Ryuichi Sakamoto
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"One of the earliest uses of the Roland TR-808 for a live performance was by Yellow Magic Orchestra in December 1980 in the song "Thousand Knives," composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto in 1978. The hand-clap sound was later publicized by YMO's innovative album BGM, released March 1981 in Japan, used again on "Thousand Knives," as well as in another of Sakamoto's songs, "Music Plans."" --Sholem Stein |
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Ryuichi Sakamoto , born January 17, 1952, Nakano, Tokyo, Japan) is an Japanese musician, composer, producer and actor, based in New York and Tokyo. He co-formed the internationally successful synthpop trio Yellow Magic Orchestra.
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Selected discography
Solo
- Thousand Knives (1978)
- Summer Nerves (1979)
- B2-Unit (1980)
- Left-Handed Dream (1981) (Japan issues and international issues have different tracklisting)
- Ongakuzukan (1984)
- Esperanto (1985)
- Illustrated Musical Encyclopedia (international version of Ongakuzukan, above) (1986)
- Futurista (1986)
- Coda (1986)
- Neo Geo (1987)
- Tokyo Joe (1988)
- Beauty (1990)
- Heartbeat (1991)
- Sweet Revenge (1994)
- Smoochy (1995)
- 1996 (1996)
- Discord (1997)
- BTTB (1998)
- Cinemage (1999)
- Intimate (1999, with Keizo Inoue)
- L I F E (2000)
- Zero Landmine (2001)
- Comica (2002)
- Elephantism (2002)
- Love (2003)
- Vrioon (2003, with Alva Noto)
- World Citizen (2003, with David Sylvian)
- Chasm (2004)
- Moto.tronic (2003, Compilation of tracks recorded between 1983 & 2003)
- Insen (2005, with Alva Noto)
- Sala Santa Cecilia (2005, live EP with Fennesz)
- Cantus omnibus unus; for mixed or equal choir (2005)
- Bricolages (2006)
- Cendre (2007, with Fennesz)
- Ocean Fire (2007, with Christopher Willits)
As Morelenbaum2/Sakamoto
- Casa (2001)
- A Day in New York (2003)
Film and event scores
- Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983)
- Ôritsu uchûgun Oneamisu no tsubasa - Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise (1987)
- The Last Emperor (1988)
- The Sheltering Sky (1990)
- The Handmaid's Tale (1990)
- High Heels (1992)
- Wuthering Heights (1992)
- El Mar Mediterrani - Barcelona Olympics opening ceremony (1992)
- Wild Palms (1993)
- Little Buddha (1993)
- Stalker (1997)
- Snake Eyes (1998)
- Love Is The Devil (1998)
- Gohatto (1999)
- Lack of Love - Dreamcast Game (2000)
- Minha Vida Como Un Filme (2002)
- Femme Fatale (2002)
- Derrida (2003)
- Shining Boy & Little Randy (2005)
- Tony Takitani (2005)
- The Constant Gardener (2005)
- Silk (2007)
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