Ryuichi Sakamoto

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  Ryuichi Sakamoto Reveals Stage 4 Cancer Diagnosis

  PUBLISHED Jun 8, 2022

  Legendary Japanese composer and electronic/ambient musician Ryuichi Sakamoto has shared that he is currently battling stage 4 cancer.  As...

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  Ryuichi Sakamoto and Alva Noto Treat 'Vrioon' to Expanded Reissue

  PUBLISHED May 13, 2022

  Ryuichi Sakamoto and Alva Noto first collaborated on 2002's Vrioon, which brought the Japanese composer's piano-playing together with the G...

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  Ryuichi Sakamoto Is Selling Sheet Music to Fight a "Flood of Independent Transcriptions or Arranged Versions"

  PUBLISHED Jan 20, 2022

  Even the most ardent listeners of Ryuichi Sakamoto make mistakes when it comes to transcribing music from his past performances — an issue...

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  Ryuichi Sakamoto Has Been Diagnosed with Cancer Again

  PUBLISHED Jan 21, 2021

  Back in 2014, beloved Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto was diagnosed with throat cancer. Though he announced that he was in "great shape"...

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  Mogwai's New Song Is Inspired by Ryuichi Sakamoto and David Berman

  PUBLISHED Jan 12, 2021

  Just over a month out from delivering new album As the Love Continues, Mogwai have shared another single from the effort. "Ritchie Sacrame...

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  Ryuichi Sakamoto's 1981 LP 'Hidari Ude No Yume' Finally Getting Wide Release

  PUBLISHED Sep 15, 2020

  A rare album from Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto will finally makes its way across the ocean, as 1981's Hidari Ude No Yume (which trans...

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  Alva Noto's Ambient Remix of the Cure's "A Forest" Is Exactly What We Need Right Now

  PUBLISHED Apr 8, 2020

  The Cure have released more than a few iconic songs over the years, and one of those high water marks remains their 1980 track "A Forest."...

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  Ryuichi Sakamoto Scores Luca Guadagnino's New Short Film 'The Staggering Girl'

  PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2020

  Ryuichi Sakamoto is returning to the world of film-scoring with a new short film project from director and longtime collaborator Luca Guada...