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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)
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Albums See All
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Opus
2024
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async - immersion 2023
2024
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Monster (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2023
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Travesía
2023
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12
2023
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A Tribute to Ryuichi Sakamoto - To the Moon and Back
2022
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Exception (Soundtrack from the Netflix Anime Series)
2022
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Suite for Krug in 2008
2022
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Playing the Piano 12122020
2021
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Beckett (Music from the Netflix Film)
2021
Singles & EPs See All
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Tong Poo
Single • 2024
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Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence - Electric Youth Remodel / Thousand Knives - Thundercat Remodel
Single • 2022
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Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence - Electric Youth Remodel
Single • 2022
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After Yang Main Theme (Solo)
Single • 2022
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Kizuna
Single • 2022
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Thousand Knives - Thundercat Remodel
Single • 2022
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Opening for "Exception" / oxygen [from "Exception" Soundtrack]
Single • 2022
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City Radieuse
Single • 2022
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Barco
Single • 2022
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Deep Lullabies (Piano Collection)
Single • 2022
Videos See All
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【一部公開】Happy End - from "Ryuichi Sakamoto | Playing the Orchestra 2014"
Ryuichi Sakamoto • 58K views
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Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence - 2021 " 595 Notes, 96 Bars " Music Video
Ryuichi Sakamoto • 103K views
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Presenting Ryuichi Sakamoto
Playlist • YouTube Music
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Zen Melodies
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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MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2025 Nominees
Playlist • YouTube Music
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