Mr. Notes: "Ax Mr.L." refers to a track that was composed by Mr. Nick Lawrence, Higher Frequency Track listing No. Any more of this cleverly crafted masterpiece and you’d never want to waste your time with any of that other stuff posing as music. By all means listen to this CD numerous times but just be careful because there is a reason the album is only three songs long. Play this at a party and you’ll be hung, drawn and quartered but turn it up at the next annual meeting of the chin strokers society and you’ll be hailed a hero.
In fact it is a refreshing change from all the electro sounds Tiefschwarz et al are dressing up as click, glitch and minimal. This isn’t by any means an album to let loose and rock out to. Music? Art? Whatever it is this is less about listening and more about feeling. Don’t be surprised if you feel your throat tighten and a frosty sensation spread through your anterior lobes. Clicks, taps, clacks and taps skitter across the soundscape as Ryuichi’s expertly knocks away at the ebony and ivory. A mistake or recording problem? Not likely, nothing is an accident with these two virtuosos. Turn the volume up loud enough while listening to opening track ‘Siisx’ and you’ll hear unmistakable white noise. Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne And Cong Su - The Last Emperor (Bernardo Bertolucci - 1987) (2008) The Last Emperor (Italian: Lultimo imperatore) is a 1987 epic biographical drama film, directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, about the life of Puyi, the last Emperor of China, whose autobiography was the basis for the screenplay written by Bertolucci. Lawrence starring David Bowie, Takeshi Kitano, and Ryuichi Sakamoto himself.
Lawrence", the theme music to the 1983 movie Merry Christmas Mr. The compositions revolve around a collaborative new arrangement of Sakamoto's classic " Merry Christmas Mr.
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