R.I.P Ryuichi Sakamoto

2023-04-02 by discovolante | 40 Comments
Groundbreaking Japanese musician Ryuichi Sakamoto has passed away from rectal cancer. He was diagnosed with the cancer in 2021 and succumbed to the disease on March 28th at 71 years old. The news was made public on his official Twitter on April 2nd.

Sakamoto is known as one-third of the pioneering electronic music group Yellow Magic Orchestra. His fellow YMO bandmate Yukihiro Takahashi also passed away last January.

Besides his work in Yellow Magic Orchestra, Sakamoto garnered international acclaim for his solo work, first with his role in the 1983 movie Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, with his composition for the film having great critical and commercial success, breaking the charts across several Europe countries.

The success of Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence would help pave the way for Sakamoto’s biggest accomplishment as a composer, 1987’s The Last Emperor, with the soundtrack itself winning a Grammy Award that year. He would go on to compose a dozen other films throughout his life, including the box office smash 2015 film The Revenant.

His work as a musician and composer was recognized by the Minister of Culture of France, and in 2009, Ryuichi Sakamoto was honored with the prestigious Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-65155073

Tagged: Yellow Magic Orchestra

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ChaoticVortex
April 2nd 2023
1616 Comments


R.I.P to a legend and fuck cancer.
Jamming to some Yellow Magic Orchestra today.

robertsona
Emeritus
April 2nd 2023
28661 Comments


the blueprint

Sabrutin
April 2nd 2023
9843 Comments


?!

RIP

some terrible news streak for Sput

TwigTW
April 2nd 2023
3940 Comments


A lifetime of creativity and enjoyment, RIP

rufinthefury
April 2nd 2023
4417 Comments


WTF NO

MoM
April 2nd 2023
5994 Comments


No way! RIP!

JohnnyoftheWell
April 2nd 2023
64287 Comments


This felt horribly imminent, but doesn't sting any less for it. A legend among legends, RIP.

heyadam
April 2nd 2023
4453 Comments


So fucking sad. One of the best to ever do it, and he’ll be very missed. RIP

YoYoMancuso
Emeritus
April 2nd 2023
19776 Comments


RIP

AlexKzillion
Emeritus
April 2nd 2023
19105 Comments


RIP jammed async a bunch this week fucking awful timing to finally start exploring his stuff

rufinthefury
April 2nd 2023
4417 Comments


well, glad I've got my signed Revenant soundtrack now

Mort.
April 2nd 2023
26410 Comments


r.i.p


async is a beautiful record

someone
April 2nd 2023
7254 Comments


in all honesty, even though it's sad, this has been coming along for a while now. i am glad he left the world with that final monumental project tho. a final message for his legacy

Kompys2000
April 2nd 2023
9483 Comments


Holy shit rip an undeniable legend, the kind of guy who could remind a whole field how to properly think outside the box.

Sunnyvale
Emeritus
April 2nd 2023
6510 Comments


RIP, gonna dig into his work a bit more

anat
April 2nd 2023
5852 Comments


RIP to a real one :-(

Calc
Contributing Reviewer
April 2nd 2023
18120 Comments


:-(


Aluktodolo
April 2nd 2023
582 Comments


First heard his music during the early 2000s when collaborated with Alva Noto and then really enjoyed the releases with Fennesz, too. I’m going to revisit it all in memory to him. RIP.

oltnabrick
April 2nd 2023
41277 Comments


Rip : (

Demon of the Fall
April 2nd 2023
39497 Comments


RIP. Seems like this was on the cards for a while unfortunately. He was an important musician that will be missed.

Malcontent
April 2nd 2023
150 Comments


One of the best, RIP

ThyCrossAwaits
April 2nd 2023
4577 Comments


Damn, and Yukihiro just passed too…hard RIPs.

Also yikes, Pitchfork must’ve been just WAITING for this. They’ve got three articles up.

Jasdevi087
April 2nd 2023
8176 Comments


r.i.p. must be time to revisit Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence

Asdfp277
April 2nd 2023
25825 Comments


May he rest in peace. Really sad news.

DoofDoof
April 2nd 2023
17648 Comments


Terrible news though he certainly confronted this in his recent art and did great work

Dewinged
Emeritus
April 2nd 2023
33166 Comments


This felt incredibly close and his last album now feels like he wrote his own requiem. A legend to the very end. Rest in peace 坂本先生.

kevbogz
April 2nd 2023
6746 Comments


god fucking damn it. we all knew this day was gonna come but still stings nonetheless. safe travels king o7

Drbebop
April 2nd 2023
333 Comments


Legends never die. Rest in peace to one of the all time greats

z00sh
April 2nd 2023
641 Comments


rest easy you wonderful man

z00sh
April 2nd 2023
641 Comments


rest easy you wonderful man

Pikazilla
April 2nd 2023
32373 Comments


rest in peace, legend

Klekticist
April 3rd 2023
1464 Comments


RIP

EvoHavok
April 3rd 2023
8096 Comments


Hard R.I.P.

e210013
April 3rd 2023
6477 Comments


Another very sad news. After the death of Ray Shulman of Gentle Giant, unfortunately I've another one, the death of Ryuichi Sakamoto.
I always liked his music as solo or in Yellow Magic Orchestra, and of course, his role on Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, is unforgetable.

Rip hard.

Flugmorph
April 3rd 2023
35460 Comments


his nokia 8800 ringtones will forever have a special place in my heart.
rip

WretchedCacophony
April 3rd 2023
3659 Comments


damn ass cancer RIP

Winesburgohio
Emeritus
April 3rd 2023
4188 Comments


One of the best to ever do it. R.I.P.

DavidYowi
April 3rd 2023
3512 Comments


RIP what a legacy

Zig
April 4th 2023
2772 Comments


R I P


Takahashi and Sakamoto's passing this year just sucks.

nickisnotarapper
April 7th 2023
48 Comments


My favorite composer of all time, forever. Still gutted about this.



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