We had been awaiting the sad inevitability of the death of Ryuichi Sakamoto (1952-2023), so though the way was prepared, it took some time to prepare a profile the long career of the legendary Japanese composer. From Yellow Magic Orchestra to many a score to other side projects, we do our best in his honour. 1. All Hands_Make Light: Waiting for the Light to Quit (Darling the Dawn, 2023) Constellation 2. Nils Frahm: Right Right Right (Music for Animals, 2022) Leiter/BMG 3. Everything But the Girl: Nothing Left to Lose (Fuse, 2023) Buzzin' FLy 4. Jessy Lanza: Don't Leave Me Now (2023) Hyperdub 5. Tim Hecker: Glissalia (No Highs, 2023) Kranky 6. Ormiston: Distortion of Reality (2023) Lisbon Lux 7. Yaeji: I'll Remember for Me, I'll Remember for You (With a Hammer, 2023) XL 8. Mark Korven: Main Title (The Peripheral: Music from the Original Series on Prime Video, 2022) Lakeshore 9. You Can Can: Lustrous Swarm (You Can Can, 2023) Séance Centre 10. Bodywash: In as Far (I Held the Shape While I Could, 2023) Light Organ 11. Anthéne: Beneath the Trees (Held, 2021) Polar Seas 12. Tough Age: Time & Again (Waiting Here, 2023) Mint 13. Kate Bush: Wuthering Heights [original 7" version] (The Kick Inside, 2023) EMI 14. Ryuichi Sakamoto: Main Theme [piano version] (Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights OST, 1992) Eastworld 15. Yellow Magic Orchestra: Cue (BGM, 1981) Alfa 16. Yellow Magic Orchestra: Pure Jam (Technodelic, 1981) Alfa 17. Señor Coconut & His Orchestra: Firecracker (Yellow Fever!, 2005) Essay 18. Japan: Taking Islands in Africa (Gentlemen Take Polaroids [remastered], 2003) Virgin 19. David Sylvian & Ryuichi Sakamoto: Bamboo Houses [remix] (A Victim of Stars: 1982-2012, 2012) Virgin 20. Ryuichi Sakamoto: Forbidden Colours [Florentino remix] (201?) self-released 21. Ryuichi Sakamoto: Adelic Penguins (Esperanto, 1985) School 22. Ryuichi Sakamoto: Rain [I Want a Divorce] (The Last Emperor OST, 1987) Virgin 23. Kolumbo: Thousand Knives (The Lagniappe Sessions, 2022) Aquarium Drunkard 24. Ryuichi Sakamoto: Birth (L.O.L: Lack of Love OST, 2000) WEA Japan 25. Ryuichi Sakamoto: Confusion (Ikari/Rage OST, 2016) Sony 26. Fennesz & Ryuichi Sakamoto: 0424 (Flumina, 2011) Commmons 27. Ryuichi Sakamoto: Training (Promixa OST, 2019) Milan 28. Ryuichi Sakamoto: Dance [ambient version] (The Staggering Girl OST, 2020) Milan/Sony Classical 29. Alva Noto: The Sheltering Sky (A Tribute to Ryuichi Sakamoto: To the Moon and Back, 2022) Milan 30. 404.zero: Main Theme from The Revenant (A Tribute to Ryuichi Sakamoto: To the Moon and Back, 2022) Milan 31. Ryuichi Sakamoto: Atmosphere Transformer Plant (Exception OST, 2022) Commmons 32. Ryuichi Sakamoto: 20211201 (12, 2023) Commmons 33. Ahmad Jamal: Theme from Valley of the Dolls (At the Top: Poinciana Revisited, 1969) ABC/Impulse! [email protected] www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies