Ryuichi Sakamoto discography

Ryuichi Sakamoto discography
Ryuichi Sakamoto discography
	Sakamoto and Alva Noto at a press conference
Studio albums	24
EPs	3
Soundtrack albums	49
Live albums	11
Compilation albums	13
Tribute albums	1
Singles	40
Video albums	6
Music videos	8

The Japanese musician Ryuichi Sakamoto (1952–2023) released over 20 solo studio albums, over 25 collaboration albums, 3 remix albums, more than 10 live albums, several compilation albums, over 40 EPs and singles, and about 50 soundtracks. Several of the albums exist in both Japanese and internationally released versions, sometimes containing different track listings. Sakamoto has also released many video albums and music videos.

Albums

Solo studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
Year	Album details	JPN ^[1]^[2]	AUS ^[3]	US Cla. ^[4]
1978	Thousand Knives Released: October 25, 1978 Labels: Nippon Columbia Formats: LP	—	—	—
1980	B-2 Unit Released: September 21, 1980 Labels: Alfa Records Formats: LP	19	—	—
1981	Left-Handed Dream Released: October 5, 1981 Labels: Alfa Records Formats: LP	20	—	—
1983	Coda Released: December 10, 1983 Labels: London Records Formats: LP	38
1984	Ongaku Zukan^[A] Released: October 24, 1984 Labels: Midi Formats: LP	5	—	—
1985	Esperanto (music for a dance performance) Released: October 5, 1985 Labels: Midi Formats: LP	9	—	—
1986	Futurista Released: April 21, 1986 Labels: Midi Formats: LP	5	—	—
1987	Neo Geo Released: July 1, 1987 Labels: Sony Music Formats: LP	8	—	—
1989	Beauty Released: November 21, 1989 Labels: Virgin Records Formats: LP	14	—	—
1991	Heartbeat Released: October 21, 1991 Labels: Virgin Records Formats: LP	6	94	—
1994	Sweet Revenge Released: June 17, 1994 Labels: For Life Music Formats: LP	7	—	—
1995	Smoochy Released: October 20, 1995 Labels: For Life Music Formats: LP	28	—	—
1996	1996 Released: May 17, 1996 Labels: For Life Music Formats: LP	—	—	—
1998	BTTB Released: November 30, 1998 Labels: Warner Music Japan Formats: LP	26	—	—
2002	Comica Released: February 27, 2002 Labels: Warner Music Japan Formats: LP	—	—	—
2002	Elephantism Released: May 15, 2002 Labels: Warner Music Japan Formats: LP	—	—	—
2004	Chasm Released: February 25, 2004 Labels: Warner Music Japan Formats: LP	19	—	—
2004	/04 Released: November 24, 2004 Labels: Warner Music Japan Formats: LP	—
2005	/05 Released: September 28, 2005 Labels: Warner Music Japan Formats: LP	28
2009	Out of Noise Released: March 4, 2009 Labels: Commmons Formats: LP	16	—	—
2009	Playing the Piano Released: September 23, 2009 Labels: Commmons Formats: LP	41	—	10
2016	Plankton (music for an installation) Released: 2016 Labels: Milan Formats: LP / CD / digital
2017	async Released: April 28, 2017 Labels: Milan Formats: CD / digital / 2xLP	—	—	5
2023	12 Released: January 17, 2023 Labels: Milan Formats: Digital	4	—	—
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

A^ Released internationally in 1986, with an altered track listing, as Illustrated Musical Encyclopedia.

Remix albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
Year	Album details	JP
2006	Bricolages Released: 24 May 2006 Labels: Warner Formats: CD	81
2018	async - Remodels Released: 16 February 2018 Labels: Milan Formats: Digital, CD, LP
2022	To the Moon and Back Released: 30 November 2022 Labels: Milan Formats: Digital

