Sold Date: January 19, 2022
Start Date: August 20, 2020
Final Price: £37.49 (GBP)
Seller Feedback: 124202
Buyer Feedback: 0

New And Unplayed

"Ryuichi Sakamoto - Performed By Brussels Philharmonic And Conducted By Dirk Brossé"

Reissued Clear With Red Splatter Coloured Vinyl 2LP

Housed In A Gatefold Sleeve

Limited To 500 Individually Numbered Copies

Label: Silva Screen

Catalogue Number: SILLP1524C

Released: 15th January 2021

Press Release:

From small beginnings in 1974 as a local cinema and university event, Film Fest Gent has grown yearly in stature and is now recognised as one of the major destinations for the film industry. A vital component is the celebration of film music in the shape of the World Soundtrack Awards which honours the very best composers at work in the world of cinema. In 2016 the award went to one of the most brilliant composers of his generation, Ryuichi Sakamoto.

This is the first overview of his remarkable catalogue of film scores, fully approved by the composer and performed by the masterful Brussels Philharmonic under the baton of Dirk Brossé. Sakamoto was already a celebrated pioneer in electronic music and composer / pianist / singer in Japan when director Nagisa Oshima asked him to write the score for Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence in 1983 and also to star alongside David Bowie. In a 30 year plus career since then he has worked with the cream of film directors including Bernardo Bertolucci (The Last Emperor), Brian De Palma (Snake Eyes), Pedro Almodovar (High Heels) and most recently Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (The Revenant). This compilation is a fitting tribute to his status as one of the greatest living musicians and film composers.