Haruki Murakami

Essay

Remembering Ryuichi Sakamoto

REMEMBERING RYUICHI SAKAMOTO Often listing French composer Claude Debussy and German electronic band Kraftwerk as his two biggest influences, the late Ryuichi Sakamoto forged a career that made him a worthy successor to each. After gaining fame in the late ’70s as a member of pioneering electronic music trio Yellow Music Orchestra, Sakamoto began scoring…

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