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Ryuichi Sakamoto discography
Studio albums19
Live albums6
Compilation albums6
Music videos5
EPs5

Sonata pour Violon et Piano. Music: Ryuichi Sakamoto. Sakamoto composed this piece in 1970, during his freshman year at Tokyo. National University of Fine Arts and Music as an assignment in modern composition. It was first performed in 1971; however, the version on this compilation was performed on.

Ryuichi Sakamoto Pdf

The Japanese musician Ryuichi Sakamoto has released 19 solo studio albums, six live albums, several compilation albums, two EPs, and various singles and soundtracks. Sakamoto has also released many video albums and music videos. Several of the albums exist in both an original Japanese version and an international version (which often contains has a different tracklisting).

  • 1Albums
  • 5Other album appearances

Albums[edit]

Solo studio albums[edit]

YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
JP
[1][2]		US
Cla.
[3]
1978Thousand Knives
  • Released: October 25, 1978
  • Labels: Nippon Columbia
  • Formats: LP
——
1980B-2 Unit
  • Released: September 21, 1980
  • Labels: Alfa Records
  • Formats: LP
19—
1981Left-Handed Dream
  • Released: October 5, 1981
  • Labels: Alfa Records
  • Formats: LP
20—
1984Ongaku Zukan[A]
  • Released: October 24, 1984
  • Labels: Midi
  • Formats: LP
5—
1985Esperanto
  • Released: October 5, 1985
  • Labels: Midi
  • Formats: LP
9—
1986Futurista
  • Released: April 21, 1986
  • Labels: Midi
  • Formats: LP
5—
1987Neo Geo
  • Released: July 1, 1987
  • Labels: Sony Music
  • Formats: LP
8—
1989Beauty
  • Released: November 21, 1989
  • Labels: Virgin Records
  • Formats: LP
14—
1991Heartbeat
  • Released: October 21, 1991
  • Labels: Virgin Records
  • Formats: LP
6—
1994Sweet Revenge
  • Released: June 17, 1994
  • Labels: For Life Music
  • Formats: LP
7—
1995Smoochy
  • Released: October 20, 1995
  • Labels: For Life Music
  • Formats: LP
28—
19961996
  • Released: May 17, 1996
  • Labels: For Life Music
  • Formats: LP
——
1997Discord
  • Released: July 2, 1997
  • Labels: For Life Music
  • Formats: LP
——
1998BTTB
  • Released: November 30, 1998
  • Labels: Warner Music Japan
  • Formats: LP
26—
2002Comica
  • Released: February 27, 2002
  • Labels: Warner Music Japan
  • Formats: LP
——
2002Elephantism
  • Released: May 15, 2002
  • Labels: Warner Music Japan
  • Formats: LP
——
2004Chasm
  • Released: February 25, 2004
  • Labels: Warner Music Japan
  • Formats: LP
19—
2009Out of Noise
  • Released: March 4, 2009
  • Labels: Commmons
  • Formats: LP
16—
2012Three
  • Released: October 17, 2012
  • Labels: Commmons
  • Formats: LP
37—
2017async
  • Released: April 28, 2017
  • Labels: Milan Records
  • Formats: CD / digital / 2xLP
—5
'—' denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.
  • A^ The 1986 international release was titled Illustrated Musical Encyclopedia.

Live albums[edit]

YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
JP
[1][2]		US
Cla.[3]
1986Media Bahn Live
  • Released: September 21, 1986
  • Labels: Midi
  • Formats: LP
——
1988Playing the Orchestra
  • Released: December 16, 1988
  • Labels: Virgin Records
  • Formats: LP
——
1999Cinemage
  • Released: 1999
  • Labels: Sony Classical Records
  • Formats: LP
——
2000Audio Life
  • Released: February 23, 2000
  • Labels: Warner Music Japan
  • Formats: LP
——
2001In The Lobby: At G.E.H. in London
  • Released: March 22, 2001
  • Labels: Warner Music Japan
  • Formats: LP
——
2009Playing the Piano
  • Released: September 23, 2009
  • Labels: Commmons
  • Formats: LP
4110
'—' denotes releases that did not chart.

