Ryuichi Sakamoto' title='Ryuichi Sakamoto' />Ryuichi Sakamoto Wikipedia. Ryuichi Sakamoto ,Sakamoto Ryichi, born January 1. Japanese pronunciation sakamoto iti is a Japanese musician, composer, record producer, pianist, activist, writer, actor and dancer, based in Tokyo and New York. Ryuichi Sakamoto, Sakamoto Ryichi, born January 17, 1952 Japanese pronunciation sakamoto iti is a Japanese musician, composer. Official site for composer and musician Ryuichi Sakamoto. He began his career while at university in the 1. His first major success came in 1. Yellow Magic Orchestra YMO. With bandmates Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi, Sakamoto helped play a pioneering role in the development of synth pop, techno and house genres. He concurrently pursued a solo career, releasing the experimental electronic fusion album Thousand Knives 1. B 2 Unit 1. 98. Riot in Lagos influenced the development of electro and hip hop music. He went on to produce more solo records, collaborate with many international artists, and pursue a wide variety of projects, in different genres ranging from electronic to classical and world music. Ryuichi Sakamoto' title='Ryuichi Sakamoto' />He composed music for the 1. Barcelona Olympics opening ceremony, and his composition Energy Flow 1. Japans Oricon charts history. He has collaborated with a range of artists, including David Sylvian, Carsten Nicolai, Youssou NDour, and Fennesz. As a film composer, he has won an Academy Award, BAFTA, Grammy, and two Golden Globe Awards, and has received three BAFTA nominations and four Golden Globe nominations. Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence 1. 98. 3 marked his debut as a film score composer and as an actor, and its main theme was adapted into the single Forbidden Colours which became an international hit. His most successful work as a film composer was The Last Emperor 1. The Sheltering Sky 1. Little Buddha 1. The Revenant 2. On occasion, Sakamoto has also worked on anime and video games, as a composer as well as a scenario writer. In 2. 00. 9, he was awarded the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres from Frances Ministry of Culture for his musical contributions. Sakamoto entered the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music in 1. B. A. in music composition and an M. A. with special emphasis on both electronic and ethnic music. He studied ethnomusicology there with the intention of becoming a researcher in the field, due to his interest in various world music traditions, particularly the Japanese especially Okinawan, Indian and African musical traditions. He was also trained in classical music and began experimenting with the electronic music equipment available at the university, including synthesizers such as the Buchla, Moog, and ARP. One of Sakamotos classical influences was Claude Debussy, who he described as his hero and stated that Asian music heavily influenced Debussy, and Debussy heavily influenced me. So, the music goes around the world and comes full circle. In 1. 97. 5, Sakamoto collaborated with percussionist Tsuchitori Toshiyuki to release Disappointment Hateruma. After working as a session musician with Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi in 1. Yellow Magic Orchestra YMO in 1. Known for their seminal influence on electronic music, the group helped pioneer electronic genres such as electropoptechnopop,12synthpop, cyberpunk music,1. The groups work has had a lasting influence across genres, ranging from hip hop2 and techno1. Sakamoto was the songwriter and composer for a number of the bands hit songsincluding Yellow Magic Tong Poo 1. Technopolis 1. 97. Nice Age 1. 98. Ongaku 1. Youve Got to Help Yourself 1. Computer GameFirecracker 1. Rydeen 1. 97. 9. He also sang on several songs, such as Kimi ni Mune Kyun 1. Sakamotos composition Technopolis 1. Behind the Mask 1. Michael Jackson and Eric Clapton. Sakamoto released his first solo album Thousand Knives of Ryichi Sakamoto in mid 1. Hideki MatsutakeHosono also contributed to the song Thousand Knives. The album experimented with different styles, such as Thousand Knives and The End of Asiain which electronic music was fused with traditional Japanese musicwhile Grasshoppers is a more minimalistic piano song. The album was recorded from April to July 1. KORG PS 3. 10. 0, a polyphonic synthesizer the Oberheim Eight Voice the Moog III C the Polymoog, the Minimoog the Micromoog the Korg VC 1. KORG SQ 1. 0, which is an analog sequencer the Syn Drums, an electronic drum kit and the microprocessor based Roland MC 8 Microcomposer, which is a music sequencer that was programmed by Matsutake and played by Sakamoto. A version of the song Thousand Knives was released on the Yellow Magic Orchestras 1. BGM. 2. 1 This version was one of the earliest uses of the Roland TR 8. YMOs live performance of 1. Knives in 1. 98. BGM album release in 1. In 1. 98. 0, Sakamoto released the solo album B 2 Unit, which has been referred to as his edgiest record2. Riot in Lagos,2. Sakamoto anticipated the beats and sounds of electro. Microsoft Word Cm Inch. Early electro and hip hop artists, such as Afrika Bambaata6 and Kurtis Mantronik, were influenced by the albumespecially Riot in Lagoswith Mantronik citing the work as a major influence on his electro hip hop group Mantronix. Riot in Lagos was later included in Playgroups compilation album. Kings of Electro 2. Hashims Al Naafyish 1. According to Dusted Magazine, Sakamotos use of squelching bounce sounds and mechanical beats was later incorporated in early electro and hip hop music productions, such as Message II Survival 1. Melle Mel and Duke Bootee Magics Wand 1. Whodini and Thomas Dolby Twilight 2. Electric Kingdom 1. Kurt Mantroniks Mantronix The Album 1. The 1. 98. 0 release of Riot in Lagos was listed by The Guardian in 2. Among other tracks on B 2 Unit, Differencia has, according to Fact, relentless tumbling beats and a stabbing bass synth that foreshadows jungle by nearly a decade. Some tracks on the album also foreshadow genres such as IDM, broken beat, and industrial techno, and the work of producers such as Actress and Oneohtrix Point Never. For several tracks on the album, Sakamoto worked with UK reggae producer Dennis Bovell, incorporating elements of afrobeat and dub music. Also in 1. 98. 0, Sakamoto released the single War HeadLexington Queen, an experimental synthpop and electro record,2. David Sylvian, when he co wrote and performed on the Japan track Taking Islands In Africa. In the following year, Sakamoto collaborated with Talking Heads and King Crimson guitarist Adrian Belew and Robin Scott for an album titled Left Handed Dream. Following Japans dissolution, Sakamoto worked on another collaboration with Sylvian, a single entitled Bamboo HousesBamboo Music in 1. Sakamotos 1. 98. Kiyoshiro Imawano, Ikenai Rouge Magic, topped the Oricon singles chart. In 1. 98. 3, Sakamoto starred alongside David Bowie in director Nagisa Oshimas Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence. In addition to acting in the film, Sakamoto also composed the films musical score and again collaborated with Sylvian on the films main theme Forbidden Colours which became a minor hit. In a 2. 01. 6 interview, Sakamoto reflected on his time acting in the film, claiming that he hung out with Bowie every evening for a month while filming on location. He remembered Bowie as straightforward and nice, while also lamenting the fact that he never mustered the courage to ask for Bowies help while scoring the films soundtrack as he believed Bowie was too concentrated on acting. Sakamoto released a number of solo albums during the 1.