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Ryuichi Sakamoto Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence

Milan

Soundtracks, Electronic

Reissue LP 3299039984826£21.99
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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 (Celliers' Brother's Song)
9. The Fight
10. Father Christmas
11. Dismissed!
12. Assembly
13. Beyond Reason
14. Sowing The Seed
15. 23rd Psalm
16. Last Regrets
17. Ride, Ride, Ride (Reprise)
18. The Seed
19. Forbidden Colours

Epic electronic soundtrack. Hot off the heels of Yellow Magic Orchestra’s breakup in 1983, Sakamoto took a left turn with the soundtrack to British-Japanese drama Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence. The role also took Sakamoto onto the screen alongside David Bowie, as director Nagisa Oshima insisted he was the man for the part despite his complete lack of experience as an actor. The film’s main theme has been a companion of Sakamoto’s live show throughout his career – whether stripped down to piano basics or processed through the sonic lens of Alva Noto.

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– Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
– Batavia
– Germination
– A Hearty Breakfast
– Before The War
– The Seed And The Sower
– A Brief Encounter
– Ride Ride Ride
– The Fight
– Dismissed! / Assembly
– Beyond Reason
– Sowing The Seed
– Last Regrets
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2. – Batavia
3. – Germination
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