Collaboration albums

Year	Album details
1975	Disappointment-Hateruma (with Tsuchitori Toshiyuki)
1978	Paraiso (with Haruomi Hosono)
1979	Summer Nerves (with Kakutougi Session)
1982	The End of Asia (with Danceries)
1982	The Arrangement (with Robin Scott) (originally released as an EP and later expanded into a full album with album-free singles)
1983	Chanconette Tedesche (with Danceries)
1993	Asian Games [live] (with Yōsuke Yamashita and Bill Laswell)
2001	Casa [live] (with Morelenbaum²)
2001	Morelenbaum²/Sakamoto "Live in Tokyo" [live] (with Morelenbaum²)
2002	Vrioon (with Carsten Nicolai, as alva noto + ryuichi sakamoto)
2003	A Day in New York (with Morelenbaum²)
2005	Insen (with Carsten Nicolai, as alva noto + ryuichi sakamoto)
2007	Cendre (with Fennesz)
2007	Ocean Fire (with Christopher Willits, as Willits + Sakamoto)
2008	utp_ [live] (with Alva Noto and Ensemble Modern)
2010	UTAU (with Taeko Onuki)
2011	Flumina (with Fennesz)
2011	Summvs (with Carsten Nicolai, as alva noto + ryuichi sakamoto)
2012	Ancient Future (with Christopher Willits, as Willits + Sakamoto)
2012	Three (with Jaques Morelenbaum, Judy Kang)
2012	Snow, Silence, Partially Sunny [live] (with Sachiko M)
2013	Disappearance (with Taylor Deupree)
2015	Perpetual (with Taylor Deupree and Illuha, as Taylor Deupree / Illuha / Ryuichi Sakamoto)
2018	Glass [live] (with Alva Noto)
2018	Glenn Gould Gathering [live] (with Alva Noto, Nilo, Fennesz, Francesco Tristano)
2019	TWO: Live at Sydney Opera House [live] (with Alva Noto)
2019	Live in London [live] (with Taylor Deupree)

Live albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
Year	Album details	JP ^[1]^[2]	US Cla.^[4]
1986	Media Bahn Live Released: September 21, 1986 Labels: Midi Formats: LP	—	—
1988	Playing the Orchestra Released: December 16, 1988 Labels: Virgin Records Formats: LP	—	—
1997	Discord Released: July 2, 1997 Labels: Güt Formats: CD
1999	Cinemage Released: 1999 Labels: Sony Classical Records Formats: LP	—	—
2000	Audio Life Released: February 23, 2000 Labels: Warner Music Japan Formats: LP	—	—
2001	In The Lobby: At G.E.H. in London Released: March 22, 2001 Labels: Warner Music Japan Formats: LP	—	—
2011	playing the piano usa 2010 / Korea 2011 - ustream viewers selection Released: December 14, 2011 Labels: Commmons Formats: CD	—	—
2013	Playing the Orchestra 2013 Released: December 11, 2013 Labels: Commmons Formats: CD	—	—
2015	The Best of 'Playing the Orchestra 2014' Released: December 16, 1988 Labels: Commmons Formats: LP
2020	Playing the Piano 12122020 Released: December 12, 2021 Labels: KAB America Inc. Formats: LP	—	—
2021	Garden Of Shadows And Light (with David Toop) Released: July 9, 2021 Labels: ThirtyThree Records Formats: LP
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Soundtrack albums

Year	Album	Notes	Ref.
1983	Daijōbu, My Friend
1983	Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
1986	The Adventures of Chatran: Original Soundtrack
1987	Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise
1987	The Last Emperor
1989	Fantasy of Light and Life
1989	Tengai Makyou: Ziria	PC-Engine CD video game	^[5]
1990	The Sheltering Sky
1990	The Handmaid's Tale
1991	Peachboy "Momotaro"
1992	High Heels
	Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights
	Tokyo Decadence
1993	Wild Palms
1994	Little Buddha
1997	The Other Side Of Love	Soundtrack for television series Stalker: Nigekirenu Ai
1998	Snake Eyes
1998	Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
1999	Gohatto
	Cinemage
	Poppoya	Composed the main theme
2000	L.O.L.: Lack of Love	Dreamcast video game for which Sakamoto was also the scenario writer
2002	Femme Fatale
	Century of Reform
	Derrida	Certain tracks from the film were released on the compilation album Minha Vida Como Un Filme (2002)
	Alexei and the Spring	Certain tracks from the film were released on the compilation album Minha Vida Como Un Filme (2002)
2004	Seven Samurai 20XX	PlayStation 2 video game
2005	Shining Boy & Little Randy
2005	Tony Takitani
2006	Dawn of Mana	PlayStation 2 video game
2007	Silk
2008	Indigo	Short film
2009	Women Without Men
2011	Dhobi Ghat
2011	Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
2012	I Have to Buy New Shoes	With Kotringo	^[6]
2015	Living With My Mother	Album released in 2016 under the alternative English title Nagasaki: Memories of My Son.	^[7]
2015	The Revenant	With Alva Noto and additional music by Bryce Dessner	^[8]
2016	Rage
2017	The Fortress
2018	Your Face	Taiwanese documentary	^[9]
2018	My Tyrano: Together, Forever
2019	Black Mirror: Smithereens	TV show
2019	Proxima
2020	The Staggering Girl	Short film	^[10]
	Minamata		^[11]
	Love After Love
2021	Beckett
2022	After Yang
2022	Exception	TV show
2023	Monster	2 New Original Tracks

