Oscar-winning Japanese composer famed for his scores for The Last Emperor, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence and other films, has died aged 71
The Last Emperor, Merry Christmas Mr. LawrenceSakamoto was also known for his work with the pioneering electronic music band Yellow Magic Orchestra which he co-founded.
Sakamoto, who described classical musician Claude Debussy as his hero, studied ethnomusicology at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, with particular interest in the traditional music of Japan’s Okinawa prefecture as well as Indian and African musical traditions. Embracing electronic music, he and fellow studio musicians Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi formed YMO in 1978. The band’s groundbreaking use of a vast array of electronic instruments brought both domestic and global success., in which he also played the commandant of a prisoner of war camp, starring alongside David Bowie. The score went on to win a BAFTA.– a film in which he also acted. The score won an Oscar, a Grammy and a Golden Globe.
In December, 2022, Sakamoto gave what was clearly meant to be a farewell concert for his fans, broadcast online.
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