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"Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" is a 1983 instrumental single by Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto recorded for the film of the same name. The song has become a staple of Christmas music in the United States and Japan.
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence is the soundtrack from the film of the same name, released on 1 May 1983 in Japan and towards the end of August 1983 in the UK.It was composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto, who also starred in the film.
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence is the soundtrack from the film of the same name, released on 1 May 1983 in Japan and towards the end of August 1983 in the UK. It was composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto, who also starred in the film.
Ryuichi Sakamoto, the influential electronic music composer and member of the Yellow Magic Orchestra who won an Oscar for the score for “The Last Emperor” and composed the haunting score for ...
"Forbidden Colours" is a 1983 song by David Sylvian and Ryuichi Sakamoto. The song is the vocal version of the theme from the Nagisa Oshima film Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence . It appears on the film's soundtrack album and was released as a single on Virgin Records in 1983 (the second collaborative single release by Sylvian and Sakamoto ...
Ryuichi Sakamoto (Japanese: 坂本 龍一 [a], Hepburn: Sakamoto Ryūichi, January 17, 1952 – March 28, 2023) was a Japanese composer, keyboardist, record producer and actor. He pursued a diverse range of styles as a solo artist and as a member of the synth -based band Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO).
The compositions revolve around a collaborative new arrangement of Sakamoto's classic "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence", the theme music to the 1983 movie Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence starring David Bowie, Takeshi Kitano, and Ryuichi Sakamoto himself. [5]
Sakamoto said the rearrangements on Cinemage were meant to "see if my music could stand up on its own." [ 2 ] "El Mar Mediterrani" was composed for the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games . David Sylvian sings on "Forbidden Colours," originally in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence , and recorded new vocal parts in the studio after the live performances.