Ryuichi Sakamoto
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| - | '''Ryuichi Sakamoto''' , born [[January 17]], [[1952]], [[Nakano]], [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]) is an [[Japanese musician]], [[composer]], [[record producer|producer]] and [[actor]], based in [[New York]] and [[Tokyo]]. He co-formed the internationally successful [[synthpop]] trio [[Yellow Magic Orchestra]]. | ||
| - | == Selected discography == | + | '''Ryuichi Sakamoto''' (January 17, 1952 – March 28, 2023}} was a Japanese composer, record producer, and actor who 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. |
| - | === 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 === | + | Sakamoto began his career while at university in the 1970s as a session musician, producer, and arranger. His first major success came in 1978 as co-founder of YMO. He concurrently pursued a solo career, releasing the [[Experimental music|experimental]] electronic [[Fusion (music)|fusion]] album ''[[Thousand Knives]]'' in 1978. Two years later, he released the album ''B-2 Unit''. It included the track "Riot in Lagos", which was significant in the development of [[Electro music|electro]] and [[hip hop music]]. He went on to produce more solo records, and collaborate with many international artists, [[David Sylvian]], [[Carsten Nicolai]], [[Youssou N'Dour]], and [[Fennesz]] among them. Sakamoto composed music for the opening ceremony of the 1992 [[Barcelona Olympics]], and his composition "Energy Flow" (1999) was the first [[instrumental]] number-one single in Japan's [[Oricon]] charts history. |
| - | * Casa (2001) | + | |
| - | * A Day in New York (2003) | + | |
| - | === Film and event scores === | + | As a [[Film score|film-score]] composer, Sakamoto won an [[Academy Awards|Oscar]], a [[British Academy Film Awards|BAFTA]], a [[Grammy Award|Grammy]], and 2 [[Golden Globe Award]]s. ''[[Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence]]'' (1983) marked his debut as both an actor and a film-score composer; its main theme was adapted into the single "[[Forbidden Colours]]" which became an international hit. His most successful work as a film composer was ''[[The Last Emperor]]'' (1987), after which he continued earning accolades composing for films such as ''[[The Sheltering Sky (film)|The Sheltering Sky]]'' (1990), ''[[Little Buddha]]'' (1993), and ''[[The Revenant (2015 film)|The Revenant]]'' (2015). On occasion, Sakamoto also worked as a composer and a [[scenario writer]] on [[anime]] and [[video game music|video games]]. In 2009, he was awarded the [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]] from the [[Minister of Culture (France)|Ministry of Culture]] of France for his contributions to music. |
| + | ==Discography== | ||
| - | *''[[Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence]]'' (1983) | + | '''Solo studio albums''' |
| - | * Ôritsu uchûgun Oneamisu no tsubasa - ''[[Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise]]'' (1987) | + | |
| - | * ''[[The Last Emperor]]'' (1988) | + | * ''[[Thousand Knives]]'' (1978) |
| - | * ''[[The Sheltering Sky]]'' (1990) | + | * ''B-2 Unit'' (1980) |
| - | * ''[[The Handmaid's Tale (film)|The Handmaid's Tale]] (1990) | + | * ''Left-Handed Dream'' (1981) |
| - | * ''[[High Heels (film)|High Heels]]'' (1992) | + | * ''Ongaku Zukan'' (1984) |
| - | * ''[[Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights|Wuthering Heights]]'' (1992) | + | * ''Esperanto'' (1985) |
| - | * El Mar Mediterrani - Barcelona Olympics opening ceremony (1992) | + | * ''[[Futurista (Ryuichi Sakamoto album)|Futurista]]'' (1986) |
