Opus, a film of Ryuichi Sakamoto's final performances, will arrive in cinemas in UK and Ireland at the end of the month. The late revered...
Ryuichi Sakamoto
The late composer's concert film, directed by his son Neo Sora, lands in UK and Irish cinemas at the end of March
The performances took place in the months before his death earlier this year at studios in Tokyo
The legendary Japanese artist had privately compiled the 33-track playlist to be played at the ceremony
The 15-track release contains the title track of Sakamoto's 1978 debut 'Thousand Knives' among other tracks
Among the dozens of clips from the mid-2000s is Sakamoto's piano arrangement of the classic Nokia ringtone composed by Francisco Tárrega
The drummer and vocalist played a vital role in the advent of electronic music
This is the revered composer's first new solo studio album outside of his score work since 2017 — out in January 2023 on his 71st birthday
The expansive release lands via the duo's original label, Ahead of Our Time
A new Coldcut ambient compilation featuring a host of impressive production names will arrive on 19th November via the iconic duo's Ahead of Our Time...