
He also modeled for 'The Gap' among other products.

Recorded at Studio 'A' in Tokyo, Studio 80 and Air Studios in London. not least in welcoming two rather prolific producers: Om Unit. With his bandmates Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi, Sakamoto influenced and pioneered a number of electronic music genres. Review: Ryuichi Sakamoto is making a very welcome return here with his first solo album. Trivia - he acts as a director in Madonna's 'Rain' video. Words written by Yoshitaka Goto and Ryuichi Sakamoto. Ryuichi Sakamoto was a Japanese composer, pianist, record producer, and actor who pursued a diverse range of styles as a solo artist and as a member of Yellow Magic Orchestra.

Lawrence' co-starring David Bowie, for which Ryuichi also composed perhaps his most memorable film soundtrack. In addition to making music, he has also acted in movies, most notably in 'Merry Christmas, Mr. He is maybe the most influential Japanese musician in electronica. His exploits include an Academy Award for his score to the 1987 Bernardo Bertolucci film The Last Emperor, the soundscape for the opening ceremony of the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, and was even hired by the Finnish mobile phone company Nokia to compose ring tones for the Nokia 8800. By then he started writing music alone, or contributing with artists, most notably David Sylvian.

He achieved western fame as a member of electronic pioneer trio Yellow Magic Orchestra from 1978 until the mid 80s. Thousand Knives (also known as Thousand Knives of Ryuichi Sakamoto) is the debut solo album by Japanese musician Ryuichi Sakamoto. Born in 1952 in Nakano (Tokyo), Ryuichi Sakamoto has been active in the entertainment industry since his graduation from the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. Ryuichi Sakamoto 10.4K 910 Follow Hear the full album Hear every second of every track with SoundCloud Go+.
