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Ryuichi Sakamoto
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. 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 Academy Award, BAFTA, Grammy and two Golden Globe Awards. Sakamoto began his career as a session musician, producer, and arranger while he was at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music in the mid 1970s. His first major success came in 1978 as co-founder of YMO. He pursued a solo career at the same time, releasing the experimental electronic fusion album Thousand Knives in that year, and the album B-2 Unit in 1980. B-2 Unit includes the track "Riot in Lagos", which had a significant influence on the development of electro, hip hop and dance music. He went on to produce more solo records, and collaborate with many international artists, including David Sylvian, DJ Spooky, Carsten Nicolai, Youssou N'Dour, and Fennesz. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryuichi_Sakamoto) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)

Songs

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Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
Ryuichi Sakamoto
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Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
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Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
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Aqua
Ryuichi Sakamoto
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Rain
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Albums

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Opus

2024
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12

2023
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Playing the Piano 12122020

2021
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async - immersion 2023

2024
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A Tribute to Ryuichi Sakamoto - To the Moon and Back

2022
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Beckett (Music from the Netflix Film)

2021
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Monster (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

2023
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Exception (Soundtrack from the Netflix Anime Series)

2022
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Travesía

2023
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Suite for Krug in 2008

2022

Singles & EPs

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Tong Poo

Single • 2024
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Kizuna

Single • 2022
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Barco

Single • 2022
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Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence - Electric Youth Remodel / Thousand Knives - Thundercat Remodel

Single • 2022
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Thousand Knives - Thundercat Remodel

Single • 2022
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Deep Lullabies (Piano Collection)

Single • 2022
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Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence - Electric Youth Remodel

Single • 2022
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Opening for "Exception" / oxygen [from "Exception" Soundtrack]

Single • 2022
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After Yang Main Theme (Solo)

Single • 2022
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City Radieuse

Single • 2022

Videos

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【一部公開】Happy End - from "Ryuichi Sakamoto | Playing the Orchestra 2014"

Ryuichi Sakamoto • 60K views
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Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence - 2021 " 595 Notes, 96 Bars " Music Video

Ryuichi Sakamoto • 104K views

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Presenting Ryuichi Sakamoto

Playlist • YouTube Music
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MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2025 Nominees

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Cinematic Ambience

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Shoes Off

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Relaxing J-Pop

Playlist • YouTube Music

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