Name: Beckett
Brand: Ryuichi Sakamoto

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

MOVATM 339C-LP

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Extended format: Yes

Format detail

insert with liner notes by Ferdinando Cito Filomarino and Luca Guadagnino

Format Music US

Limited edition

1000

Release date

2022-06-17

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Forced Exposure

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

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8719262021853&nbsp;

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Red LP

Artist

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Genre US

Japan

Soundtracks

Label US

We Want Sounds

Ryuichi Sakamoto was a Japanese musician, composer, and actor born on January 17, 1952 in Tokyo, Japan. He studied at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music where he specialized in composition and electronic/ethnic music. Sakamoto began his career in the mid-1970s as a composer, arranger, and producer for popular rock, jazz, and classical artists in Japan. He gained fame as a member of the synth-rock band Yellow Magic Orchestra. Throughout his career, he collaborated with various artists including David Sylvian and appeared in films such as Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence alongside David Bowie.
Sakamoto's musical talent extended to film scores as well. He won an Academy Award for his score to the 1987 film The Last Emperor directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. Additionally, he composed soundtracks for Pedro Almodovar's High Heels and Oliver Stone's Wild Palms. Sakamoto was married to Japanese pianist and singer Akiko Yano with whom he collaborated on some recordings.
Aside from his musical achievements, Ryuichi Sakamoto was also known for being critical of copyright law which he believed to be outdated in the information age. His legacy lives on through his daughter Miu Sakamoto who is also involved in the music industry under the alias Sister M.

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"Beckett is a 2021 action thriller film directed by Ferdinando Cito Filomarino and produced by Luca Guadagnino, who previously worked on Call Me By Your Name. The film follows the story of American tourist Beckett (John David Washington) who is on vacation in Greece. After a devastating car accident with his girlfriend April, he becomes the target of a manhunt. Forced to run for his life, he finds himself falling deeper into a dangerous web of conspiracy. Beckett also stars Boyd Holbrook, Vicky Krieps and Alicia Vikander. The score is composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto -- composer, electro-pop pioneer, buddy to David Bowie, and synthesizer legend. His work since the late Seventies has earned him an Oscar, a BAFTA, a Grammy and two Golden Globe Awards. Sakamoto's music has consistently exuded a profound empathy. Whether leading Yellow Magic Orchestra's cheeky pop, collaborating with cranial ambient artists, or, more recently, confronting his own mortality, Sakamoto's music expresses in a few elegant gestures the haunting richness of life.&nbsp;

Beckett

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Discover Beckett by Ryuichi Sakamoto. A thrilling action film with a haunting score. Available on vinyl from We Want Sounds.