Compilation albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
Year	Album details	JP ^[1]^[2]
1982	Tokyo Joe (with Kazumi Watanabe) Released: 1982 Labels: Nippon Columbia Formats: LP	—
1983	Favorite Visions Released: 1983 Labels: Better Days Formats: LP
1986	Ryuichi Sakamoto Best Selection Released: 1986 Labels: Alfa Records Formats: LP
1989	Gruppo Musicale Released: 1989 Labels: MIDI Formats: CD
1994	Soundbytes Released: May 17, 1994 Labels: Mesa/Bluemoon Recordings Formats: LP	—
1998	The Very Best Of Güt Years 1994-1997 Released: 1998 Labels: Güt Formats: CD
2002	Works I – CM Released: November 20, 2002 Labels: Midi Formats: LP	—
2003	Moto.tronic Released: November 11, 2003 Labels: Sony Music Formats: LP	—
2012	Complete Güt Box Released: December 4, 2012 Labels: Güt Formats: CD
2015	Year Book 2005–2014 Released: January 17, 2015 Labels: Commmons Formats: LP	46
2016	Year Book 1971-1979 Released: January 17, 2016 Labels: Commmons Formats: LP	77
2017	Year Book 1980-1984 Released: March 29, 2017 Labels: Commmons Formats: CD
2018	Year Book 1985-1989 Released: February 18, 2018 Labels: Commmons Formats: CD
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Mini-albums

Year	Album details	Ref.
1997	Music for Yohji Yamamoto: Collection, 1995 Released: January 29, 1997 Labels: Gut Records Formats: Mini-LP	^[12]
2001	Zero Landmine (as part of N.M.L. No More Landmines) Released: April 25, 2001 Labels: Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Records Formats: EP	^[13]

Singles and EPs

Year	Single	Album
1980	"Riot in Lagos"	B-2 Unit
1980	"War Head"	Non-album single
1981	"Computer Obaachan" (with Syuko Sakai)	Non-album single
1981	"Front Line"	Non-album single
1982	"Ike Nai Rouge Magic" (with Kiyoshiro Imawano)	Non-album single
1982	"Bamboo Houses" (with David Sylvian)	Non-album single
1982	"The Arrangement" (with Robin Scott)	Non-album single
1983	"Life in Japan"	Non-album single
1983	"Forbidden Colours" (with David Sylvian)	Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1983	"Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence"	Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1985	"Field Work" (with Thomas Dolby)	Non-album single
1985	"Steppin' into Asia"	Non-album single
1986	"G.T."	Futurista
1986	"Neo-Plant" (with Koharu Kisaragi)	Non-album single
1987	"Risky" (with Iggy Pop)	Neo Geo
1987	"The Last Emperor" (with David Byrne)	The Last Emperor
1987	"Behind the Mask"	Non-album single
1989	"Undo #1"	Non-album single
1990	"We Love You"	Beauty
1990	"You Do Me" (with Jill Jones)	Beauty (international version only)
1992	"Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II)" (with David Sylvian)	Heartbeat
1994	"Moving On"	Sweet Revenge
1994	"Love & Hate" (with Holly Johnson)	Sweet Revenge
1994	"Futari No Ha-Te (Sentimental)" (with Taeko Onuki)	Non-album single
1997	"The Other Side of Love" (featuring Sister M)	Non-album single
1998	"Prayer / Salvation"	Non-album remix single
1998	"Anger / Grief"	Non-album remix single
1999	"– ウラBTTB"	BTTB
2000	"Lost Child"	Non-album single
2001	"O Grande Amor" (with Morelenbaum²)	Casa
2003	"World Citizen" (with David Sylvian)	Chasm
2004	"Undercooled"	Chasm
2005	"Sala Santa Cecilia" (with Fennesz)	Non-album live EP
2006	"Revep" (with Alva Noto)	Non-album EP
2008	"Koko"	UTAI
2018	"Ff2"	Non-album single
2019	"エナジー風呂 / Energy Flow" (with U-zhann)	Non-album single
2021	"Tong Poo for JUNYA WATANABE"	Non-album single
2022	"Ieta"	Non-album single
2022	"After Yang"	Non-album single
2022	"Freeflow" (with Alex Heffes)	Non-album single
2022	"Suite for Krug in 2008"	Non-album single
2022	"Thousand Knives Thundercat Remodel)"	To the Moon and Back

Video albums

Year	Video details	Ref.
1985	TV War (with Radical TV) Distributor: CBS/Sony Format: LaserDisc
1986	Adelic Penguins Distributor: Sony Video Software Format: LaserDisc	^[14]
2006	Insen Live (as alva noto + ryuichi sakamoto) Released: October 2006 Distributor: Raster-Noton Format: DVD
2008	LIFE - fluid, invisible, inaudible... (as Ryuichi Sakamoto + Shiro Takatani) Released: May 28, 2008 Distributor: Commmons Format: DVD
2015	Playing the Orchestra 2014 Released: April 7, 2015 Distributor: Commmons Format: DVD, Blu-ray
2015	Trio Tour 2012 Japan Released: December 9, 2015 Distributor: Commmons Format: DVD, Blu-ray

Music videos

Year	Title	Director(s)	Ref.
1982	"Bamboo Music" (with David Sylvian)
1983	"Forbidden Colours" (with David Sylvian)
1985	"Field Work" (with Thomas Dolby)	Thomas Dolby	^[15]
1987	"Risky" (feat. Iggy Pop)	Meiert Avis	^[16]
1990	"You Do Me" (feat. Jill Jones)
1992	"Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II)" (feat. David Sylvian and Ingrid Chavez)	Kevin Westenberg	^[17]
2003	"Trioon I" (as alva noto + ryuichi sakamoto)	Karl Kliem	^[18]
2013	"Psychedelic Afternoon" (with David Byrne)	Uruma Delvi	^[19]
2016	"The Revenant Main Theme (Alva Noto Edit)"	Alejandro González Iñárritu	^[20]

Other album appearances

Soundtracks

Year	Song(s)	Album	Notes	Ref.
1989	"Laserman"	Black Rain soundtrack		^[21]
1992	"El Mar Mediterrani"	El Mar Mediterrani	Composition for 1992 Summer Olympics opening ceremony officially released on the 1997 mini-album of the same name	^[22]
1998	"Dreamcast Startup"		Startup sound for the Dreamcast video game console	^[23]
2003	"Chinsagu No Hana"	Japanese Story soundtrack	An alternate mix by Elizabeth Drake originally from Beauty	^[24]
2006	"Bibo No Aozora", "Only Love Can Conquer Hate", "World Citizen (I Won't Be Disappointed)"	Babel soundtrack	Alternate mixes originally from 1996 and Chasm	^[25]
2017	"M.A.Y. in the Backyard", "Germination"	Call Me by Your Name soundtrack

