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Ryuichi Sakamoto - Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence flac album

Ryuichi Sakamoto - Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence flac album
  • Performer Ryuichi Sakamoto
  • Title Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
  • Country Japan
  • Style Soundtrack, Downtempo, Classical
  • Other formats MOD MP2 AIFF VQF WAV DTS FLAC
  • Genre Classical / Stage & Screen
  • Size MP3 1660 mb
  • Size FLAC 1982 mb
  • Rating: 4.3
  • Votes: 405

It was directed by Nagisa Oshima, written by Oshima and Paul Mayersberg, and produced by Jeremy Thomas.

Altri album di Ryuichi Sakamoto. Black mirror : smithereens original sound track. Black Mirror: Smithereens (Music from the Original TV Series).

Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (instrumental). Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" is a 1983 instrumental by Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto recorded for the film of the same name. The song has become a staple of holiday music in the USA, Britain and Japan. A vocal version, "Forbidden Colours", features former Japan frontman David Sylvian and charted in the top 20 of the UK Singles Chart and Irish Singles Chart. Lawrence (The Criterion Collection). Lawrence (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)(180g Vinyl, Download Card, Download Card). Actor and composer Ryuichi Sakamoto is one of the world's best musicians. He creates music with a unique style that combines western, classical, symphonic composition, Japanese traditional sounds and experimental electronic music. Out of print for many years until now, the soundtrack also contains a vocal performance by David Sylvian, best remembered as leader of the popular . Disc: 1. 1. Lawrence.

And on the heels of the YMO's breakup in 1983, Sakamoto jumped right into the fray with this soundtrack to director Nagisa Oshima's Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (Sakamoto also co-starred along with David Bowie). While not as sophisticated as the music he wrote for The Sheltering Sky and The Last Emperor (a collaboration with David Byrne), Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence does sport one of Sakamoto's most fetching pieces, "ForbiddenColours" (given many treatments, including a fine David Sylvian vocal version), and a few successful Asian and Western classical hybrids.

Tracklist Hide Credits

1 Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
Composed By – R. Sakamoto*
4:34
2 Batavia
Composed By – R. Sakamoto*
1:18
3 Germination
Composed By – R. Sakamoto*
1:47
4 A Hearty Breakfast
Composed By – R. Sakamoto*
1:21
5 Before The War
Composed By – R. Sakamoto*
2:14
6 The Seed And The Sower
Composed By – R. Sakamoto*
5:00
7 A Brief Encounter
Composed By – R. Sakamoto*
2:23
8 Ride, Ride, Ride (Celliers' Brother's Song)
Composed By – S. McCurdy*
1:03
9 The Fight
Composed By – R. Sakamoto*
1:29
10 Father Christmas
Composed By – R. Sakamoto*
2:00
11 Dismissed!
Composed By – R. Sakamoto*
0:10
12 Assembly
Composed By – R. Sakamoto*
2:16
13 Beyond Reason
Composed By – R. Sakamoto*
2:01
14 Sowing The Seed
Composed By – R. Sakamoto*
1:53
15 23rd Psalm
Written-By – Trad.*
2:00
16 Last Regrets
Composed By – R. Sakamoto*
2:40
17 Ride, Ride, Ride (Reprise)
Composed By – S. McCurdy*
1:04
18 The Seed
Composed By – R. Sakamoto*
1:02
19 Forbidden Colours
Composed By – D. Sylvian / R. Sakamoto*Vocals – David Sylvian
4:42

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 3 299039 985526

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
L28N 1008 Ryuichi Sakamoto Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence ‎(LP) London Records L28N 1008 Japan 1983
5050466 3090 2 0 Ryuichi Sakamoto Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence / Furyo ‎(CD, Album) Milan 5050466 3090 2 0 Europe 1994
OVED 237 Ryuichi Sakamoto Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence ‎(LP, Album) Virgin OVED 237 UK 1988
197 953-2 Ryuichi Sakamoto Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence / Furyo ‎(CD, Album, RE) Milan, Universal, Universal Licensing Music (ULM) 197 953-2 France Unknown
V2276 Ryuichi Sakamoto Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence ‎(LP, Album) Virgin V2276 New Zealand 1983

