Ryuichi Sakamoto
Sound · Original Music Composer · Music · Director
Born Jan 17, 1952 · Tokyo, Japan
Active 1983–2023 · Awards: Academy Award for Best Original Score, BAFTA Award for Best Original Music, Officer of Arts and Letters, Order of Rio Branco, Art Encouragement Prizes
Ryuichi Sakamoto (坂本 龍一, Sakamoto Ryūichi, January 17, 1952 - March 28, 2023) was a Japanese composer, record producer, and actor who had pursued a diverse range of styles as a solo artist and as a member of Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO).
Filmography
Sons of the Neon Night (2025) — Original Music ComposerSekiro: No Defeat (2026) — Theme Song PerformanceFlames of a Flower (2025) — Theme Song PerformanceA Flower of Forgetfulness (2026) — CompositorThe Revenant (2015) — Original Music ComposerBlack Mirror (2011) — Original Music ComposerBabel (2006) — SongsThe Last Emperor (1987) — Amakasu · Original Music ComposerMonster (2023) — Original Music ComposerMerry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983) — Yonoi · Original Music ComposerSnake Eyes (1998) — Original Music ComposerHigh Heels (1991) — Original Music ComposerBeckett (2021) — Original Music ComposerAppleseed (2004) — MusicMinamata (2020) — Original Music ComposerAfter Yang (2022) — Main Title Theme ComposerFemme Fatale (2002) — Original Music ComposerHara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai (2011) — Original Music ComposerLittle Buddha (1993) — Original Music ComposerWuthering Heights (1992) — Original Music ComposerProxima (2019) — Original Music ComposerThe Sheltering Sky (1990) — Original Music ComposerThe Adventures of Milo and Otis (1986) — Original Music ComposerRoyal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise (1987) — Original Music Composer