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Filmscores, soundtracks (esp. OSTs), and other film/movie-related music

Soundtracks & Filmscores

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work III

instrumental

坂本龍一

Ryuichi Sakamoto

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Ryuichi Sakamoto Bibo No Aozora

Some old easy listening using samples from a movie soundtrack scored by Ryuichi Sakamoto. It’s a genre shift but something I’ve loved experimenting around with since I heard the music of the late Nujabes. This track features some vocal work done by myself and my friend Sachiko. I’m very surprised at how much attention this got, especially with Call of Duty 4 montage videos haha. Enjoy!

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Ryuichi Sakamoto - Mill Theme (Robotaki Remix)

Afraid (feat. Maverick Sabre)

1ère Gymnopédie.

Live video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZd4BYOzXBo

Lent et douloureux.
Slow and sorrowful.

"Oblique et coupant l'ombre un torrent éclatant; Ruisselait en flots d'or sur la dalle polie; Où les atomes d'ambre au feu se miroitant; Mêlaient leur sarabande à la gymnopédie."

"Slanting and shadow-cutting a flickering eddy
Trickled in gusts of gold to the shiny flagstone
Where the atoms of amber in the fire mirroring themselves
Mingled their sarabande to the gymnopaedia"

- Contamine de Latour

The instrument is a Clavia Nord Stage 2 using a sampled Yamaha C7 with a generous amount of reverb and phaser, and a thin layer of strings.

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Erik Satie - Gymnopédie No. 1 [phaser]

Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (a.k.a. Forbidden Colours) by Ryuichi Sakamoto (1983)

Live video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_v_pbd-O8U

Soundtrack from the movie Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (戦場のメリークリスマス), a.k.a. Furyo in Europe, directed by Nagisa Oshima, and starring David Bowie, Tom Conti, Ryuichi Sakamoto and Takeshi Kitano.

The instrument is a Kawai VPC1 controlling a Clavia Nord Stage 2, using a sampled Yamaha C7 grand piano, and... straight from the 80's a sampled preset named "Touch Perco" from the Yamaha DX7 mk2 synth.

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Ryuichi Sakamoto 坂本龍一 Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence [live cover]

Ennio Morricone's Chi Mai (meaning Who Ever in Italian, although it looks Asian to me :)

Live video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHHPlqwxZA8

He composed this in 1971 for an Italian movie called Maddalena, and reused it in 1981 for the beautiful final scene of the French movie Le Professionnel starring Jean-Paul Belmondo who insisted on using this music. It was also reused in some other movies and TV series and is famous in French pop culture thanks to a memorable dog food TV ad for Royal Canin, where the music is used while a dog is running in slow motion.

The instrument is a Clavia Nord Stage 2, using a Bösendorfer sampled grand piano with some echo, and strings I control with an expression pedal, well, try to control.

Ennio Morricone - Chi Mai (Le professionnel) [piano + fx]

Trying to replicate Vangelis' Memories Of Green from the Blade Runner soundtrack.

Live video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqn6AuCiA_s

Vangelis composed (improvised?) Memories Of Green in 1980 for his album See You Later, but it's not as famous as the Blade Runner soundtrack in which the track was included too.

The instrument is a Nord Stage 2, using a sampled Bösendorfer piano with a flanger effect, some synthesizers controlled with an expression pedal, and a generous amount of reverb.

Vangelis - Memories Of Green (Blade Runner)

This is the exclusive collaboration between legendary composer and musician Ryuichi Sakamoto for the MUGLER Womenswear runway F/W 12/13 show in Paris as remixed by master Parisian DJ Michel Gaubert.  MUGLER collection is under the creative direction of Nicola Formichetti.   
Remix track list/order included here:
Owl_Mstr / Ryuichi Sakamoto
The First Thirteen Minutes Of Love / Arnaud Rebotini
Ha, You See (Beatdown Mix) / Triboro Bitch
Amore Mix / Ryuichi Sakamoto
(Work This) Pussy (Original Bitch Mix) / Go Bitch Go!
Riot In Lagos / Ryuichi Sakamoto
Forbidden Colours (Feat. David Sylvian) / Ryuichi Sakamoto

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MUGLER x Ryuichi Sakamoto Remixed by Michel Gaubert

Written and Produced by Jai Paul. Vocals, Guitars, Drums, Synthesisers, Programming and FX by Jai Paul. Bass Guitar by Anup Paul. Sound Design by Anup Paul. Engineered and Mixed by Jai Paul. Mastered by Anup Paul. Recorded at home in London, England.

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Jasmine (Demo)

The first single from the Liars new album WIXIW released June 2012.

Liars - No.1 Against The Rush

Second piece from the Ecclesia project.

Production: Eric Wahlforss
Mixing: Mark Bihler
Mastering: Bo Kondren

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Voca Nomen Tuum

Aka Aka & Thalstroem - Variete Remixed is available on CD & digital.

Aka Aka & Thalstroem - Afterglow (Marek Hemmann Remix)

'You Know You Like It' EP available now digitally.
12" release coming in June

Alunageorge - Just A Touch

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Kimbra - Two Way Street

10cm - Hold me

This is Piano in an Empty Room from Vangelis' Blade Runner Trilogy 25th Anniversary album released in 2007.

Live video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ok0ZMA7_88M

Photo (cropped) by Kay Arne Jensen - https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=653845857961186

Vangelis plays it on an acoustic piano with beautiful ambient room noise. I tried to replicate the feeling by boosting the pedal noise on my synth, and I added some pads that get pretty dark and intense towards the end.

