Ryuchi Sakamoto - Music for Film 2LP Gatefold ltd Clear Vinyl with Black & White Splatter - pre order, due 17th July 2026

Ryuchi Sakamoto - Music for Film 2LP Gatefold, Limited Clear Vinyl with Black & White Splatter - pre order, due 17th July 2026.

This is a re-release of the first overview of Ryuichi Sakamoto's remarkable catalogue of film scores, originally released in 2016 and fully approved by the composer and performed by the masterful Brussels Philharmonic under the baton of Dirk Brossé.

Sakamoto was already a celebrated pioneer in electronic music and composer/pianist/singer in Japan when director Nagisa Oshima asked him to write the score for Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence in 1983 and also to star alongside David Bowie. In a 30-year-plus career since then he has worked with the cream of film directors including Bernardo Bertolucci (The Last Emperor), Brian De Palma (Snake Eyes), Pedro Almodovar (High Heels) and most recently Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (The Revenant). This compilation is a fitting tribute to his status as one of the greatest composers of his generation .

Good to listen to this after watching one of the wonderful film documentaries on Ryuchi Sakamoto: Coda from 2017, and Opus from 2023. Both are really rewarding films to watch.

Disc 1

1. Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (Main Theme)

2. Endroll (The Last Emperor)

3. Rain (The Last Emperor)

4. The Sheltering Sky (Main Theme)

5. High Heels (Main Theme)

6. Wild Palms (Main Theme)

Disc 2

1. Acceptance (Little Buddha)

2. Snake Eyes (Main Theme, long version)

3. Bolerish (Femme Fatale)

4. Bibo No Aozora (Babel)

5. Small Hope (Hara-Kiri/Ichimei)

6. Yae No Sakura (Opening Theme)

7. The Revenant (Main Theme)

Silva Screen Cat. No. SILLP1524BW 2026