Ryuichi Sakamoto

Concert Film 'Opus' Is Ryuichi Sakamoto's Final Performance
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Concert Film 'Opus' Is Ryuichi Sakamoto's Final Performance

Filmed a few months prior to his death.

Ryuichi Sakamoto Lives on in New Mixed Reality Concert at The Shed
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Ryuichi Sakamoto Lives on in New Mixed Reality Concert at The Shed

“This virtual me will not age, and will continue to play the piano for years, decades, centuries.”

Composer Ryuichi Sakamoto Curated A Playlist For His Funeral
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Composer Ryuichi Sakamoto Curated A Playlist For His Funeral

“We would like to share the playlist that Ryuichi had been privately compiling to be played at his own funeral,” his management said. “He truly was with music until the very end.”

BTS’ Suga Shares ‘D-Day’ LP Featuring Collaborations With J-Hope and Ryuichi Sakamoto
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BTS’ Suga Shares ‘D-Day’ LP Featuring Collaborations With J-Hope and Ryuichi Sakamoto

Stream the 10-track album now.

Prolific Japanese Composer Ryuichi Sakamoto Passes Away at 71
Music

Prolific Japanese Composer Ryuichi Sakamoto Passes Away at 71

Sakamoto revealed he has been diagnosed with colon cancer in 2021.


Ryuichi Sakamoto Shares New Concert Film 'Playing the Piano for the Isolated'
Music

Ryuichi Sakamoto Shares New Concert Film 'Playing the Piano for the Isolated'

Highlighting songs throughout his expansive career.

Listen to Ryuichi Sakamoto's Haunting Score for 'Black Mirror' Season 5
Music

Listen to Ryuichi Sakamoto's Haunting Score for 'Black Mirror' Season 5

Set to appear in the first episode of the season.

These Are the 10 Best New Music Releases of the Week
Music 

These Are the 10 Best New Music Releases of the Week

Don’t sleep on these tracks.

Oneohtrix Point Never Delivers a Remix of Ryuichi Sakamoto's "Andata"
Music

Oneohtrix Point Never Delivers a Remix of Ryuichi Sakamoto's "Andata"

From an upcoming companion record to the old master’s “async.”

A Marathon of Ryuichi Sakamoto-Scored Films is Screening at an NYC Cinema
Music

A Marathon of Ryuichi Sakamoto-Scored Films is Screening at an NYC Cinema

Including ‘Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence.’

 
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