Ryuichi Sakamoto, Composer And Electronic Music Pioneer, Has Died At 71
© Music Streams Composer and electronic music pioneer Ryuichi Sakamoto has died at the age of 71.Japanese musician Ryuichi Sakamoto died at the age of 71. Sakamoto's management confirmed his death in a statement on social media. He died on Tuesday the 28th. He is being treated for colon cancer since 2020.
"We would like to express our deepest gratitude to his fans and everyone who has supported his work," Kab Inc., an Avex Entertainment Inc. company, said in a statement. and general. "At Sakamoto's request, the funeral was held together with his relatives."
Sakamoto executives ended the announcement by quoting Sakamoto's favorite quote: "Ars longa, vita brevis," which is Latin for "art is long, life is short."
Sakamoto was already in the spotlight when he released his first solo album , A Thousand Knives, in the late 1970s. A month after its release, in November 1978, Sakamoto and his contemporaries in the Tokyo music scene, Harumi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi, released their first album, Yellow Magic Orchestra.
YMO's work, as well as the solo releases of Sakamoto, Hosono, and Takahashi, have greatly influenced the development of electronic pop music. Over the next five years, YMO released seminal albums by Solid State Survivor, BGM and Naughty Boys , as well as successful European and American tours.
The band's innovative use of synthesizers, samplers and sequencers was well received by Japanese audiences, and several of their albums, including the 1980s live album Public Pressure , sold 250,000 within two weeks of its release in the band's homeland. . . release
Yellow Magic Orchestra - "Daily Tripper"
Against the background of the growing popularity of the group, YMO members never stopped their solo activities. In 1983, Sakamoto directed the film Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence . Sakamoto starred in the film alongside David Bowie. The film's title track, a minimalist piano piece, is arguably Sakamoto's best-known recording.
In the decades that followed, Sakamoto worked tirelessly on the soundtrack. In recent years, he has composed music for films such as The Return (with Alva Noto) and the short film Stunning Girl directed by Beckett and Luca Guadagnino. He participated in the soundtracks of "Call Me by Your Name" , "Babil" , "Black Mirror" and dozens of other films.
Ryuichi Sakamoto - "Mr. Christmas, Mr. Lawrence"
Many musicians paid tribute to Sakamoto on social media after his death. Questlove wrote: "Thank you Ryuichi Sakamoto for your gifts. Sad to see another force leave this planet. On Twitter, Daniel Lopatin (aka oneohtrix dot never) wrote: "Thank you @ryuichisakamoto beyond words. "
Alva Noto, one of Sakamoto's regular partners, said, "There remains a void that I cannot fully understand at this time. Our deepest condolences to his family."
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