• Ryuichi Sakamoto – Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
    • Ryuichi Sakamoto – Batavia
    • Ryuichi Sakamoto – Germination
    • Ryuichi Sakamoto – A Hearty Breakfast
    • Ryuichi Sakamoto – Before The War
    • Ryuichi Sakamoto – The Seed And The Sower
    • Ryuichi Sakamoto – A Brief Encounter
    • Ryuichi Sakamoto – Ride Ride Ride
    • Ryuichi Sakamoto – The Fight
    • Ryuichi Sakamoto – Dismissed! / Assembly
    • Ryuichi Sakamoto – Beyond Reason
    • Ryuichi Sakamoto – Sowing The Seed
    • Ryuichi Sakamoto – Last Regrets
    • Ryuichi Sakamoto – The Seed
    • Ryuichi Sakamoto – Japan
    • Ryuichi Sakamoto – Coda
    • 1. Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
    • 2. Batavia
    • 3. Germination
    • 4. A Hearty Breakfast
    • 5. Before The War
    • 6. The Seed And The Sower
    • 7. A Brief Encounter
    • 8. Ride Ride Ride
    • 9. The Fight
    • 10. Dismissed! / Assembly
    • 11. Beyond Reason
    • 12. Sowing The Seed
    • 13. Last Regrets
    • 14. The Seed
    • 15. Japan
    • 16. Coda

    Ryuichi Sakamoto's classic, issued in Japan in 1983 as a solo piano version of the "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence" soundtrack.

    The album, which was never been released outside of Japan until now, sees Sakamoto on acoustic piano reinterpreting fascinating versions of his famous soundtrack including the classic theme and "Germination," which was later used in the "Call Me By Your Name" soundtrack.

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