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.

Spotify

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

I play what I transcribe. https://www.dropbox.com/s/xcas228160n2moi/Shining%20Boy%20%26%20Little%20Randy.pdf

ryuichi sakamoto shining boy & little randy

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.

Video

Ryuichi Sakamoto 坂本龍一 The Sheltering Sky

I play what I transcribe:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/0fdjk9ubn6vl1zo/A%20Flower%20Is%20Not%20A%20Flower-2.pdf

ryuichi sakamoto a flower is not a flower

I play what I transcribe:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/wq2iixhauewlp7y/Mizu%20no%20Naka%20no%20Bagatelle-2.pdf

ryuichi sakamoto mizu no naka no bagatelle

I play what I transcribe:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/4gomee3k8nya1gq/Aqua-2.pdf

ryuichi sakamoto aqua

I play what I transcribe:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/xigxzaxfif5lqwr/koko-2.pdf

ryuichi sakamoto koko

I play what I transcribe:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/66bu7n0fgtllum9/Merry%20Christmas%20Mr%20Lawrence-2.pdf

ryuichi sakamoto merry christmas mr. lawrence

I play what I transcribe:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/wm2h9chudzscn1o/Undercooled.pdf

ryuichi sakamoto undercooled

transcription of ryuichi's solo performance at the trio tour 20121212, rikuzen takata.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/vlyp75l1aa2zjq2/Energy%20Flow-2.pdf

ryuichi sakamoto energy flow

amateur pianist, transcribing ryuichi sakamoto, occasionally plays iPad

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

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