Guest appearances

Year	Album	Artist	Details
1976	Auroila	Lily	Arranger
	Hi Tomoshi Goro	Maki Asakawa	Organ
	Grey Skies	Taeko Onuki	Vibraphone, fender rhodes, marimba, organ, prepared piano, piano, Clavinet, tambourine, harpsichord, tubular bells, arp solina string ensemble, ARP Odyssey, arranger, string arrangements, arrangements
1977	Sunshower	Taeko Onuki	Keyboards, arrangements, musical director, composer
1978	Pacific	Haruomi Hosono	Keyboards, piano, percussion, glockenspiel
1979	Intimate	Keizo Inoue	Piano, synthesizer
1979	Kylyn	Kazumi Watanabe	Co-producer, keyboards
1980	Romantique	Taeko Onuki	Arranger, conductor, mix engineer, keyboards
	Gentlemen Take Polaroids	Japan	Co-writer ("Taking Islands in Africa")
	Eating Pleasure	Sandii	Keyboards
1981	Tadaima	Akiko Yano	Producer
	Aventure	Taeko Onuki	Arranger, Prophet 5, rhodes piano, piano, analog synthesizer, mixing engineer
	Neuromantic	Yukihiro Takahashi	Keyboards
1982	What, Me Worry?	Yukihiro Takahashi	Keyboards
1983	Rose	Mari Iijima	Producer
1984	Brilliant Trees	David Sylvian	Guest piano/synthesizers on three tracks
1985	Copine	Taeko Onuki	Synthesizer, Rhodes, all instruments, mixing engineer, arranger
	Alchemy: An Index of Possibilities	David Sylvian	Guest piano and strings on Steel Cathedrals
	Memory Theatre	Ayuo Takahashi	Guest musician
1986	Hope in a Darkened Heart	Virginia Astley	Producer
	Venus Tanjō	Yukiko Okada	Co-writer ("Wonder Trip Lover", "Kuchibiru Network", "Nemurenu Yoru no AQUARIUS")
	Album	Public Image Ltd	Synthesizer ("Rise", "Fishing", "Bags", "Ease")
1987	Secrets of the Beehive	David Sylvian	Arrangement, organ, synthesizer, piano
1989	Safety in Numbers	David van Tieghem	Keyboards
1991	Les Nouvelles Polyphonies Corses	Les Nouvelles Polyphonies Corses	Piano, backing vocals
1991	Mais	Marisa Monte	Keyboards, piano
1992	Circuladô	Caetano Veloso	Sampler, Keyboards ("Neide Candolina"); Strings, Bass, Piano ("Lindeza")
1992	Sahara Blue	Hector Zazou	Piano ("Ophelie", "Hapolot Kenym", "Harar et les Gallas")
1993	Dreamland	Aztec Camera	Co-producer
1994	Future Listening!	Towa Tei	Fender rhodes, strings, piano, arrangements
1995	The Geisha Girls Show	Geisha Girls	Producer
1996	O Corpo Sutil	Arto Lindsay	Guest musician
1996	Red Hot + Rio	Red Hot Organization	Keyboards ("É Preciso Perdoar (You Must Forgive)")
1998	Noon Chill	Arto Lindsay	Prepared piano, keyboards, piano
1999	Dead Bees on a Cake	David Sylvian	Arrangement, piano, guitar, bansuri, insects
2000	Everything and Nothing	David Sylvian	Arrangement, piano
2002	Audio Sponge	Sketch Show	Keyboards, guitar [sample], clavinet
2003	Strong Currents	Hector Zazou	Piano
2004	Shine	Cyndi Lauper	Co-writer ("Eventually")
	Astromantic	M-Flo	Guest musician ("I Wanna Be Down")
	Cinema	Rodrigo Leão	Guest musician
2005	Snow Borne Sorrow	Nine Horses	Piano ("Atom and Cell", "Snow Borne Sorrow")
2006	Yellow Fever!	Senor Coconut	Guest musician
2008	Sound Unbound	DJ Spooky	Song “The Need to Be” with Daniel Bernard Roumain
2008	Telecoteco	Paula Morelenbaum	Piano
2009	影の無いヒト	Asa-Chang & Junray	Vocals
2011	Heligoland (Extended Edition)	Massive Attack	Co-remixer ("Fatalism")
2011	Forgetfulness	Natalie Beridze TBA	Co-writer ("Blue Shadow")
2018	Love in the Time of Lexapro	Oneohtrix Point Never	Remix, production
2019	Adult Baby	Kazu	Objects, chimes, triangle, tape loops, synthesizer, piano, field recordings
2021	kiCK iiiii	Arca	Vocals ("Sanctuary")
2023	D-Day	Agust D	Piano ("Snooze")

