Ryuichi Sakamoto: A solid journey from Japan to the Mediterranean

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This outside of baus commissioned the Japanese composer ryuichi sakamoto (Tokyo, 1952-2023) The music of the main number of the opening ceremony, the imposing journey of Jason and the Argonauts across the Mediterranean to the Pillars of Hercules. they knew what they were doing Àlex Ollé and Carlus Padrissa: At the dawn of the ’90s, Sakamoto was a musician of immense international popularity, certainly less his status as the founder of the seminal Japanese techno-pop group. Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO)) for his fruitful work on the soundtracks of his films. Oshima, Almodóvar or BertolucciWho exactly did you win the Oscar with?the last emperor His cinematic compositions inspired by jazz, electronic, experimental and Japanese tradition provided the ideal dose of music for the Fura show. grandeur, emotional strength, and refinement serious situation is necessary.

Over the past 30 years, the versatile Japanese musician has recorded nearly twenty solo studio albums and collaborated with a number of international artists David Sylvian extends musical languages ​​such as Alva Noto, Fennesz, Youssou N’Dour, Cesária Evora, Arto Lindsay or Thomas Dolby to an introverted idea of ​​infinity. Firm activist in favor of ecology and against nuclear energy, Sakamoto throat cancer He explained that although he was diagnosed in 2014, he reproduced in his colon in 2021. “I don’t know how many times I will see a full moon in my life, but in the meantime, I want to continue composing until the last moment like Bach and Debussy, who I love so much.” the artist said in an emotional interview with Japanese literary magazine ‘Shincho’ last June.

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