Con once años sus gustos musicales iban desde The Beatles hasta Beethoven. Partiendo de esta base se podian esperar unos resultados magnificos, ya que su apertura musical le proporciono gusto por gran cantidad de estilos. En 1977 empezo a trabajar como compositor y en 1978 consiguio el exito profesional gracias a distintas aportaciones. Podria extenderme muchisimo más explicando su dilatada carrera musical… pero esto lo podreis encontrar en cualquier página web. Sakamoto es sencillamente un genio. Ha conseguido completar multitudes de albums: Pop, Electronicos, Clasicos, Bandas Sonoras… Una de sus obras maestras, o al menos para mi lo es, es la banda sonora que compuso para El Ultimo Emperador. El nivel musical es increible, la mezcla de genero produce un resultado nunca antes visto. Siempre le ha gustado experimentar y prueba de ello fue su ultimo disco Moto-tronic. La nueva mezcla de Forbidden Color demuestra que los clasicos nunca mueren. Introduciendo un vocal sensacional, Ryuichi le ha dado un toque moderno y melancolico, que te hace poner la piel de gallina… Intentar conseguir algo de este genio en las tiendas de discos, porque el viaje musical que experimentareis será increible.
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Y por si no sabias que comprar, aqui teneis algunas ideas…
Solo Albums
1978 - THOUSAND KNIVES (Nippon Columbia)
1980 - B-2 UNIT (Alfa)
1981 - LEFT HANDED DREAM (Alfa)
1983 - CODA (London)
1984 - ILLUSTRARED MUSICIAL ENCYCLOPEDIA (Midi)
1985 - ESPERANTO (Midi)
1986 - FUTURE BOY (Midi)
MEDIA BAHN LIVE (Midi)
1987 - NEO GEO (CBS Sony/Epic)
1988 - PLAYING THE ORCHESTRA (Virgin)
1989 - BEAUTY (Virgin)
GRUPPO MUSICALE (Midi)
1991 - RYUICHI SAKAMOTO IN THE 90’s - Mark Plati remix (Alfa)
1992 - HEARTBEAT (Virgin)
1993 - GRUPPO MUSICALE II (Midi)
OPERA (Midi)
RYUICHI SAKAMOTO SOUNDTRACKS (Toshiba EMI)
RYUICHI SAKAMOTO VIRGIN TRACKS (Toshiba EMI)
1994 - SWEET REVENGE (FOR LIFE/Gut - Elektra)
HARD REVENGE (FOR LIFE/Gut)
SWEET REVENGE TOUR 1994 (FOR LIFE/Gut)
1995 - Smoochy-Japanese Version- (For Life/gut)
1996 - Snooty (For Life/gut)
1996 (For Life/gut)
1997 - Smoochy (Milan/BMG)
Stalker: Nigekirenu Ai (For Life/gut)
DISCORD (Sony Classical, FOR LIFE/gut)
1999 - BTTB (Warner Japan)
LIFE IN PROGRESS (Warner Japan)
COMPLETE INDEX of Gut (For Life/gut)
RAW LIFE OSAKA (Warner Japan)
RAW LIFE TOKYO (Warner Japan)
SAMPLED LIFE + RAW LIFE (Warner Japan)
2000 - CINEMAGE (Sony Classical)
BTTB (Sony Classical)
2002 - COMICA (Warner Japan)
ELEPHANTISM (Warner Japan)
2003 - RYUICHI SAKAMOTO - US (Warner Japan)
RYUICHI SAKAMOTO - CM/TV (Warner Japan)
RYUICHI SAKAMOTO - UF (Warner Japan)
MOTO.TRONIC (Sony Classical)
2004 - CHASM (Warner Japan)
Solo Singles
1980 - WAR HEAD (Alfa)
1981 - FRONT LINE (Alfa)
1983 - LIFE IN JAPAN -12 inch - (Midi)
MERRY CHRISTMAS MR. LAWRENCE (London/Midi)
1986 - G.T. (Midi)
1987 - BEHIND THE MASK -12 inch- (Midi)
