

Previously unreleased archive footage of YMO’s 1979 Los Angeles concert and clips shot by Sakamoto during the making of The Last Emperor are also included in the trailer, giving viewers a brief but gripping introduction to the profound documentary that chronicles the fascinating creative journey of one of Japan’s most prolific and renowned artists. He stands in his backyard in the rain, wanders through a forest, and even travels to the North Pole to collect various sounds, which are then folded into the music that he creates in his studio. We also see him talking openly about his unexpected diagnosis and struggle with cancer, and about his longing for a certain kind of sound. CD 1 includes the entire original album, with limited edition bonus tracks and the 'Life In Japan' promotional EP (all previously released material). Release called Ongakuzukan on CD discs and on booklet but not on the cover. “I can’t pretend not to have seen it,” he says of the encounter that changed the direction of his music. 2015 deluxe limited edition in mini LP style packaging. Lawrence, on a restored grand piano that suffered damage in the massive tsunami of 2011. No.Sakamoto plays one of his best-known pieces, the theme of the movie Merry Christmas Mr. This concert was released on both DVD and Laserdisc. This concert was played at 6 venues in Japan, and the Bunkamura Orchard Hall concert was live streamed on Augon the Internet, and was one of the first concerts to be streamed. The setlist of this concert is different than the original album. Live concert Ryuichi Sakamoto Trio World Tour 1996Īugust 19, 1996 ( ) to September 1, 1996 ( )Ī concert, called Ryuichi Sakamoto Trio World Tour, was organized in 1996. The Milan CD release in the UK has only tracks 1-15.

The CD releases on the Milan label in the U.S. "Acceptance (End Credit) -Little Buddha-" "Aoneko no Torso" ( 青猫のトルソ, Torso of a Blue Cat)Įmily Brontë's Wuthering Heights (soundtrack), 1992 Ongaku Zukan / Illustrated Musical Encyclopedia, 1984 "Bibo no Aozora" ( 美貌の青空, Beauty of a Blue Sky) in The Backyard by Ryuichi Sakamoto - and other songs including A Day a Gorilla Gives a Banana, Rain, Bibo No Aozora. in The Backyard, Ongaku Zukan / Illustrated Musical Encyclopedia, 1984.

"A Day a Gorilla Gives a Banana" ( ゴリラがバナナをくれる日 Gorira ga Banana wo Kureru Hi) 1996 is a 1996 album by Japanese composer and pianist Ryuichi Sakamoto.