| - | * ''[[Wild Palms]]'' (1993) | + | * ''Illustrated Musical Encyclopedia'' (1986) |
| - | *''[[Little Buddha]]'' (1993) | + | * ''[[Neo Geo (album)|Neo Geo]]'' (1987) |
| - | * ''Stalker'' (1997) | + | * ''[[Beauty (Ryuichi Sakamoto album)|Beauty]]'' (1989) |
| - | * ''[[Snake Eyes]]'' (1998) | + | * ''[[Heartbeat (Sakamoto album)|Heartbeat]]'' (1991) |
| - | * ''[[Love Is The Devil]]'' (1998) | + | * ''[[Sweet Revenge (Ryuichi Sakamoto album)|Sweet Revenge]]'' (1994) |
| - | * ''[[Gohatto]]'' (1999) | + | * ''Smoochy'' (1995) |
| - | * Lack of Love - [[Dreamcast]] Game (2000) | + | * ''[[1996 (Ryuichi Sakamoto album)|1996]]'' (1996) |
| - | * Minha Vida Como Un Filme (2002) | + | * ''Discord'' (1997) |
| - | * ''[[Femme Fatale (2002 film)|Femme Fatale]]'' (2002) | + | * ''[[BTTB (album)|BTTB]]'' (1999) |
| - | * ''[[Derrida (film)|Derrida]]'' (2003) | + | * ''Comica'' (2002) |
| - | * ''[[Shining Boy & Little Randy]]'' (2005) | + | * ''Elephantism'' (2002) |
| - | * ''[[Tony Takitani]]'' (2005) | + | * ''[[Chasm (Ryuichi Sakamoto album)|Chasm]]'' (2004) |
| - | * ''The Constant Gardener'' (2005) | + | * ''Out of Noise'' (2009) |
| - | * '' [[Silk (film)|Silk]]'' (2007) | + | * ''[[Playing the Piano]]'' (2009) |
| + | * ''Three'' (2013) | ||
| + | * ''[[Async (album)|Async]]'' (2017) | ||
| + | * ''[[12 (Ryuichi Sakamoto album)|12]]'' (2023) | ||
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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 (January 17, 1952 – March 28, 2023}} was a Japanese composer, record producer, and actor who 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.
Sakamoto began his career while at university in the 1970s as a session musician, producer, and arranger. His first major success came in 1978 as co-founder of YMO. He concurrently pursued a solo career, releasing the experimental electronic fusion album Thousand Knives in 1978. Two years later, he released the album B-2 Unit. It included the track "Riot in Lagos", which was significant in the development of electro and hip hop music. He went on to produce more solo records, and collaborate with many international artists, David Sylvian, Carsten Nicolai, Youssou N'Dour, and Fennesz among them. Sakamoto composed music for the opening ceremony of the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, and his composition "Energy Flow" (1999) was the first instrumental number-one single in Japan's Oricon charts history.
As a film-score composer, Sakamoto won an Oscar, a BAFTA, a Grammy, and 2 Golden Globe Awards. Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983) marked his debut as both an actor and a film-score composer; its main theme was adapted into the single "Forbidden Colours" which became an international hit. His most successful work as a film composer was The Last Emperor (1987), after which he continued earning accolades composing for films such as The Sheltering Sky (1990), Little Buddha (1993), and The Revenant (2015). On occasion, Sakamoto also worked as a composer and a scenario writer on anime and video games. In 2009, he was awarded the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres from the Ministry of Culture of France for his contributions to music.
Discography
Solo studio albums
- Thousand Knives (1978)
- B-2 Unit (1980)
- Left-Handed Dream (1981)
- Ongaku Zukan (1984)
- Esperanto (1985)
- Futurista (1986)
- Illustrated Musical Encyclopedia (1986)
- Neo Geo (1987)
- Beauty (1989)
- Heartbeat (1991)
- Sweet Revenge (1994)
- Smoochy (1995)
- 1996 (1996)
- Discord (1997)
- BTTB (1999)
- Comica (2002)
- Elephantism (2002)
- Chasm (2004)
- Out of Noise (2009)
- Playing the Piano (2009)
- Three (2013)
- Async (2017)
- 12 (2023)