Compilation albums[edit]

YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
JP
[1][2]
1978Tokyo Joe
(with Kazumi Watanabe)
  • Released: 1978
  • Labels: Nippon Columbia
  • Formats: LP
—
1983Coda
  • Released: December 10, 1983
  • Labels: London Records
  • Formats: LP
38
1994Soundbytes
  • Released: May 17, 1994
  • Labels: Mesa/Bluemoon Recordings
  • Formats: LP
—
2002Works I – CM
  • Released: November 20, 2002
  • Labels: Midi
  • Formats: LP
—
2003Moto.tronic
  • Released: November 11, 2003
  • Labels: Sony Music
  • Formats: LP
—
2004/04
  • Released: November 24, 2004
  • Labels: Warner Music Japan
  • Formats: LP
—
2005/05
  • Released: September 28, 2005
  • Labels: Warner Music Japan
  • Formats: LP
28
2006Bricolages
  • Released: July 4, 2006
  • Labels: Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Records
  • Formats: LP
81
2015Year Book 2005–2014
  • Released: January 17, 2015
  • Labels: Commmons
  • Formats: LP
46
2016Year Book 1971-1979
  • Released: January 17, 2016
  • Labels: Commmons
  • Formats: LP
77
2017Year Book 1980-1984
  • Released: March 29, 2017
  • Labels: Commmons
  • Formats: CD
'—' denotes releases that did not chart.

Extended plays and mini-albums[edit]

YearAlbum detailsRef.
1997Music for Yohji Yamamoto: Collection, 1995
  • Released: January 29, 1997
  • Labels: Gut Records
  • Formats: Mini-LP
[4]
2001Zero Landmine
(as part of N.M.L. No More Landmines)
  • Released: April 25, 2001
  • Labels: Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Records
  • Formats: EP
[5]

Video albums[edit]

YearVideo detailsRef.
1985TV War
(with Radical TV)
  • Distributor: CBS/Sony
  • Format: LaserDisc
1986Adelic Penguins
  • Distributor: Sony Video Software
  • Format: LaserDisc
[6]
2006Insen Live
(as alva noto + ryuichi sakamoto)
  • Released: October 2006
  • Distributor: Raster-Noton
  • Format: DVD
2008LIFE - fluid, invisible, inaudible…
(as Ryuichi Sakamoto + Shiro Takatani)
  • Released: May 28, 2008
  • Distributor: Commmons
  • Format: DVD
2015Playing the Orchestra 2014
  • Released: April 7, 2015
  • Distributor: Commmons
  • Format: DVD, Blu-ray
2015Trio Tour 2012 Japan
  • Released: December 9, 2015
  • Distributor: Commmons
  • Format: DVD, Blu-ray

Music videos[edit]

YearTitleDirector(s)Ref.
1983'Forbidden Colours' (with David Sylvian)
1985'Field Work' (with Thomas Dolby)Thomas Dolby[7]
1987'Risky' (feat. Iggy Pop)Meiert Avis[8]
1990'You Do Me' (feat. Jill Jones)
1992'Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II)' (feat. David Sylvian and Ingrid Chavez)Kevin Westenberg[9]
2003'Trioon I' (as alva noto + ryuichi sakamoto)Karl Kliem[10]
2013'Psychedelic Afternoon'Uruma Delvi[11]
2016'The Revenant Main Theme (Alva Noto Edit)'Alejandro González Iñárritu[12]

Soundtrack albums[edit]