1989 - UNDO #1 -5 inch CD single- (Virgin)
1990 - WE LOVE YOU -5 inch CD single- (Virgin)
1991 - SAYONARA -CD single - (Virgin)
1992 - HEARTBEAT - remixes 5 inch CD single - (Virgin)
1994 - MOVING ON - U.S. single mix - (Elektra)
1996 - 08/21/1996 -Japan CD maxi single - (For Life/gut)
Music for Yohji Yamamoto Collection 1995 - maxi single - (gutbounce)
1997 - EL MAR MEDITERRANI (gut-bounce)
DECODE 20 (Impress Corporation)
1998 - DISCORD (Sony Classical)
THE GREATEST (Toshiba EMI Japan)
1999 - URA BTTB (Warner Japan)
2000 - LOST CHILD (Warner Japan)
2002 - HENKAKU NO SEIKI (A Century for Change) (Warner Japan)
2004 - UNDERCOOLED (Warner Japan)
Soundtracks
1983 - MERRY CHRISTMAS MR. LAWRENCE (London/Milan)
1986 - KITTEN STORY “KONEKO MONOGATARI” (Midi)
1987 - AILE DE HONNEAMISE (Midi)
IMAGE SKETCH OF AILE DE HONNEAMISE (Midi)
1988 - THE LAST EMPEROR (Virgin)
1990 - THE HANDMAID’S TALE (Japan Record)
THE SHELTERING SKY (Virgin)
1992 - HIGH HEELS (Island/Virgin)
PEACH BOY “MOMOTARO” (Rabbit Ear Productions)
WUTHERING HEIGHTS (Capitol)
WILD PALMS (Capitol)
1993 - LITTLE BUDDHA (Milan)
1998 - Snake Eyes (Hollywood)
Love is the Devil (Asphodel)
Love is the Devil (Flavour)
1999 - Gohatto (Warner Japan)
2000 - LACK OF LOVE (Warner Japan) for Sega Dreamcast
2002 - MINHA VIDA COMO UN FILME (Warner Japan)
FEMME FATALE (t/b/a)
2003 - DERRIDA (KAB)
ALEXEI AND THE SPRING (KAB)
Collaborations - Albums
1979 - SUMMER NERVES - “RYUICHI SAKAMOTO WITH THE KAKUTOGI SESSION” (CBS Sony)
1980 - ATSUREKI by Friction (Pass Records)
1982 - THE END OF ASIA with DANCERIES (Nippon Columbia)
THE ARRANGEMENT with Robin Scott (Alfa)
1984 - KYLYN by Kazumi Watanabe (Nippon Columbia)
1986 - Produced and arranged Virginia Astley’s HOPE IN A DARKENED HEART (WEA)
1991 - Collaborated on the song Royaute in “Work in Progress - Illumination” by Hector Zazou - (La Grande Halle-La Villete)
1992 - Contributed to “Sahara Blue directed by Hecto Zazou” by Hector Zazou - (La Grande Halle-La Villete/Crammed Disc)
LET IT BE with Aki Takahashi (Toshiba EMI)
1993 - A CHANCE OPERATION- A TRIBUTE TO JOHN CAGE (Koch Classics)
ASIAN GAMES with Yosuke Yamashita and Bill Laswel (Mercury)
Produced and arranged Aztec Camera’s DREAMLAND (Sire/WEA)
1994 - Geisha Girls -REMIX- (For Life/gut)
1995 - Produced The Geisha Girls Show by Geisha Girls (For Life/gut)
The Geisha “Remix” Girls Show (for Life/gut)
Keyboards & Synthesisers for tracks 2, 4,7,11 on “O CORPO SUTIL” by ARTO LINDSAY (For Life/gut)
1996 - Produced “Syokumotsu-rensa” by Miki Nakatani (For Life/gut)
“E Preciso Perdoar” - Red Hot + Rio (ANTILLES/Verve)
Co-Arranged “Sol Na Cara” by Vinicius Cantuaria - (For Life/gut)
Contributed 4 tracks to “Gut Gut” compilation album from gut records - (For Life/gut)
Produced ?Q tracks to “Flower Is Not A Flower” by Kenny Wen -(Oriental Ghost/BMG).
1997 - Remixed “Insect Collector” for Shonen Knife`s “Super Mix” (MCA Victor Inc.)
