look! but it was for his work on bernardo bertolucci s the last emperor that sakamoto really made his name, winning an oscar, a grammy, and a bafta. 0n social media, tributes poured in. professor brian cox, himself a former musician tweeted: ryuichi sakamoto was born in tokyo in 1952. inspired by debussy and the beatles, he began studying composition at the age of ten. he set up the yellow magic orchestra in 1978, his pioneering sound earning him the mantle of the grandfather of electronic pop music.
born in tokyo in 1952. inspired by debussy and the beatles, he began studying composition at the age of ten. he set up the yellow magic orchestra in 1978, his pioneering sound earning him the mantle of the grandfather of electronic pop music. this in later life, he also became an environmental campaigner. in a statement, ryuichi sakamoto s management company said he continued to create work whenever his health would allow. he lived with music until the very end. earlier i spoke to the film and culture writer, lillian crawford. i asked her about some of sakamoto s most renowned work. merry christmas mr lawrence 1983, it is probably the music is best known for and quite an extraordinary example of a film where the music is almost so much more famous than the film itself and has had a greater
limited in the scores of western composition which i learned when i was a teen and i wonder if you can speak to that, the fact he was trying to find a happy marriage, if you will, a compromise between western music that he learned but also the fact that he was the first japanese musician to win an oscar, wasn t he? yes, absolutely- win an oscar, wasn t he? yes, absolutely. it s win an oscar, wasn t he? yes, absolutely. it s a win an oscar, wasn t he? yes, absolutely. it s a very - absolutely. it s a very interesting point. he is influenced by western classical music, debussy in particular and debussy s wavelike, water like music was music that are used throughout his career, he loved tchaikovsky and tchaikovsky s salah is, it was very watery, and he was using this. solaris. the international nature of his music was great, listing directors from america and italy and spain, and films are set across the world. he was really able to adapt his style to those different cultures and
almodovar, brian depalma and more recently working with directors like alejandro gonzalez innaritu. working right up to the end of his life with great directors. his final score will be released later this year. he was influenced by western classical music, particularly debussy. it is something he used throughout his career. he absolutely loved tchaikovsky and tchaikovsky s solaris. it was very watery, and he was using this. the international nature of his music was great, listing directors from america and italy and spain, and films are set across the world. he was really able to adapt his style to those different
and west, it has become one of the most famous pieces of film music of all time. look! but it was for his work on bernardo bertolucci s the last emperor that sakamoto really made his name, winning an oscar, a grammy, and a bafta. on social media, tributes poured in. professor brian cox, himself a former musician tweeted. .. ryuichi sakamoto was born in tokyo in 1952. inspired by debussy and the beatles, he began studying composition at the age of ten.