Ryuichi Sakamoto

Ryuichi Sakamoto ( Japanese : 坂本 龍一 , Hepburn : Sakamoto Ryūichi ; January 17, 1952 – March 28, 2023) was a Japanese musician, composer, keyboardist, record producer, singer and actor. He pursued a diverse range of styles as a solo artist and as a member of the synth -based band Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO). With his YMO bandmates Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi , Sakamoto influenced and pioneered a number of electronic music genres. As a film score composer, Sakamoto won an Academy Award (Oscar), BAFTA , Grammy and two Golden Globe Awards .

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