YearAlbumNotesRef.
1983Daijōbu, My Friend
1983Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1986The Adventures of Chatran: Original Soundtrack
1987Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise
1987The Last Emperor
1989Fantasy of Light and Life
1989Tengai Makyou: Ziria[13]
1990The Sheltering Sky
1990The Handmaid's Tale
1992High Heels
1992Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights
1992Tokyo Decadence
1993Peachboy
1993Wild Palms
1994Little Buddha
1997The Other Side Of LoveSoundtrack for television series Stalker: Nigekirenu Ai
1998Snake Eyes
1998Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
1999Gohatto
1999PoppoyaComposed the main theme
2000L.O.L.: Lack of LoveDreamcast video game for which Sakamoto was also the scenario writer
2002Femme Fatale
2002Century of Reform
2002DerridaCertain tracks from the film were released on the compilation album Minha Vida Como Un Filme (2002)
2002Alexei and the SpringCertain tracks from the film were released on the compilation album Minha Vida Como Un Filme (2002)
2004Seven Samurai 20XXPlayStation 2 video game
2005Shining Boy & Little Randy
2005Tony Takitani
2006Dawn of ManaPlayStation 2 video game
2007Silk
2008IndigoShort film
2009Women Without Men
2011Dhobi Ghat
2011Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
2012I Have to Buy New ShoesWith Kotringo[14]
2015Living With My MotherAlbum released in 2016 under the alternative English title Nagasaki: Memories of My Son.[15]
2015The RevenantWith Alva Noto and additional music by Bryce Dessner[16]
2019Black Mirror: Smithereens

Other album appearances[edit]

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Collaborations[edit]

With Toshiyuki Tsuchitori
  • Disappointment-Hateruma (1975)
With The Kakutougi Session
  • Summer Nerves (1979)
With Danceries
Ryuichi sakamoto pdf
  • The End of Asia (1982)
With Robin Scott
  • The Arrangement (1982, originally released as an EP and later expended into a full album with albumless singles)
With Thomas Dolby
  • 'Field Work' (1985, originally released as a non-album single)
With Yōsuke Yamashita and Bill Laswell
  • Asian Games (1993, live LP)
With David Sylvian
  • World Citizen (2003, EP)
With Morelenbaum²
  • Casa (2001)
  • A Day in New York (2003)
With Carsten Nicolai, as alva noto + ryuichi sakamoto
  • Vrioon (2002)
  • Insen (2005)
  • Revep (2006, EP)
  • utp_ (2008, with Ensemble Modern)
  • Summvs (2011)
  • 'Glass' (2018)
With Christopher Willits, as Willits + Sakamoto
  • Ocean Fire (2007)
  • Ancient Future (2012)
With Fennesz
  • Sala Santa Cecilia (2005, live EP)
  • Cendre (2007)
  • Flumina (2011)
With Taylor Deupree and Illuha, as Taylor Deupree / Illuha / Ryuichi Sakamoto
  • Perpetual (2015)
With Taeko Onuki
  • UTAU (2010)

Soundtracks[edit]

YearSong(s)AlbumNotesRef.
1989'Laserman'Black Rain soundtrack[17]
1992'El Mar Mediterrani'El Mar MediterraniComposition for 1992 Summer Olympics opening ceremony officially released on the 1997 mini-album of the same name[18]
1998'Dreamcast Startup'Startup sound for the Dreamcast video game console[19]
2003'Chinsagu No Hana'Japanese Story soundtrackAn alternate mix by Elizabeth Drake originally from Beauty[20]
2006'Bibo No Aozora', 'Only Love Can Conquer Hate', 'World Citizen (I Won't Be Disappointed)'Babel soundtrackAlternate mixes originally from 1996 and Chasm[21]

Guest appearances[edit]