Tracklist Hide Credits

CD 1
1 Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence 4:34
2 Batavia 1:18
3 Germination 1:47
4 A Hearty Breakfast 1:21
5 Before The War 2:14
6 The Seed And The Sower 5:00
7 A Brief Encounter 2:23
8 Ride Ride Ride (Celliers' Brother's Song)
Written-By – S. McCurdy*
1:03
9 The Fight 1:29
10 Father Christmas 2:06
11 Dismissed! 0:10
12 Assembly 2:16
13 Beyond Reason 2:01
14 Sowing The Seed 1:53
15 23rd Psalm
Written By – Traditional
2:00
16 Last Regrets 1:46
17 Ride Ride Ride (Reprise)
Written-By – S. McCurdy*
1:04
18 The Seed 1:02
19 Forbidden Colours
Vocals – David SylvianWritten-By – D. Sylvian, R. Sakamoto*
4:42
CD 2
1 Batavia (M-3) 0:48
2 Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (M-34) 5:34
3 Germination (M-9) 1:29
4 Germination ((M-11) 1:13
5 The Seed And The Sower (M-16A) 0:40
6 M-7 0:24
7 M-10 1:54
8 The Seed And The Sower (M-16) 0:40
9 A Brief Encounter (M17) 0:29
10 The Fight 0:29
11 Last Regrets (M-20 And M-22) 1:51
12 Father Christmas (M-23) 2:10
13 Before The War 0:18
14 M-14 0:19
15 Dissmissed! 0:27
16 Beyond Reason (M-26 To M-27 Take2) 2:04
17 M-29 0:30
18 The Seed (M-29) 0:37
19 The Seed (M-33) 1:07
20 Last Regrets (Take2) 2:11
21 M-28A Take2 0:44
22 M-1 Free Time 3:05
23 23rd Psalm (M-30 Take2 Inst) 2:06
24 M-13 3:08
25 Ride Ride Ride (M-18 Inst) 1:09
26 Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (Theme Five Time Take1) 4:43

Companies, etc.

  • Published By – Yano Music Publishing Co., Ltd.
  • Published By – Opium Publishing
  • Published By – Chadwick Nomis Ltd.
  • Recorded At – Onkio Haus
  • Mixed At – Onkio Haus

Credits

  • Art Direction, Design – Tsuguya Inoue
  • Composed By, Performer – Ryuichi Sakamoto
  • Liner Notes – Susumu Kunisaki
  • Photography By [Cover Photography], Other [Make-up] – Anthony Clovet*
  • Recorded By [Assisted By], Mixed By [Assisted By] – Michio Nakakoshi
  • Recorded By, Mixed By – Ryuichi Sakamoto, Shinichi Tanaka
  • Recorded By, Mixed By, Remastered By – Seigen Ono
  • Written-By – R. Sakamoto* (tracks: 1 to 7, 9 to 14, 16, 18 & 19)

Notes

All Tracks published by Yano Music Publishing Co Ltd, except Track 19: published by Yano Music Publishing Co Ltd and Opium Publishing / Chadwick Nomis Ltd and '23rd Psalm'.

Music Recorded & Mixed at Onkio Haus, Tokyo.

Comes in gatefold mini LP replica with OBI & Japanese insert.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (scanned): 4988034206390
  • Rights Society: JASRAC

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
L28N 1008 Ryuichi Sakamoto Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence ‎(LP) London Records L28N 1008 Japan 1983
5050466 3090 2 0 Ryuichi Sakamoto Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence / Furyo ‎(CD, Album) Milan 5050466 3090 2 0 Europe 1994
OVED 237 Ryuichi Sakamoto Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence ‎(LP, Album) Virgin OVED 237 UK 1988
197 953-2 Ryuichi Sakamoto Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence / Furyo ‎(CD, Album, RE) Milan, Universal, Universal Licensing Music (ULM) 197 953-2 France Unknown
V2276 Ryuichi Sakamoto Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence ‎(LP, Album) Virgin V2276 New Zealand 1983


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