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Japan’s Ryuichi Sakamoto, composer of ‘The Last Emperor’ score, dies aged 71
Ryuichi Sakamoto, the Oscar-winning Japanese composer famed for his scores for "The Last Emperor", "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence" and other epic films, has died aged 71. Sakamoto was also known ...
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A slow dive into ‘a moment and an eternity’ with Ryuichi Sakamoto
Toward the end of his life, Ryuichi Sakamoto spoke of wanting to make “music freed from the constraints of time.” As the musician told the Asahi Shimbun in 2019, “I guess it is similar to ...
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Ryuichi Sakamoto, fighting cancer, livestreams what may be final concert
Japan’s Ryuichi Sakamoto, known for his electronic music, including the score for “The Last Emperor,” on Monday finished streaming a concert that may be the last for the Academy-award ...