Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence by 坂本龍一 [Ryuichi Sakamoto]
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From Sakamoto's soundtrack for Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence
The combination of western and eastern musical moods is something I appreciate. The piano sounds cold but beautiful and soft while the orchestra balances. This makes me want to reminisce or just walk outside.
beautiful stuff.
An outstanding film made better by the fact that the man playing the piano, was the Japanese captain in the film who utters the title's famous words, and also scored the film. He is also a member of the brilliant Yellow Magic Orchestra. David Bowie ain't too bad either... #hopeyoulikeit
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This is from 'Playing the Orchestra 2013', in May 9th 2013, at Suntory Hall, Tokyo. The conductor is 栗田博文 / Hirofumi Kurita. The orchestra is Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Because David Bowie in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence reminds me of a later day Peter O'Toole
