1996 (Ryuichi Sakamoto album)
| 1996 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio album by Ryuichi Sakamoto | |
| Released | June 4, 1996 |
| Genre | Classical, Chamber Music, Soundtrack |
| Length | 52:19 |
| Label |
Güt, For Life Milan |
| Producer | Ryuichi Sakamoto |
1996 is a 1996 album by Japanese composer and pianist Ryuichi Sakamoto. It contains a selection of Sakamoto's most popular compositions plus two new compositions, all arranged for a standard piano trio. The arrangement of "Bibo no Aozora" that appears on this album has appeared in several film and television projects; one notable example is the film Babel, whose soundtrack features both the 1996 version and the /04 version of the song.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Originally from | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "A Day a Gorilla Gives a Banana (ゴリラがバナナをくれる日 Gorira ga Banana wo Kureru Hi)" | Previously unreleased | 1:40 | |
| 2. | "Rain" | The Last Emperor (soundtrack), 1987 | 3:38 | |
| 3. | "Bibo no Aozora (美貌の青空)" | Smoochy, 1995 | 6:36 | |
| 4. | "The Last Emperor" | The Last Emperor (soundtrack), 1987 | 5:53 | |
| 5. | "1919" | Previously unreleased | 6:22 | |
| 6. | "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence" | Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (soundtrack), 1983 | 4:46 | |
| 7. | "M.A.Y. in The Backyard" | Illustrated Musical Encyclopedia, 1984 | 3:29 | |
| 8. | "The Sheltering Sky" | The Sheltering Sky (soundtrack), 1990 | 4:33 | |
| 9. | "A Tribute to N.J.P." | Illustrated Musical Encyclopedia, 1984 | 3:17 | |
| 10. | "High Heels (Main Theme)" | High Heels (soundtrack), 1991 | 3:18 | |
| 11. | "Aoneko no Torso (青猫のトルソ)" | Smoochy, 1995 | 2:32 | |
| 12. | "The Wuthering Heights" | Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights (soundtrack), 1992 | 5:20 | |
| 13. | "Parolibre" | Futurista, 1986 | 3:22 | |
| 14. | "Acceptance (End Credit) -Little Buddha-" | Little Buddha (soundtrack), 1994 | 7:30 | |
| 15. | "Before Long" | Neo Geo, 1991 | 3:02 | |
| 16. | "Bring them home" | Smoochy, 1995 | 3:24 |
Personnel
- Ryuichi Sakamoto - piano
- Jaques Morelenbaum - cello
- Everton Nelson - violin (tracks 1, 3 - 7, 9 - 12 & 14)
- David Nadien - violin (tracks 2 & 8)
- Barry Finclair - violin (tracks 13 & 15)
Technical personnel
- Fernando Aponte - engineer, mixing
- Ted Jensen - mastering
- Joe Lizzi & Jason Goldstein - assistant engineers
- Hideki Nakajima - art direction, design
- Yoshinori Ochiai - design
- Kazunari Tajima - photography
- Clare de Graw & David Rubinson - production managers
Recorded at Right Track Studios, New York Source:[1]
References
- ↑ "Ryuichi Sakamoto discografia". TokyoNoise.Net. Retrieved 2013-05-27.