Ryuichi Sakamoto is a Japanese musician, composer, producer and actor. His cinematic accolades include an Academy Award, a Grammy, a BAFTA, and two Golden Globe awards.
“Working on a film is like a journey to an unknown place,” Sakamoto once said.
He attended university as Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, where he earned a B.A. in music composition and an M.A. with special emphasis on both electronic and ethnic music. Sakamoto recorded his first solo album in 1978, which included the songs 'Thousand Knives' and 'The End of Asia'.
Around the same time, Sakamoto became a member of the internationally successful Japanese synth-rock/synth J-Pop trio 'Yellow Magic Orchestra', along with co-founders Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi. The character of his method of composition is highly mathematical, influenced by Olivier Messiaen and Iannis Xenakis, using graph theory and mathematical logic.
“What I want to make now is music freed from the constraints of time.” - Sakamoto
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