Artist's albums
Sakamoto on Guitar
2023 · single
Travesía
2023 · album
12
2023 · album
Kizuna
2022 · single
Thousand Knives - Thundercat Remodel
2022 · single
Freeflow
2022 · single
Suite for Krug in 2008
2022 · single
City Radieuse
2022 · single
Barco
2022 · single
Ieta
2022 · single
Monomom
2021 · single
Playing the Piano 12122020
2021 · album
Tong Poo for JUNYA WATANABE
2021 · single
@0 EP3
2021 · EP
GARDEN OF SHADOWS AND LIGHT
2021 · single
Beckett (Music from the Netflix Film)
2021 · album
End
2021 · single
Minamata (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2021 · album
Minamata Piano Theme
2021 · single
猫村さんのうた
2020 · single
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Biography
Ryuichi Sakamoto is a composer, producer, artist, and environmental activist born in Tokyo. Making his debut in 1978 with the album Thousand Knives, Sakamoto's diverse résumé includes pioneering electronic works in the legendary techno group Yellow Magic Orchestra, producing globally-inspired pop albums and numerous classical compositions, two operas, and nearly 45 original film scores for directors, including Bernardo Bertolucci, Pedro Almodóvar, Brian De Palma, and more recently Alejandro González Iñárritu for whom he composed the music of 'The Revenant'. His film soundtracks have won prestigious awards, including an Academy Award, two Golden Globes, and many more. In 2017, the documentary Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA (Stephen Nomura Schible) was released, coinciding with the release of his renowned 14th solo album async. Additionally, Sakamoto presented unique performances at the Park Avenue Armory (NYC), later released worldwide as the film Ryuichi Sakamoto: async Live at the Park Avenue Armory. In 2021, with longtime collaborator Shiro Takatani, Sakamoto presented a new theater piece, TIME, which premiered at the Holland Festival. On January 17th, 2023, his 71st birthday, Ryuichi released "12", his 15th solo album. The new album is a collection of 12 songs selected from musical sketches Sakamoto recorded like a sound diary during his two-and-a-half-year battle with cancer. Sakamoto has resided in NY since 1990.