Produced 8 tracks (M-8 co-produced with Arto Lindsay) of “LUCY” by Taeko Onuki (TOSHIBA EMI LTD., Japan)
Produced “M-12″ of “TOKYO BIYORI” with Taeko Onuki (TOSHIBA EMI LTD.,Japan)
Produced “CURE” by Miki Nakatani (FOR LIFE/gut)
Keyboards on tracks “Kanon” and “Luna” on ” TRUTH” by SUGIZO (Cross, Polygram Japan)
Prepared Piano, Keys, Piano for tracks 3,4,5,6,11 on “NOON CHILL” by ARTO LINDSAY (FOR LIFE/gut)
Composed and Produced all “ODAI” for “GUT-ON-LINE 1996-1997″ (ForLife/gut)
1998 - THE VERY BEST OF GUT YEARS 1994-1997 (gut/For Life)
2000 - Produced “Private Life” by Miki Nakatani (WEA)
2001 - NML “Zero Landmine” (WEA)
Morelenbaum2/Sakamoto “Casa” (WEA)
Morelenbaum2/Sakamoto “Live in Tokyo” (WEA)
2002 - SKETCH SHOW “Audio Sponge” (Avex)
2003 - Morelenbaum2/Sakamoto “A Day in New York (WEA/Sony Classical/Universal)
SKETCH SHOW “Loophole” (daisyworld discs/Cutting Edge)
Collaborations - Singles
1980 - produded the track, SHYUKYOKU(FINALE) c/w URAHARA, for the album PHEW by Phew (Pass Records)
1982 - IKE-NAI-ROUGE MAGIC with Kiyoshiro Imawano (London)
BAMBOO MUSIC with David Sylvian (Victor)
1983 - FORBIDDEN COLORS with David Sylvian (Virgin)
1985 - FIELD WORK with Thomas Dolby -12 inch (Midi)
EXHIBITION BY RYUICHI SAKAMOTO (Midi)
STEPPIN’ INTO ASIA with Akiko Yanno (Midi)
1987 - RISKY with Iggy Pop (CBS Sony-Epic)
IMAGE SKETCH OF AILE DE HONNEAMISE (Midi)
1992 - TAINAI KAIKI II with David Sylvian (Virgin)
HEARTBEAT with David Sylvian and Ingird Chavez (Virgin)
1994 - FUTARI NO HA-TE (FOR LIFE/Gut)
Geisha Girls (For Life/gut)
1995 - Produced “Shonen”by Geisha Girls (For Life/gut)
1996 - Produced “Mind Circus” by Miki Nakatani (For Life/gut)
Produced “Strange Paradise” by Miki Nakatani (For Life/gut)
1997 - Produced “The Other Side of Love” featuring Sister M (For Life/gut)
Produced ” KIMI NI HOSHI GA FURU” by Takenaka Naoto (EAST WEST JAPAN)
Arranged (along with keyboards and computer programming) “HIMAWARI” written by Taeko Onuki (TOSHIBA EMI LTD., Japan)
1998 - ANGER/GRIEF, Produced by Ninja Tune, remixes by Amon Tobin, Talvin Singh, Rare Force and Chocolate Weasel (Ninja Tune)
PRAYER/SALVATION, Produced by Ninja Tune, remixes by Fink, Oval, Pan Sonic, Ashley Beedle, Swinscoe, and Andrea Parker (Ninja Tune)
2001 - Morelenbaum2/Sakamoto, “O Grande Amor” (WEA)
2003 - Ryuichi Sakamoto + David Sylvian “World Citizen” (WEA)
Yellow Magic Orchestra - Albums
1978 - YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA (Alfa)
1979 - YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA- U.S. REMIX (Alfa)
SOLID STATE SURVIVOR (Alfa)
1980 - PUBLIC PRESSURE from live performance (Alfa)
MULTIPLES- WITH SNAKEMAN SHOW -10 inch vinyl- (Alfa)
MULTIPLES -Album Version (Alfa)
1981 - BGM (Alfa)
TECHNODELIC (Alfa)
1983 - NAUGHTY BOYS (Alfa)
NAUGHTY BOYS -INSTRUMENTAL (Alfa)
SERVICE (Alfa)
1984 - SEALED limited edition compilation (Alfa)
AFTER SERVICE from live performance (Alfa)
1990 - YMO MEGA MIX (Alfa)
1991 - YMO IN THE 90′S -Peter Lorimar remix (Alfa)
FAKER HOLIC, YMO WORLD TOUR LIVE (Alfa)
1992 - TECHNO BIBLE YMO (Alfa)
1993 - YMO VS. THE HUMAN LEAGUE (Alfa)
TECHNODON (Toshiba EMI)
TECHNODON REMIXES remix by Tei Towa & Go Hotoda (Toshiba EMI)
TECHNODON REMIXES remix by the Orb (Toshiba EMI)
TECHNODON LIVE live album (Toshiba EMI)
LIVE AT BUDHOKKAN 1980 (Alfa)
1995 - YMO-WINTER-LIVE-1981 (Alfa)
YMO/OVER SEAS COLLECTION (Alfa)
1996 - YMO WORLD TOUR 1980 (Alfa)
1999 - YMO REMIXES Vol. 1 remixed by malawi rocks/yasuharu konishi (Victor)
YMO REMIXES Vol. 2 remixed by dj hasebe/fantastic plastic machine (Victor)
YMO GO HOME! (Toshiba EMI)
2003 - UC YMO (Sony Music)