The instrument is a Nord Stage 2, using a sampled Steinway grand piano and virtual analog synthesizers controlled with an expression pedal, and a generous amount of reverb.

Vangelis - Piano in an Empty Room (Blade Runner)

The Sheltering Sky theme, composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto (1990).

Live video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlxAEmGmK-s

Soundtrack from the movie The Sheltering Sky (Il tè nel deserto) directed by Bernardo Bertolucci starring Debra Winger and John Malkovich.

The instrument is a Clavia Nord Stage 2, using a sampled Yamaha studio C7 grand piano, with pedal noise and string resonance, and sampled orchestral strings.

Ryuichi Sakamoto 坂本龍一 The Sheltering Sky

A bluesy blend of Urdu and English lyrics. 
Composed, written and sung by Shaheryar Mirza.

Guest Vocals: Saba Shabbir
Produced by Sarmad Ghafoor


Aakhri Baar Official Music Video: vimeo.com/62769978


LYRICS

Snap like a rubber band
The priest says we’re more rock than sand
The cosmic clock upstairs don’t need a hand
Fear the Lightning Man
So tomorrow we’ll sing to the rings
Under our child’s weary eyes
One more story in a sea of lies
It’s a special size that we borrow
The heavens open wide
The sky pours its heart out
With every fated blow

Aakhri Bar milo
Aakhri Bar milo
Aakhri Bar milo…

Shaam yoon dhalay
Jaisay baadloan kee teh
Darakhtoan kee shaakoan may nahaai
Barsoan ke deeay
Aik tairee yaad may
Aag se khel kar bujh na pa’i

Standing at the station
A number in an endless equation
Only so much room to live and lament
Broken and bent
I still follow the voices in my mind
Morning spills the midnight wine
Tell me true are you a waste of time?
Will you steal my shine till I’m hollow?
The heavens open wide
The sky pours its heart out

Aakhri Bar milo
Aakhri Bar milo
Aakhri Bar milo…

The heavens open wide
The sky pours its heart out…


Akhri Bar Milo - Shaheryar Mirza featuring Saba Shabbir (2006)

Abraham's Theme composed by Vangelis for the legendary Chariots of Fire soundtrack in 1981.

Live video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNfLGn9xZho

The instrument is Clavia Nord Stage 2 using a sampled Rhodes Mark I electric piano set to low and a pulse wave virtual-analog waveform oscillator.

Vangelis - Abraham's Theme (Chariots of Fire)

Dead Can Dance interpreta Now We Are Free (OST Gladiator Movie), en el Auditorio Nacional  Mexico DF. 29 de Noviembre de 2012.

Audio y Portada: Miguel Alvarez.
Fotografía: Fernando Acevez 

Dead Can Dance - Now We Are Free (OST Gladiator Movie), Mexico DF. 2012

Ryuichi Sakamoto - Seven Samurai (album three)

12. B-side: In Search For The Self

From 'The Fountain' OST featuring Kronos Quartet & Mogwai

Death Is The Road To Awe

Aakhri Baar Official Music Video: http://vimeo.com/62769978 

Shaheryar Mirza: Lyrics, Composition, Vocals & harmonica
Asad Ahmed: Guitars
Jaffer Zaidi: Keyboards
Khalid Khan: Bass
Shahi Hasan: Production & Engineering



LYRICS

Snap like a rubber band 
The priest says we’re more rock than sand 
The cosmic clock upstairs don’t need a hand 
Fear the Lightning Man 
So tomorrow we’ll sing to the rings
Under our child’s weary eyes
One more story in a sea of lies 
It’s a special size that we borrow 
The heavens open wide 
The sky pours its heart out 
With every fated blow 

Aakhri Bar milo
Aakhri Bar milo 
Aakhri Bar milo… 

Shaam yoon dhalay 
Jaisay baadloan kee teh 
Darakhtoan kee shaakoan may nahaai 
Barsoan ke deeay
Aik tairee yaad may 
Aag se khel kar bujh na pa’i 

Standing at the station 
A number in an endless equation 
Only so much room to live and lament 
Broken and bent 
I still follow the voices in my mind 
Morning spills the midnight wine 
Tell me true are you a waste of time? 
Will you steal my shine till I’m hollow?
The heavens open wide 
The sky pours its heart out

Aakhri Bar milo
Aakhri Bar milo 
Aakhri Bar milo… 

The heavens open wide 
The sky pours its heart out…  

Shaheryar Mirza - Aakhri Baar (New Version - 2011)

"A Door Into Summer" is the first single from the new Joe Satriani release "Unstoppable Momentum", available May 7th, 2013.  Help Joe out by calling and requesting the song on your favorite rock radio station.

On "Unstoppable Momentum" Joe is joined by Vinnie Colaiuta on drums, Chris Chaney on bass, and Mike Keneally on keyboards.

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A Door into Summer

A Door Into Summer

atmospheric piano + electronica

playing Barber, Beethoven, Chopin, Craig Armstrong, David Arnold & Michael Price, Ennio Morricone, Erik Satie, Handel, Harry Gregson-Williams & John Powell, John Ottman, John Williams, J.S. Bach, Kanye West, Leonard Cohen, Ludovico Einaudi, Max Richter, Michael Nyman, Michel Polnareff, Mike Oldfield, Mozart, Nino Rota, Philip Glass, Pink Floyd, Ravel, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Serge Gainsbourg, Vangelis, Vladimir Cosma, Yann Tiersen, Yiruma

Ryuichi Sakamoto 坂本龍一 The Sheltering Sky

Piano in a Living Room