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ALBUMThe Best of Tohoku Youth Orchestra 2013~2023Tohoku Youth Orchestra & Ryuichi Sakamoto
Albums by Ryuichi Sakamoto
ALBUMasync - immersion 2023Ryuichi Sakamoto
ALBUM12Ryuichi Sakamoto
ALBUMException (Soundtrack from the Netflix Anime Series)Ryuichi Sakamoto
ALBUMSuite for Krug in 2008Ryuichi Sakamoto
ALBUMInsen (Remaster)Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto
ALBUMPlaying the Piano 12122020Ryuichi Sakamoto
ALBUMGarden of Shadows and LightRyuichi Sakamoto & David Toop
ALBUMBeckett (Music from the Netflix Film)Ryuichi Sakamoto
ALBUMMinamata (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Ryuichi Sakamoto
ALBUMThe Staggering Girl (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Ryuichi Sakamoto
Ryuichi Sakamoto's Popular Music Videos
IN THIS WORLD (feat. Ryuichi Sakamoto & Hikari Mitsushima)
MONDO GROSSO
Artist Playlists
Ryuichi Sakamoto Essentials
An eclectic mix from this synth-pop pioneer turned acclaimed composer.
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Deep Cuts
Ryuichi Sakamoto: The Producers
Ryuichi Sakamoto: The Session Musicians
Artist Biography
One of the world's most influential electronic musicians and beloved film composers, Japanese innovator Ryuichi Sakamoto began his career in the ’70s with the pioneering synth-pop group Yellow Magic Orchestra. By the time YMO split in 1984, Sakamoto had already launched his solo career. Trained as a pianist, the prolific Sakamoto explored opera, jazz, rock, electronic pop, and much more. He won an Oscar in 1987 for scoring The Last Emperor, and he frequently collaborated with art-rock and electronic mavericks like David Sylvian, Christian Fennesz, and Carsten Nicolai. Sakamoto died in 2023 at age 71.
Hometown
Tokyo, Japan
Genre
Pop