YearAlbumArtistDetailsRef.
1979IntimateKeizo InouePiano, synthesizer
KylynKazumi WatanabeCo-producer, keyboards
1980Gentlemen Take PolaroidsJapanCo-writer ('Taking Islands in Africa')
1983RoseMari IijimaProducer
1984Brilliant TreesDavid SylvianGuest piano/synthesizers on three tracks
1985Alchemy: An Index of PossibilitiesDavid SylvianGuest piano and strings on one track
Memory TheatreAyuo TakahashiGuest musician
1986Hope in a Darkened HeartVirginia AstleyProducer
Venus TanjōYukiko OkadaCo-writer ('Wonder Trip Lover', 'Kuchibiru Network', 'Nemurenu Yoru no AQUARIUS')
AlbumPublic Image LtdSynthesizer ('Rise', 'Fishing', 'Bags', 'Ease')
1987Secrets of the BeehiveDavid SylvianArrangement, organ, synthesizer, piano
1989Safety in NumbersDavid van TieghemKeyboards
1991Les Nouvelles Polyphonies CorsesLes Nouvelles Polyphonies CorsesPiano, backing vocals
1992Sahara BlueHector ZazouPiano ('Ophelie', 'Hapolot Kenym', 'Harar et les Gallas')
1993DreamlandAztec CameraCo-producer
1995The Geisha Girls ShowGeisha GirlsProducer
1996O Corpo SutilArto LindsayGuest musician
Red Hot + RioRed Hot OrganizationKeyboards ('É Preciso Perdoar (You Must Forgive)')
1999Dead Bees on a CakeDavid SylvianArrangement, piano, guitar, bansuri, insects
2000Everything and NothingDavid SylvianArrangement, piano
2003Strong CurrentsHector ZazouPiano
2004AstromanticM-FloGuest musician ('I Wanna Be Down')
CinemaRodrigo LeãoGuest musician
2005Snow Borne SorrowNine HorsesPiano ('Atom and Cell', 'Snow Borne Sorrow')
2006Yellow Fever!Senor CoconutGuest musician
2011Heligoland (Extended Edition)Massive AttackCo-remixer ('Fatalism')
2011ForgetfulnessNatalie Beridze TBACo-writer ('Blue Shadow')

References[edit]

  1. ^ abcオリコンチャートブック〈LP編(昭和45年‐平成1年). Minato, Tokyo: Oricon Books. 1990. ISBN4871310256.
  2. ^ abc'坂本龍'. Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on January 24, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  3. ^ ab'Ryuichi Sakamoto - Classical Albums Chart History'. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on January 25, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  4. ^'Music for Yohji Yamamoto: Collection, 1995'. AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  5. ^'N.M.L. (No More Landmine) - Zero Landmine'. davidsylvian.net. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  6. ^'Adelic Penguins, Kit Fitzgerald'. Electronic Arts Intermix. Archived from the original on February 3, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  7. ^Stav, Steve (May 20, 2011). 'Windpower And Floating Cities - An Interview With Thomas Dolby'. Intermittent Signals. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  8. ^Kretsch, Ron (January 13, 2014). 'Iggy Pop and Ryuichi Sakamoto's 'Risky,' a video tribute to Man Ray'. Dangerous Minds. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
  9. ^'Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II)'. davidsylvian.net. Archived from the original on October 9, 2009. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  10. ^'Visuals'. Dienststelle. Archived from the original on January 19, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
  11. ^Mineo, Mike (12 March 2013). 'Ryuichi Sakamoto + David Byrne – 'Psychedelic Afternoon''. Obscure Sound. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  12. ^Steyels, Mike (June 6, 2016). ''The Revenant' Official Music Video Is All-Natural [Premiere]'. The Creators Project. Vice Media. Archived from the original on June 6, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  13. ^'Tengai Makyo Ziria'(PDF). Hudson. March 23, 2006. Retrieved June 9, 2011.Cite web requires website= (help)
  14. ^Lee, Maggie (October 15, 2012). 'Review: 'I Have to Buy New Shoes''. Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  15. ^Mrozek, Patryk (September 7, 2016). 'Ryuichi Sakamoto announces Nagasaki: Memories of My Son soundtrack release'. Tiny Mix Tapes. Archived from the original on September 8, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  16. ^'The Revenant (2015)'. Soundtrack.Net. Autotelics. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  17. ^Demalon, Tom. 'Black Rain - Original Soundtrack'. AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  18. ^Illness, Critical (September 3, 2010). 'Doreen D'Agostino Media » Ryuichi Sakamoto and Decca'. Doreendagostinomedia.com. Retrieved March 23, 2011.Cite web requires website= (help)
  19. ^Yukiyoshi Ike Sato & Sam Kennedy (January 7, 2000). 'Interview with Kenji Eno'. GameSpot. Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2011.Cite uses deprecated parameter deadurl= (help); Cite web requires website= (help)
  20. ^'Japanese Story [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]'. AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  21. ^Granade, Andrew (December 6, 2006). 'Babel Soundtrack (2006)'. Soundtrack.Net. Autotelics. Retrieved January 20, 2016.

External links[edit]

  • Ryuichi Sakamoto at AllMusic
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