References

^ ^a ^b ^c オリコンチャートブック〈LP編(昭和45年‐平成1年). Minato, Tokyo: Oricon Books. 1990. ISBN 4871310256.
^ ^a ^b ^c "坂本龍" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on January 24, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 242.
^ ^a ^b "Ryuichi Sakamoto - Classical Albums Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on January 25, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
^ "Tengai Makyo Ziria" (PDF). Hudson. March 23, 2006. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
^ Lee, Maggie (October 15, 2012). "Review: 'I Have to Buy New Shoes'". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
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^ "Your Face (2018)". IMDb. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
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^ Eede, Christian (2021-07-30). "Ryuichi Sakamoto Releases Score For Film 'Minamata'". The Quietus. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
^ "Music for Yohji Yamamoto: Collection, 1995". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
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^ Kretsch, Ron (January 13, 2014). "Iggy Pop and Ryuichi Sakamoto's 'Risky,' a video tribute to Man Ray". Dangerous Minds. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
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^ Granade, Andrew (December 6, 2006). "Babel Soundtrack (2006)". Soundtrack.Net. Autotelics. Retrieved January 20, 2016.

External links

Official website
Ryuichi Sakamoto at AllMusic
Ryuichi Sakamoto discography discography at Discogs

[ChartBook-1] オリコンチャートブック〈LP編(昭和45年‐平成1年). Minato, Tokyo: Oricon Books. 1990. ISBN 4871310256.

[oricon-2] "坂本龍" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on January 24, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2016.

[3] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 242.

[usclassical-4] "Ryuichi Sakamoto - Classical Albums Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on January 25, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2017.

[5] "Tengai Makyo Ziria" (PDF). Hudson. March 23, 2006. Retrieved June 9, 2011.

[6] Lee, Maggie (October 15, 2012). "Review: 'I Have to Buy New Shoes'". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved January 20, 2016.

[7] Mrozek, Patryk (September 7, 2016). "Ryuichi Sakamoto announces Nagasaki: Memories of My Son soundtrack release". Tiny Mix Tapes. Archived from the original on September 8, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2016.

[8] "The Revenant (2015)". Soundtrack.Net. Autotelics. Retrieved January 20, 2016.

[9] "Your Face (2018)". IMDb. Retrieved May 30, 2020.

[10] Jones, Austin (2020-01-23). "Ryuichi Sakamoto's Soundtrack for Luca Guadagnino Short The Staggering Girl to Receive Wide Release". Paste. Retrieved 2021-01-15.

[11] Eede, Christian (2021-07-30). "Ryuichi Sakamoto Releases Score For Film 'Minamata'". The Quietus. Retrieved 2022-01-15.

[12] "Music for Yohji Yamamoto: Collection, 1995". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved January 20, 2016.

[13] "N.M.L. (No More Landmine) - Zero Landmine". davidsylvian.net. Retrieved January 20, 2016.

[14] "Adelic Penguins, Kit Fitzgerald". Electronic Arts Intermix. Archived from the original on February 3, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2016.

[15] Stav, Steve (May 20, 2011). "Windpower And Floating Cities - An Interview With Thomas Dolby". Intermittent Signals. Retrieved January 21, 2016.

[16] Kretsch, Ron (January 13, 2014). "Iggy Pop and Ryuichi Sakamoto's 'Risky,' a video tribute to Man Ray". Dangerous Minds. Retrieved January 19, 2016.

[17] "Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II)". davidsylvian.net. Archived from the original on October 9, 2009. Retrieved January 24, 2016.

[18] "Visuals". Dienststelle. Archived from the original on January 19, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2016.

[19] Mineo, Mike (12 March 2013). "Ryuichi Sakamoto + David Byrne – "Psychedelic Afternoon"". Obscure Sound. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.

[20] Steyels, Mike (June 6, 2016). "'The Revenant' Official Music Video Is All-Natural [Premiere]". The Creators Project. Vice Media. Archived from the original on June 6, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.

[21] Demalon, Tom. "Black Rain - Original Soundtrack". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved January 20, 2016.

[22] Illness, Critical (September 3, 2010). "Doreen D'Agostino Media » Ryuichi Sakamoto and Decca". Doreendagostinomedia.com. Retrieved March 23, 2011.

[23] Yukiyoshi Ike Sato & Sam Kennedy (January 7, 2000). "Interview with Kenji Eno". GameSpot. Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2011.

[24] "Japanese Story [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved January 20, 2016.

[25] Granade, Andrew (December 6, 2006). "Babel Soundtrack (2006)". Soundtrack.Net. Autotelics. Retrieved January 20, 2016.

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