Ryuichi Sakamoto has died

Ryuichi Sakamoto, Oscar-Winning Japanese Composer, Dies at 71

Mr. Sakamoto, whose work with Yellow Magic Orchestra influenced electronic music, composed scores for “The Last Emperor” and “The Revenant.”

Great talent. Big loss. A long and interesting career and a huge back-catalogue of audio treasures.

Even if all he ever recorded was his work with Yellow Magic Orchestra, the man would be a behemoth of musical influence. The impact Sakamoto Ryuichi had can scarcely be overstated. His contributions span far greater than many of his immediate peers. His loss at the age of 71 feels far too soon but he persevered pretty damn well given his cancer.

Such a force. 

… and a very handsome man. 

You're not kidding about the handsomeness, @J3FF3R00

RIP

Farewell, Master.

 not a lot of people are going to get a front page obituary on cnn, the drudge report, the avclub and also be someone most of watmm can agree on. RIP

Damn. I honestly don't know that much about him, but I remember his music vids appearing frequently on MTV AMP back in the late 90s. Will have to check out more of his work as a posthumous tribute.

坂本さん安らかに眠れ (RIP)

Rip. Fuck cancer. Fuck. Saw this news first thing this morning and put it out of my mind until later. Fucking fuck cancer. 

especially this one ; _ ; my fav

I cried so many times listening to 1996, i'm glad that we've been blessed by his music. What a depressing day.

RIP

  On 4/2/2023 at 7:36 PM, Enthusiast said:

RIP

 

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Chops! Absolutely wonderful 

  On 4/2/2023 at 9:58 PM, ambermonk said:

Damn. I honestly don't know that much about him, but I remember his music vids appearing frequently on MTV AMP back in the late 90s. Will have to check out more of his work as a posthumous tribute.

坂本さん安らかに眠れ (RIP)

I knew bits and pieces about him and a little more about YMO before going to see the “Coda” film in the theater. I’m glad I did because it really endeared me to him. He was battling cancer back then and has gone back and forth with his health since. Anyway, I recommend the film for fans or people who want to learn more about him. 
 

So many dope YMO jams btw, but this jam has his stamp all over it (also SOUL TRAIN)…

Ryuichi Sakamoto with daughter Miu w/ a Roland TR-808, c. 1981. YMO's BGM is probably one of the first records to feature the 808, if not the first (the other contender is The Monitors' Nobody Told Me).

  On 4/3/2023 at 8:56 AM, iococoi said:

 

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Yo this is nice as fuck.

Rest in peace Sakamoto..

One of the best

  On 4/2/2023 at 9:25 PM, exitonly said:

 not a lot of people are going to get a front page obituary on cnn, the drudge report, the avclub and also be someone most of watmm can agree on. RIP

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This album is so good...

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