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Ryuichi Sakamoto was a Japanese musician, composer, keyboardist, record producer, singer and actor. He pursued a diverse range of styles as a solo artist and as a member of the synth-based band Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO). With his YMO bandmates Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi, Sakamoto influenced and pioneered a number of electronic music genres. As a film score composer, Sakamoto won an…
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Born 17 January 1952 · Died 28 March 2023 · Q345494
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When I started making the album, the sound that was in my mind was the Bach theme from Solaris, arranged on synthesizers by Eduard Artemyev. I arranged the same piece in the beginning of the process for async, and it sounded really good. It was very different from Artemyev
“When I started making the album, the sound that was in my mind was the Bach theme from Solaris, arranged on synthesizers by Eduard Artemyev. I arranged the same piece in the beginning of the process for async, and it sounded really good. It was very different from Artemyev”
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BroadwayWorld: Japan Society to Present Film Series on Ryuichi Sakamoto's Music
NME: Ryuichi Sakamoto autobiography ‘Music Sets You Free: A Memoir’ announced
Yahoo: Why Ryuichi Sakamoto’s spellbinding theme from Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence remains so captivating
Published video “Ryuichi Sakamoto | Trio Tour 2012 - Trailer【WOWOW】”.
Published video “The Last Emperor - from Ryuichi Sakamoto | Playing the Orchestra 2014”.
Published video “Ballet Mécanique - orchestrated by Dai Fujikura - from Ryuichi Sakamoto | Playing the Orchestra 2014”.
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Jazz: Ryuichi Sakamoto
The Guardian: Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus review – a stark, emotional finale from master musician
The Guardian: ‘We put his face back together again’: the groundbreaking show bringing Ryuichi Sakamoto back to life
Deadline.com: Spirit Of Ryuichi Sakamoto Returns To Venice With Concert Film ‘Opus’; Director Son Neo Sora Talks Composer’s Love Of Cinema & Complex Relationship With Piano
The song "Snooze" was released by Agust D (Suga of BTS), which was dedicated to Sakamoto, who featured in the song as a keyboardist
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People: Oscar-Winning Composer Ryuichi Sakamoto Dead of Cancer at 71: 'Art Is Long, Life Is Short'
Associated Press News: ShowBiz Minute; Ryuichi Sakamoto, CMT Awards, Box office
NPR: Remembering Ryuichi Sakamoto, a godfather of electronic pop, who died at 71
The Guardian: Ryuichi Sakamoto: the avant gardist who became a groundbreaking pop star
The Guardian: Ryuichi Sakamoto, Japanese pop pioneer and Oscar-winning composer, dies aged 71
Entertainment Weekly: Ryuichi Sakamoto, Oscar-winning composer and musician, dies at 71
Died 2023-03-28.
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NPR: As Ryuichi Sakamoto returns with '12,' fellow artists recall his impact
Was Sakamoto's final score; the film is dedicated to his memory
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Filmmaker Neo Sora–Sakamoto's son–directed a final performance of Sakamoto playing solo piano, released as Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus
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Took part in the creation of Dumb Type's new installation 2022 as a new member of the Japanese collective, for the Japanese pavilion at the 59th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia
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The Guardian: Composer Ryuichi Sakamoto diagnosed with bowel cancer
Sakamoto shared a letter on his website announcing that though his throat cancer had gone into remission, he had been diagnosed with rectal cancer, and was undergoing treatment after a successful surgery
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Was associate artist of Holland Festival in Amsterdam where he presented the world premiere of TIME, his last collaboration with his long-term collaborator Shiro Takatani
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Hyperallergic: Composer Ryuichi Sakamoto Reflects on His Life, Work, and Battle with Cancer
The Guardian: Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda review – portrait of Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence composer
A documentary about the life and work of Sakamoto, entitled Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda, was released
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The Guardian: Electronic pioneer Ryuichi Sakamoto: 'My great regret is not reconnecting with Bowie'
Sakamoto posted on his website that he was "in great shape
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Sakamoto also composed the score for the Alejandro González Iñárritu's film, The Revenant, for which he received a Golden Globe nomination
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Returned, saying, "Right now I'm good
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Sakamoto teamed up with Iñárritu to score his film, The Revenant, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy
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Sakamoto also supported opposition to the relocation of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the Ōmura Bay in Henoko, with a new and Okinawan version of his 2004 single "Undercooled" whose sales partially contributed to t
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The Guardian: Ryuichi Sakamoto diagnosed with throat cancer
Sakamoto became the first guest artistic director of the Sapporo International Art Festival 2014 (SIAF2014)
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The Guardian: Ryuichi Sakamoto/Alva Noto – review
Also participated in a performance of film and music by video pioneer Nam June Paik, selected by musicians and composers who knew him well: himself, Stephen Vitiello, and Steina Vasulka
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Sakamoto was a jury member at the 70th Venice International Film Festival
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And a special version for Park Hyatt Tokyo's 20th anniversary in 2014, and he did music for the joint performance LIFE-WELL featuring the actor Noh/Kyogen Mansai Nomura, and for Shiro Takatani's performance ST/LL in 2015
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Organized the No Nukes 2012 concert, which featured performances by 18 groups, including Yellow Magic Orchestra and Kraftwerk
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The Guardian: The power of shyness: Ryuichi Sakamoto's European tour – review
The Guardian: Ryuichi Sakamoto records Riot In Lagos
As one of the 50 key important events in the history of dance music, at number six on its list
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Awarded Art Encouragement Prizes (2010).
