{"id":38336,"date":"2018-07-18T11:28:58","date_gmt":"2018-07-18T10:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=38336"},"modified":"2018-07-18T11:28:58","modified_gmt":"2018-07-18T10:28:58","slug":"scored-by-sakamoto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/07\/scored-by-sakamoto\/","title":{"rendered":"SCORED BY SAKAMOTO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"38338\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/07\/scored-by-sakamoto\/unnamed-78-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/unnamed-78.jpg?fit=900%2C506&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"900,506\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"unnamed (78)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/unnamed-78.jpg?fit=640%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-38338\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/unnamed-78.jpg?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>To mark the UK release of &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/coda.mubi.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda<\/a>&#8216;, a documentary that brings the Japanese composer\u2019s genius to the fore, MUBI are proud to present a season of films unforgettably scored by him, including what is perhaps the most emblematic of his compositions for the big screen, &#8216;Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence&#8217; (in which he also stars), as well as two films that testify to his artistic collaboration with Italian vanguardist Bernardo Bertolucci.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Random Ad stuff --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\" data-ad-slot=\"3107208401\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p><script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mubi.com\/films\/merry-christmas-mr-lawrence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB&amp;q=https:\/\/mubi.com\/films\/merry-christmas-mr-lawrence&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1531992037263000&amp;usg=AFQjCNExP0TcEoW3MLiCom2NEB2utcHE_Q\">Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence<\/a>\u00a0| 1983, Nagisa \u00d4shima<br \/>\nStarring music and style icon David Bowie, as well as Ryuichi Sakamoto himself, this tale of forbidden attraction in a Japanese war prisoners\u2019 camp during WWII made such an impact on its viewers partly due to the composer\u2019s enchanting, heart-wrenching BAFTA-winning score.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mubi.com\/films\/the-last-emperor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB&amp;q=https:\/\/mubi.com\/films\/the-last-emperor&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1531992037263000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF46k_zxjoVz7ivAMSeNAgD0tDJRA\">The Last Emperor<\/a>\u00a0| 1987, Bernardo Bertolucci<br \/>\nRyuichi Sakamoto, who also stars in this film, and David Byrne, won both an Oscar (alongside 8 others for the film) and a Golden Globe for their compositions. Adopting an elliptical narrative, this film traces the life of Pu Yi, the last of the great emperors of China.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mubi.com\/films\/the-sheltering-sky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB&amp;q=https:\/\/mubi.com\/films\/the-sheltering-sky&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1531992037263000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFEruTviEAT1b_tcO1LvjgcGJA06Q\">The Sheltering Sky<\/a>\u00a0| 1990, Bernardo Bertolucci<br \/>\nSakamoto won the Golden Globe for the Best Original Score for this story of an American couple, played by John Malkovich and Debra Winger, who take on a bohemian travelling journey through North Africa, exploring their 10 year marriage in the hope of restarting their relationship.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To mark the UK release of &#8216;Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda&#8217;, a documentary that brings the Japanese composer\u2019s genius to the fore, MUBI are proud to present a season of films unforgettably scored by him, including what is perhaps the most emblematic of his compositions for the big screen, &#8216;Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence&#8217; (in which he also stars), as well as two films that testify to his artistic collaboration with Italian vanguardist Bernardo Bertolucci.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":38339,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[5200],"tags":[15497,11625,353,792,1905,184,15495,13371,77,15492,15493,15494,15496,13452],"class_list":["post-38336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-films","tag-bernardo-bertolucci","tag-composer","tag-david-bowie","tag-film","tag-japan","tag-japanese","tag-merry-christmas-mr-lawrence","tag-mubi","tag-new-release","tag-ryuichi-sakamoto","tag-ryuichi-sakamoto-coda","tag-the-last-emperor","tag-the-sheltering-sky","tag-yellow-magic-orchestra"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-9Yk","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":28281,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2017\/06\/jase-harley-between-the-lines\/","url_meta":{"origin":38336,"position":0},"title":"Jase Harley &#8211; &#8216;Between The Lines&#8217;","author":"Lisa Hafey","date":"16\/06\/2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Jase Harley, from New Jersey, is a freelance multimedia artist who just happens to also be a classically trained pianist.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;New Artists&quot;","block_context":{"text":"New Artists","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/music\/new-artists\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Jase-Harley-blog-press.jpg?fit=552%2C367&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Jase-Harley-blog-press.jpg?fit=552%2C367&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Jase-Harley-blog-press.jpg?fit=552%2C367&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":58903,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2020\/01\/anoushka-shankar-shares-new-single-those-words-featuring-shilpa-rao-and-ayanna-witter-johnson-and-announces-new-ep-love-letters\/","url_meta":{"origin":38336,"position":1},"title":"Anoushka Shankar Shares New Single &#8216;Those Words&#8217; Featuring Shilpa Rao And Ayanna Witter-Johnson, And Announces New EP &#8216;Love Letters&#8217;","author":"Essentially Pop","date":"10\/01\/2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Six-time Grammy\u00ae Award-nominated sitarist, composer and producer Anoushka Shankar announces the release of her new single 'Those Words', featuring British composer, singer and cellist Ayanna Witter-Johnson and renowned Indian singer Shilpa Rao. 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