Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence [Orange Vinyl][B&N Exclusive]

by Ryuichi Sakamoto

Overview

Neo Geo innovator and international musical collaborator Ryuichi Sakamoto has run the gamut in his lengthy career, from the Kraftwerk-inspired work of the Yellow Magic Orchestra and a handful of high-profile soundtracks, to several solo albums and various guest spots with Arto Lindsay, David Sylvian, Thomas Dolby, and Public Image Ltd., among many others. 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. Unfortunately, though, the music often bogs down in bloated, synth-washed musings and staid rhythmic underpinnings. Not the best introduction to Sakamoto's work, but certainly worth a cut-out bin price for the lovely variations on "Forbidden Colours." ~ Stephen Cook

Product Details

Release Date:	07/01/2022
Label:	Sony Classical
UPC:	0194399759318
Rank:	2911

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Ryuichi Sakamoto   Primary Artist
David Sylvian   Primary Artist,Vocals
Sylvian   Primary Artist
Stephen McCurdy   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Traditional   Composer
David Sylvian   Composer
Ray Davies   Composer
Emmanuel Chamboredon   Executive Producer
Ryuichi Sakamoto   Mixing,Titles,Composer,Engineer,Performer,Recording
Seigen Ono   Mixing,Engineer,Recording
Peter Barakan   Recording Supervision
Michio Nakakoshi   Assistant,Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Shinichi Tanaka   Mixing,Engineer,Recording
Judy Kaganowich   Art Direction
Chris Maguire   Package Supervision
Toby Pieniek   Executive Producer
Stephen McCurdy   Composer
Hiroshi Okura   Recording Supervision