Ryuichi Sakamoto

Artist

さかもとりゅういち

A composer, pianist, and music producer renowned worldwide as a core member of Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO). Crossing freely between electronic music, contemporary classical, and film scoring, he earned an Academy Award for the score of The Last Emperor and built an unparalleled international reputation as a Japanese musician. For the theatrical anime SEKIRO: NO DEFEAT, his composition 'Blu' was selected as the theme song, lending the film—where the bloodshed of the Sengoku era and a refined Japanese aesthetic intertwine—a deeply lingering aftertaste through his delicately layered piano and orchestral textures.