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The Guardian: Ryuichi Sakamoto | Pop review
Awarded Officer of Arts and Letters (2009).
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The Guardian: Turning Japanese: The philosophy of Ryuichi Sakamoto
That it is antiquated in the Information Age
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Was awarded the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres from France's Ministry of Culture for his musical contributions
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"deconstructed" all the visual images and the sound, to create an art installation
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Nokia offered the ringtones for free on their website
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Sakamoto, in collaboration with Japanese music company Avex Group, founded commmons (コモンズ, Komonzu), a record label seeking to change the manner in which music is produced
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Sakamoto's second marriage ended in August 2006, 14 years after a mutual decision to live separately.
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Finnish mobile phone manufacturer Nokia hired Sakamoto to compose ring and alert tones for their high-end phone, the Nokia 8800
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Awarded Order of Rio Branco (2002).
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With visual direction by Shiro Takatani, artistic director of Dumb Type
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The Ninja Tune record label released the Prayer/Salvation Remixes, for which prominent electronica artists such as Ashley Beedle and Andrea Parker remixed sections from the "Prayer" and "Salvation" parts of Discord
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That he was "not religious, but maybe spiritual" and "The Prayer is to anybody or anything you want to name
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Italian ethnomusicologist Massimo Milano published Ryuichi Sakamoto
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Composed the startup sound for Sega's Dreamcast console
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His collaboration with Toshio Iwai, Music Plays Images X Images Play Music, was awarded the Golden Nica, the grand prize of the Prix Ars Electronica competition
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Sakamoto produced "Mind Circus", the first single from actress Miki Nakatani, leading to a collaboration period spanning 9 singles and 7 albums though 2001
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Sakamoto released Smoochy, described by the Sound on Sound website as Sakamoto's "excursion into the land of easy-listening and Latin", followed by the 1996 album, which featured a number of previously released pieces ar
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Japan Football Association asked Ryuichi Sakamoto to compose the instrumental song "Japanese Soccer Anthem"
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Sakamoto composed music for the opening ceremony of the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain
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Composed music for one of the first CD-ROM games, Far East of Eden: Ziria for the PC Engine
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Awarded Academy Award for Best Original Score for The Last Emperor (1988).
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Sakamoto was commissioned to score a dance composition by New York choreographer Molissa Fenley called Esperanto
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Awarded BAFTA Award for Best Original Music for Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983).
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Produced Mari Iijima's debut city pop album Rosé, shortly before Yellow Magic Orchestra disbanded
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Before using it for his solo album Ongaku Zukan, which eventually released in 1984
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When Sakamoto married Japanese pianist and singer Akiko Yano, following several musical collaborations with her including touring work with the Yellow Magic Orchestra
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Sakamoto collaborated with Talking Heads and King Crimson guitarist Adrian Belew and Robin Scott for an album titled Left-Handed Dream
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Sakamoto released the single "War Head/Lexington Queen", an experimental synthpop and electro record
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Sakamoto released his second solo album, B-2 Unit, which has been referred to as his "edgiest" record and is known for the electronic track "Riot in Lagos", which is considered an early example of electro music (electro-
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Was the arranger and lead keyboardist for Taeko Ohnuki's city pop album Sunshower
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The trio formed the internationally successful electronic band Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO) in 1978
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Sakamoto began working as a session musician with Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi
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With special emphasis on both electronic and ethnic music
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Sakamoto collaborated with percussionist Tsuchitori Toshiyuki to release Disappointment-Hateruma
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Sakamoto married Natsuko Sakamoto, with whom he had a daughter
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Born 1952-01-17.
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