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Ryuichi Sakamoto’s borderless brilliance. Paying tribute to the visionary Yellow Magic Orchestra member and Oscar-winning composer, who died last month at 71 from cancer.

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https://pitchfork.com/features/afterword/ryuichi-sakamotos-borderless-brilliance/

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Title
Ryuichi Sakamoto's Borderless Brilliance
Authors
Simon Reynolds, Evan Minsker, Philip Sherburne, Danny Hajjar, Jazz Monroe, Madison Bloom, Isabelia Herrera
Published
Apr 2 2023
Word count
2522 words

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  1. cloud_loud
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    His work on The Revenant was absolutely brilliant. In my mind this is what early america sounded like. When I would read books from my Early American Literature class in college, like Last of the...

    His work on The Revenant was absolutely brilliant. In my mind this is what early america sounded like. When I would read books from my Early American Literature class in college, like Last of the Mohicans, I would read listening to this score.

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  2. Akir
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    This is sad; I didn't even know that Ryuichi Sakamoto had died! In any case, this is a really good read. There aren't many people in the western world who are familiar with Sakamoto or YMO, and...

    This is sad; I didn't even know that Ryuichi Sakamoto had died!

    In any case, this is a really good read. There aren't many people in the western world who are familiar with Sakamoto or YMO, and it's such a shame because it's like they have been robbed of something incredible without them ever knowing they had it in the first place.

    1 vote