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A TRIBUTE TO RYUICHI SAKAMOTO – TO THE MOON AND BACK

A TRIBUTE TO RYUICHI SAKAMOTO – TO THE MOON AND BACK, available everywhere now, features contributions from THUNDERCAT, DEVONTÉ HYNES, HILDUR GUÐNADÓTTIR, THE CINEMATIC ORCHESTRA, DAVID SYLVIAN, ELECTRIC YOUTH, ALVA NOTO and more, each of which were hand-selected for the project as either past collaborators, friends, admirers, or personal favorites of Sakamoto.

Envisioned by Sakamoto’s management team and Milan Records, A TRIBUTE TO RYUICHI SAKAMOTO – TO THE MOON AND BACK features artists across generation and genre, each with their own connection to the iconic musician. From contemporary admirers of Sakamoto’s work like Thundercat, Devonté Hynes, and Hildur Guðnadóttir to longtime collaborators and friends like David Sylvian, Alva Noto, Cornelius, and Fennesz, plus some of Sakamoto’s personal favorites like Lim Giong, Gabrial Wek, and 404.zero, the included artists reflect the breadth of Sakamoto’s influence on contemporary music. Given full access to the musician’s extensive catalogue of solo releases and film scores, each artist personally selected their contribution and put their unique spin on Sakamoto’s originals. The result is a collection that reflects the many dimensions of Sakamoto’s career, from the diversity of sound the consummate musician has traversed to the continued legacy of his work on artists of all backgrounds.

A TRIBUTE TO RYUICHI SAKAMOTO – TO THE MOON AND BACK

TRACKLISTING –

  1. Walker – Lim Giong – Follow The Steps Remodel
  2. Grains (Sweet Paulownia Wood) – David Sylvian Remodel
  3. Thousand Knives – Thundercat Remodel
  4. Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence – Electric Youth Remodel
  5. Thatness and Thereness – Cornelius Remodel
  6. World Citizen I Won’t Be Disappointed – Hildur Guðnadóttir Remodel
  7. The Sheltering Sky – Alva Noto Remodel
  8. Amore – Fennesz Remodel
  9. Choral No. 1 – Devonté Hynes Remodel (featuring Emily Schubert)
  10. DNA – The Cinematic Orchestra Remodel
  11. With Snow and Moonlight – snow, silence, partially sunny – Yoshihide Otomo Remodel
  12. Forbidden Colors – Gabrial Wek Remodel
  13. The Revenant Main Theme – 404.zero Remodel

ABOUT RYUICHI SAKAMOTO

Ryuichi Sakamoto is a composer, producer, artist, and environmental activist born in Tokyo. Making his debut in 1978 with the album Thousand Knives, Sakamoto’s diverse résumé includes pioneering electronic works in the legendary techno group Yellow Magic Orchestra, producing globally-inspired pop albums and numerous classical compositions, two operas, and nearly 40 original film scores for directors, including Bernardo Bertolucci, Pedro Almodóvar, Brian De Palma, and more recently Alejandro González Iñárritu for whom he composed the music of ‘The Revenant’. His film soundtracks have won prestigious awards, including an Academy Award, two Golden Globes, and many more. Sakamoto’s activism has spread wide to include various environmental conservation efforts and promoting denuclearization and world peace. After 3/11 in Japan, he became a strong voice of support for the victims of the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown in Fukushima.

Sakamoto has considerable contributions to the art world with both solo and collaborative installations and multi-piece exhibitions presented in galleries and museums worldwide. Most recently, MWOODS (Beijing) presented the largest and most comprehensive collection spanning 30 years devoted to Sakamoto’s artworks in various media, centering around 8 large-scale sound installations.

In 2017, the documentary Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA (Stephen Nomura Schible) was released coinciding with the release of his renowned 14th solo album async. Additionally, Sakamoto presented unique performances at the Park Avenue Armory (NYC), later released worldwide as the film Ryuichi Sakamoto: async Live at the Park Avenue Armory. In 2021, with longtime collaborator Shiro Takatani, Sakamoto presented a new theater piece, TIME, which premiered at the Holland Festival.

Sakamoto has resided in NY since 1990.

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